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Hey, Neil! Michael! Can you guess what this is?

by tadpoles @ 2006-01-05 - 09:09:52

Edwin Aldrin shows off the helmet in which he buzzed away those nailbiting hours before re-entry

He earned his place in history for being the second man to set foot on the Moon. But how many of us know that Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin earned his unusual nickname by delighting Apollo 11 crewmates Armstrong and Collins with uncannily accurate impressions of a bee trapped inside his helmet?


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skip2468skip2468 [Member]
05/01/06 @ 10:28

A very interesting explanation for sure...........

Looking at the helmet would it be appropriate to nickname each of them 'Goldie' a la Goldfish!?

montontonjonmontontonjon [Member]
05/01/06 @ 14:38

Years ago I read Tom Wolfe's 'The Right Stuff', and old Buzz did have a bee in his bonnet.

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