It was 40 years ago today. First Neil and then Buzz stepped out onto the alien lunar surface for us for the first time. 'One small step for Man, One giant leap for Mankind' became the most famous phrase in history.
The LEM Eagle, beautifully ugly, in the Sea of Tranquility
And out in space Michael Collins waited patiently in the Lunar Capsule Columbia for the safe return of his friends.
Never before nor since have we witnessed such heroic brilliance on a cosmic scale. It was and is the pinnacle of human achievement and shaped an entire generation. It made us bigger.
God Speed.
Woodsy
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dedicated to my late great Mum, an Apollo Mother who gave me the World and more
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