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]]>https://isurg.org/topic/b41467c2-b507-4a1a-a7ac-71d98d9cf8d6/the-forgotten-man-of-apollo-11RSS for NodeThu, 22 Oct 2026 12:36:30 GMTSat, 05 Sep 2026 17:06:43 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The forgotten man of Apollo 11 on Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:37:18 GMT]]>Neil really didn't like the limelight.

He wasn't a recluse like he's often been painted, he just wasn't comfortable being in the limelight all the time.

He was an engineer and a scholar - he went to being a professor just a couple years after the landing.

The man was freakin' brilliant. Listen to him talk about Apollo in 2007 in this video.

]]>https://isurg.org/post/https://lemmy.cafe/comment/18915716https://isurg.org/post/https://lemmy.cafe/comment/18915716Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:37:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The forgotten man of Apollo 11 on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 23:10:04 GMT]]>Glenn was a superstar, your point was still very much valid.

]]>https://isurg.org/post/https://lemmy.ca/comment/25201497https://isurg.org/post/https://lemmy.ca/comment/25201497Sat, 05 Sep 2026 23:10:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The forgotten man of Apollo 11 on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 22:19:48 GMT]]>I don't know who downvoted you. You're right of course. I corrected my post.

]]>https://isurg.org/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25682768https://isurg.org/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25682768Sat, 05 Sep 2026 22:19:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The forgotten man of Apollo 11 on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:15:05 GMT]]>I know you’re using John Glenn as an example of being famous for being an astronaut, but just making sure we’re all on the same page that he was not part Apollo 11.

]]>https://isurg.org/post/https://lemmy.ca/comment/25197747https://isurg.org/post/https://lemmy.ca/comment/25197747Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:15:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The forgotten man of Apollo 11 on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 22:19:17 GMT]]>I'm wondering if Collins had the best of both worlds (ha!) by being celebrated in all the main events around the moon landing, but just enough obscurity to be able to walk into a restaurant to eat a burger without being swarmed by fans. Everyone knew Glenn Aldrin and Armstrong. After the return to Earth I wonder if they were ever able to live lives with any level of privacy.

edit: fixed the right Apollo 11 astronaut

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