Trinamari

Trinamari t1_j17t8xc wrote

He also was the only astronaut on the Apollo 1 enquiry and testified before Congress about the findings. You want to talk about a tough gig. If you read the transcripts of his Congressional testimony, his words helped save the future of the program. Oh, and he had a 50+ year marriage. Really going till death did they part. I really respect him. May he live on. I hope he knows that he is remembered.

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Trinamari t1_j13ymz4 wrote

I see this as one of the bravest and riskiest moments in history and also the most rewarding. These astronauts lost their tether with earth and went moonbound on theory and technology. Mind you, well researched theory and technology but it still was untested. We were rewarded with some of the most beautiful and poignant photography. Earthrise. I wish I had lived then to see this for the first time.

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