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Forty Years

Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface, photographed by Neil Armstrong

Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon
July 1969 A.D.
We came in peace for all mankind

(The Lunar Module Eagle touched down at 14:17:40 MST on July 20, 1969, if you didn't get the significance of the time code on this entry. The text above comes from a plaque mounted to one of the Eagle's landing legs. It's still there at Tranquility Base, along with the descent stage Armstrong and Aldrin left behind. The photo is, of course, Buzz Aldrin, as photographed by Neil Armstrong. If you look closely, you can see Neil and part of the LM reflected in Buzz's visor.)

Posted by on July 20, 2009 2:17 PM |

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Awesome. :)

Posted by: Jen B | July 20, 2009 5:58 PM

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