Very true, and I’ve considered this in the past. I remember Mike Collins while everyone else remembers Neil & Buzz. And then I don’t remember the next 5 pilots.
Wonderful days. Seemed as if the whole world was united in a single vision. One that transcended nationalities. Who could not remember Australian aborigines lighting bonfires as the astronauts passed overhead? Proud to play some small part in it.
Imagine the nerve of us puny humans. The men and women who have engaged in space fight have gone a step beyond even those of the aviation pioneers. They have gone where survival meant more than being able to perform a survivable landing; they have gone where return to Earth at all was uncertain and required a lot of things going right. With the zooming past the intended landing site with less than a minute of descent fuel left, to breaking off a circuit breaker switch needed for re-ascent, being a quarter of a million miles from Earth would make anybody feel vulnerable. Salute!
Futabakun Premium Member over 5 years ago
Very true, and I’ve considered this in the past. I remember Mike Collins while everyone else remembers Neil & Buzz. And then I don’t remember the next 5 pilots.
Gabryel Frost over 5 years ago
And don`t forget others that flew around the Moon: Apollo 10 & 13 crews.
Nachikethass over 5 years ago
The drivers’ lot!
LobosSolos Premium Member over 5 years ago
LET’S GO BACK!!!! I know, radical idea.
ccomebacktour over 5 years ago
“Hope my leg’s don’t break” – POLICE
Skeptical Meg over 5 years ago
At least Collins had a mineral named after him.
fszakaly over 5 years ago
Read “Carrying the Fire” and you’ll understand.
Tyge over 5 years ago
Wonderful days. Seemed as if the whole world was united in a single vision. One that transcended nationalities. Who could not remember Australian aborigines lighting bonfires as the astronauts passed overhead? Proud to play some small part in it.
Tyge over 5 years ago
P.S. Thanks for the memories, Jimmy.
Fontessa over 5 years ago
Ah, but those who know … they know.
kunddog over 5 years ago
When I fly I don’t think that I have seen the states or cities below.
joeatwork212 over 5 years ago
So close and yet so far.
flagmichael over 5 years ago
Imagine the nerve of us puny humans. The men and women who have engaged in space fight have gone a step beyond even those of the aviation pioneers. They have gone where survival meant more than being able to perform a survivable landing; they have gone where return to Earth at all was uncertain and required a lot of things going right. With the zooming past the intended landing site with less than a minute of descent fuel left, to breaking off a circuit breaker switch needed for re-ascent, being a quarter of a million miles from Earth would make anybody feel vulnerable. Salute!
DCBakerEsq over 5 years ago
No one remembers Dave. #HAL9000
ellisc over 5 years ago
Can we move on now to something actually humorous?
CynthiaLeigh over 5 years ago
Well, duh!
ron over 5 years ago
How about Chaffee, White and Grissom? They died in Apollo 1, making the rest of the flights possible.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 5 years ago
“Up close and personal” counts more to most than “from afar.”
petecocker over 5 years ago
Always thought Alan Sheppard was the bravest. Strapped him to the top of 600,000 parts all supplied by the lowest bidder and then lit the fuse!
Scoutmaster77 over 5 years ago
We’ve got Al Worden’s CM space suit at The Space Station Museum in Novato, CA. :-)
Scott S over 5 years ago
“I shall go 99.9% of the way and that suits me.” – Michael Collins
eladee AKA Wally over 5 years ago
We should study all of them in school more closely. All of them are true American heroes.
craigwestlake over 5 years ago
And I’ll bet if their mothers were there they would have had to sweep up those footprints…
jarvisloop over 5 years ago
After JJ mentioned this strip in his blog on 07.18.19, I had to come back and re-read.