Photos of Armstrong on Moon

Benji · Post by **Benji** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 12:35 pm

The selfish/envious Buzz Aldrin didn't take any photos of Neil Armstrong on the Moon. Or so we've been told. Buzz may have tried to excude him, but Neil did make it onto some stills (5, apparently) They're not great shots, but worth noting. And it makes you wonder just what other not-so-true knowledge Space Camp disperses.

NASA.gov

meg · Post by **meg** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 6:42 pm

ok, lol, i dont even know why im giving this any energy. but i feel like defending space camp. so huzzah!
from what ive been told, it wasnt that there werent any pictures of neil on the moon, but instead, every picture of a posed person is of buzz. candid shots from the lem dont count in what they consider pics of people on the moon.
and... buzz wasnt selfish. how would you feel in his shoes? lol, or moon-boots!

training all that time. and for what? to never be known by little children learning about the first footprints on the moon? i dunno about you, but i would feel the exact same way. however, the question remains....would i have been that clever?

psych0rabbit · Post by **psych0rabbit** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:31 pm

*gets a dreamy look* There will be pictures of me on the moon one day . . .one day.

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:35 pm

Heck, I feel more sorry for Michael Collins. At least Buzz got to walk on the moon. Actually, it seems that just as many people are familiar with his name as Neil Armstrong's because of its uniqueness.

spacebarfie · Post by **spacebarfie** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:07 pm

i heard somewhere (but i'm not sure if it's true or not) that Buzz was orginaly going to be the first man on the moon, but then he swiched with Neil, but their agreement was that if Neil was the first man on the moon then all the photographs on the moon would be of Buzz

meg · Post by **meg** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:56 pm

what i heard at camp was neil was supposed to be the first. then he and buzz (i love how we're on a first name basis) fought because buzz wanted to be first. houston told the two that they needed to figure it out before they could descend. buzz gave in and the deal was the since neil had been the one who practiced being first, neil would be first. (now if buzz had been first...maybe he would have said it right. lol, just dont get me started!) so in order to "get back" at both neil and nasa buzz "forgets" his camera back with michael.

i dunno if thats right. but thats what i heard. however, we all have learned how some stories from some counselors aren't necessarily accurate.