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When did Buzz Aldrin pee on the moon?
July 20, 1969
Buzz Aldrin peed his pants on the moon and 18 other wild facts you never learned about NASA’s Apollo 11 mission. Fifty-one years ago, on July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the moon.
How did Neil Armstrong lose his finger?
As he jumped off the back of his grain truck, he caught his wedding ring on a latch, shredded his finger and tore off the tip. ”Instead of screaming and running for a doctor, he scooted around until he found his finger,” a friend recalls.
What weapons did the Apollo 11 astronauts bring to the Moon?
Due to weight restrictions, all that the Apollo 11 astronauts were able to bring to the moon’s surface was one single-shot gamma ray gun with one backup charger. This was discharged twice during the mission.
Did the Soviets develop particle beam weapons on the Moon?
According to Beter, while the US was forging ahead in the race to the Moon, the Soviets were ahead in developing particle beam weapons. In his Audio Letter 26, released on September 30, 1977, Beter wrote: By 1972, these experiments still were a long way from a suitable weapon for deployment on the moon.
How successful was the Apollo 12 mission to the Moon?
Successful; first pictures of the lunar farside. Apollo 12 commander Charles Conrad Jr. examines the robotic Surveyor 3 spacecraft during his second extravehicular activity (EVA) on the Moon on 20 November 1969. Unsuccessful; flew past Moon.
What was the last Apollo mission to the Moon?
The seventh and last manned lunar landing and return to Earth mission, the Apollo 17. Photo Credit: NASA The last Apollo mission featured the most extensive lunar exploration of the program, with three moonwalks that each lasted more than seven hours while the crew stayed on the Moon for more than three days.