The Saturn V is the pinnacle of this great achievement but we really shouldn't forget the wacky rockets on which we learned. To put on a really good show I have envisioned a cavalcade of rockets if you will, a showcase of all the launch vehicles that got us to the moon. LUNAR is going to pull out all the stops and have a big shebang "Race to the Moon" commemorative launch for all to participate in, which is the reason for this article. However, we have a chance to acknowledge these fine astronauts and their achievements during this coming summer. "Been there, done that" pretty much sums up lunar exploration for the last 3 decades unless you count finding a couple of ice cubes exciting.* It's a tad bittersweet but that is often how life goes, we change perspectives, develop new interests or friends or jobs, and move on. Neil stopped and drawled to the world that it was one small step for a man but what you didn't see off camera was Buzz shooing him off the ladder so he could come down and play too.Ī couple more people followed in their footsteps, drove spiffy little convertibles around, played golf, and mugged for the camera but no one has been back in 30 or so years. Neil and Buzz hopped into their 1969 Grumman Roadster, the one with the moon roof, and dropped in on Mare Tranquilis to enjoy the view and see some of the sights. Race to the Moon! by Bob Fortune, LUNAR #660Ĭopyright 1995 Peter Alway, adapted from "Rockets of the World" by Peter Alway.ġ999 marks the anniversary of mankinds first steps on the moon! On JNeil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins decided to take the long way home and stopped off at the moon for a couple of days.
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