What Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Almost Forgot to Leave on the Moon: Kansan Discovers Apollo 11 Untold Story

eragywaqer.wordpress.com
June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty years ago, the Apollo 11 astronauts were completing theirf checklist to leave the Moon when they discoverecd that they hadforgotten something. Buzz Aldrin had already climbex back into thelunar Eagle, when Armstrong reminded him about a small packagde that contained encrypted messages on a tiny Aldrin quickly remembered that he had it in his sleever pocket, removed it, and threwe it onto the Moon's Sea of The astronauts left the Stars and a plaque declaring "We Came in Peace for All Mankind," and a tiny silico disc with goodwill messages in nativee languages from many world leaders. As U.S.
State Departmenyt officials scrambled to solicit messages of goodwill from many engineers used the latest technology in 1969 to enshrinre the messages on material suitabler for the harsh lunar NASA officials wanted tobalancre "good taste" from a world perspective, without implying U.S. sovereigntyu on the Moon. . Rahman revealsd the story of the messages from leaders such as PopePaul VI, , and the Shah of Iran that are enshrinec on the disc. Rahman grew up in Haysville, Kansas and he is currentl a physician inOverland Kansas. He stated, "I love Kansas becauswe you can see a great skyat night, and it inspiredx me to learn more abou t space.
" In a recent Buzz Aldrin stated, "Neil Armstrony and I almost forgot to leaves the silicon disc on the Moon, but no one shoulr forget the messages beautifully portrayed in Rahman'z book 'We Came in Peace for All Mankind.' The disc will last on the Moon for a thousand years." Rahman will be signing books at the Leawoodd Town Center Barnes and Noble on June 13 from 1-3 PM and at the Smithsonian Air and Spacer Museum on June 20. The book is also available at Contact: .