Famed astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin, was honored speaker at the 66th Int’l Astronautical Congress, where over 2,000 people from 58 nations met in Israel.
By Yaron Druckman
The second man to walk on the moon, former American astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin, told a press conference in Jerusalem on Monday that the only reason Neal Armstrong was able to make the historic first step on the moon in July 1969 was “because he was standing closer to the door.”
Buzz Aldrin at the International Astronautical Congress in Jerusalem – Photo: Barel Ephraim
Aldrin arrived in Israel this week to participate in the 66th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Jerusalem, the largest annual event designed for the study and development of the space industry, which is being hosted by the Israel Space Agency.
The famed moonwalker told the conference how he joined NASA’s space program, about his first flight to space on the Gemini 12 in 1966 and about the underwater zero-gravity training he developed.
Referring to the Apollo 11 spaceflight which landed the first humans on the moon, Aldrin said: “I feel very fortunate to come along at this time in human history.” He joked that Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon “because he was standing closer to the door,” making the audience laugh out loud. Continue Reading »