In event of moon disaster :
Nov. 10th, 2005 02:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zotzFate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.
These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.
There was an interesting article in the paper yesterday about risk. It started with an excerpt from a speech apparently written just before the Apollo 11 landing by William Safire, for Richard Nixon to read to the world if for any reason the two astronauts were not able to leave the moon's surface. I can't find an official copy of this, but it doesn't seem to be disputed anywhere I can see.
Anyway, the text is here.
These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.
There was an interesting article in the paper yesterday about risk. It started with an excerpt from a speech apparently written just before the Apollo 11 landing by William Safire, for Richard Nixon to read to the world if for any reason the two astronauts were not able to leave the moon's surface. I can't find an official copy of this, but it doesn't seem to be disputed anywhere I can see.
Anyway, the text is here.
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