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July 20, 1969, man’s first landing on the moon. They splashed down back on earth on July 24, my ninth birthday. I was a total space nut at the time (and still kind of am), with Apollo models hanging from my ceiling. The first time I remember watching color television was for the Apollo 11 launch. I was at summer camp and I think we went to someone’s house to watch — maybe it was the camp office. When I got home that day my mother said to me ” I can tell you were watching a color TV today.” When I asked how she knew she replied that she could see it in my eyes. For years I assumed that there was some type of resident glow remaining in my eyes from watching color TV.

Its funny, but with all that’s happened with technology in the intervening years this daring act still amazes and stands out as a marvel of technological achievement.

NASA - Aldrin Gazes at Tranquility Base

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