oldaunt
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Died Nov 7, 95 years old. Commander of the Apollo 8 mission to the moon. Probably no one cares but me, as I helped to make that project possible. Rest well, Commander.
December 1968. I was 11 years old and very much into *everything* that was space related. I would love to hear the story about how you helped with the mission!Died Nov 7, 95 years old. Commander of the Apollo 8 mission to the moon. Probably no one cares but me, as I helped to make that project possible. Rest well, Commander.
Sounds pretty spectacular to me! Definitely something to be proud of, getting those three men back to earth safely!Nothing all that spectacular. I helped build some of the parts that went into the space module and lifting rocket. I'm proud I did good work and nothing malfunctioned.