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Article: Aldrin describes trouble in descent; Q&A.(News)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
- Article date:
- July 19, 2009
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Byline: Robert Block; The Orlando Sentinel
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first two humans to land on the moon, as an estimated 600 million people -- the largest television audience in history -- watched in awe. They spent 15 hours on the lunar surface -- including 2-1/2 hours outside of the lunar module -- and returned with 46 pounds of moon rocks.
Aldrin, 79, recently talked about the moon landing with Orlando Sentinel Space Editor Robert Block:
Q: Take us through the mission. You had flown (in space) before, but was this somehow different?
A: It was a wondrous opportunity to be part of something ...