lew@ihuxr.UUCP (Lew Mammel, Jr.) (11/08/83)
This item of trivia is near and dear to my heart. I have it memorized and I often recite it on appropriate occasions, such as when I turn off the ignition after a long trip. These words are on a floppy National Geographic record which came with a post-Apollo issue of the magazine. The words are hard to understand, but they are faithfully reproduced by Norman Mailer in "Of a Fire on the Moon". Here they are, but I don't guarantee them against transpositions or omissions (Note the very first word he says): ALDRIN: Ok, engine stop. Modes control both auto. ACA out of detente. Auto descent engine command override off. Engine arm off. 413 is in. HOUSTON: We copy you down eagle. ALDRIN: Houston, Tranquility base here; the Eagle has landed. Another item of trivia which I recently learned: shortly after the landing Aldrin, an Episcopalian, celebrated communion with some wine and a wafer which he had brought in his personal kit. Lew Mammel, Jr. ihuxr!lew