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Alex Churchill's avatar

Ooh you tapped into my space nerdery! And gave me an idea for an article! That’s a good shout

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James McNeill's avatar

My most memorable double act are Neil and Buzz. They could not have been less alike in demeanour. Buzz very conscious of the immensity of what they were doing, Neil essentially ever the pilot/engineer wanted to get the job done. Their professional partnership guided Eagle for 13 minutes from lunar orbit to touchdown, overcoming two significant alarms (the famous 1201 and 1202 warnings). Neil observing that the project landing site was strewn with rocks, flies Eagle manually, Buzz calling out distance and drop rate. Team work. Neil, the First Man, spends the rest of his life quietly dealing with being NEIL ARMSTRONG! Buzz has demons to deal with but comes out clean on the other side. Armstrong is reported to have said he never understood the fuss about walking on the moon. It is claimed he said the clever bit was landing on the moon. (I was hooked at 7yrs old, still am.)

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