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Buzz Aldrin Book Signing - San Diego, Wed., 05/22/13
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 3:10 am
by 308Mike
From the
SD Reader Online, we'll probably swing by there, since none of these guys have a lot of time left in them upon this earth. When you consider what they did and the dangers involved - YES, they are REAL heroes!!!! Eventually, there will be only ONE of them left, and then NONE:
SEMPER FI!!!
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BUZZ ALDRIN BOOK-SIGNING
This special after-hours event gives guests the opportunity to meet Buzz Aldrin, who, together with Neil Armstrong, became one of the first people to land on the moon on the Apollo 11 lunar mission. Aldrin and co-author Leonard David will be signing their new book Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration. Copies of Aldrin’s children’s book, Look to the Stars, is also available for purchase. Advance ticket purchase required. Only books purchased online through the museum will be signed. $29.
WHEN: 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: San Diego Air and Space Museum, 2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park. 619-234-8291 x140, sandiegoairandspace.org.
Re: Buzz Aldrin Book Signing - San Diego, Wed., 05/22/13
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 11:05 am
by Highspeed
Wish I could go
Re: Buzz Aldrin Book Signing - San Diego, Wed., 05/22/13
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 2:53 pm
by Rich Jordan
Highspeed wrote:Wish I could go
Same here.
Re: Buzz Aldrin Book Signing - San Diego, Wed., 05/22/13
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:13 pm
by Windy Wilson
308Mike wrote:From the
SD Reader Online, we'll probably swing by there, since none of these guys have a lot of time left in them upon this earth. When you consider what they did and the dangers involved - YES, they are REAL heroes!!!! Eventually, there will be only ONE of them left, and then NONE:
SEMPER FI!!!
Did you go? How was it?
I went to a screening of "the wonder of it all" in Orange County somewhere, and saw Mr. Aldrin and a number of other Moon Astronauts.. Impressive.
And John Young has a sense of humor. In the Q&A he was asked if he could briefly describe the changes he experienced after he walked on the Moon.
After just the right pause, he said, "No."
Re: Buzz Aldrin Book Signing - San Diego, Wed., 05/22/13
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:48 pm
by Mike OTDP
I met Gene Krantz, does that count?
Seriously, they were
men in those days.
Re: Buzz Aldrin Book Signing - San Diego, Wed., 05/22/13
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:05 am
by Highspeed
Mike OTDP wrote:I met Gene Krantz, does that count?
Yes, it most definitely does
Re: Buzz Aldrin Book Signing - San Diego, Wed., 05/22/13
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:17 am
by Mike OTDP
Actually, met Krantz twice, once when he spoke at the Society of Flight Test Engineers dinner in 2009, a second time when he came down to Pax River for an extended version of that lecture.
Never met an Apollo astronaut, but I've met about a dozen guys who went on the fly the Shuttle.
Re: Buzz Aldrin Book Signing - San Diego, Wed., 05/22/13
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:32 am
by 308Mike
Windy Wilson wrote:308Mike wrote:From the
SD Reader Online, we'll probably swing by there, since none of these guys have a lot of time left in them upon this earth. When you consider what they did and the dangers involved - YES, they are REAL heroes!!!! Eventually, there will be only ONE of them left, and then NONE:
SEMPER FI!!!
Did you go? How was it?
I went to a screening of "the wonder of it all" in Orange County somewhere, and saw Mr. Aldrin and a number of other Moon Astronauts.. Impressive.
And John Young has a sense of humor. In the Q&A he was asked if he could briefly describe the changes he experienced after he walked on the Moon.
After just the right pause, he said, "No."
Unfortunately, no. Events conspired to not allow us the ability and time to go see him - as much as we'd have liked to. What a shame as we were really looking forward to it.