March 24th, 2008 · Comments Off

‘Preliminary traverse map of the landingsite’ - (original - more)
Strangemaps, You’ll Never Moonwalk Alone:
“On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon. He didn’t moonwalk alone – ‘Buzz’ Aldrin joined him on the surface – and he didn’t walk far.
After travelling hundreds of thousands of kilometers, the landing crew of the Apollo 11 lunar mission barely covered an area the size of a football pitch.”
NASA History website
Tags: apollo 11,buzz aldrin,maps,moon,neil armstrong,space
October 25th, 2007 · Comments Off

In Event of Moon Disaster: “Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.” (Via Cynical-C Blog.)
Tags: apollo 11,bill safire,buzz aldrin,lunar landing,nasa,neil armstrong,richard nixon,space,speech
October 3rd, 2006 · Comments Off
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“An Australian computer programmer says he found the missing “a” from Armstrong’s famous first words from the moon in 1969, when the world heard the phrase, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”"
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“Is there anyone more qualified to create healthy and delicious meals for marathoners than a chef who runs?”
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“The third and most compelling reason to believe that the designer era is over lies in the cultural landscape. “
Tags: brand,design,fashion,food,marathon,moon landing,neil armstrong,quotes,recipe,running,semantics,space,wining and dining