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Have you ever wondered what it must have been like for Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin when they first set foot on the moon?  Of course, everyone remembers, “It’s one small step for (a) man; one giant leap for mankind.”  But what did the rest of the day go like?  Were they able to sleep on the moon?  Not according to this article.  Not a wink for these modern-day Columbuses.

Wide Awake In The Sea Of Tranquillity

by Dr. Tony Phillips for NASA Science News
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 16, 2009

Neil Armstrong was supposed to be asleep. The moonwalking was done. The moon rocks were stowed away. His ship was ready for departure. In just a few hours, the Eagle’s ascent module would blast off the Moon, something no ship had ever attempted before, and Neil needed his wits about him. He curled up on the Eagle’s engine cover and closed his eyes.

But he could not sleep.

Neither could Buzz Aldrin. In the cramped lander, Buzz had the sweet spot, the floor. He stretched out as much as he could in his spacesuit and closed his eyes. Nothing happened. On a day like this, what else could you expect…?

We should remember this for our own days when we shall “slip the surly bonds of Earth, … reach out our hands and touch the Face of God.”  For in that day, we will not be wandering a strange planet for the sake of science.  We will be “moving in,” and we will want to meet the neighbors.

Catch you on the Backside!

Janice Manning

2012 and Planet X Bulletin