shuttleisland:

asonlynasacan:

play-space:

In ‘99 I was able shake the hand of a man that walked on the Moon.

When I met him he was kind enough to sign this photo for me.

Buzz Aldrin was the featured speaker at a NASA space exhibit at the RPI Field House.

Wow! Buzz is a boss. I’ve heard he’s very gracious about signing and space outreach, which is awesome. I’ve poked fun at him, but he’s always going to be a boss. :)

Wickedly awesome. I’m envious!

He may be crazy sometimes, but he’s OUR crazy old man.

huffingtonpost:

A big hello to our newest section: HuffPost Science. Boldly going where no lolcat has gone before. 

The article is actually pretty good.

(via itsfullofstars)

spaceandstuffidk:

nasalove:

asonlynasacan:

nasalove:

asonlynasacan:

nasalove:

“Yes I was first. ME. Buzz, are you okay? Does that bother you? That I was first? That you were second?”

jk Neil would never.

I might. But I’m no Neil. Is anybody though?

Neil handled that situation better than anyone else could have, which is why he probably was the first man on the moon. Seriously, didn’t Buzz get his dad involved? Yeah, I went there, sorry.

Neil is just the best. And Buzz…I don’t want to say he’s the worst but…

we still love you Buzz

Agreed :) Buzz is Buzz but he is still pretty awesome too! As much as I poke fun at him sometimes, he is a genius.

He’s just like the annoying, smart alec-y brother who can be really irritating sometimes but you love anyway because he’s still your brother and helps you figure out how to make EVAs easier

I’m pretty sure kaiyves is the one who said it… Buzz is kindof a crazy old man. But he’s our crazy old man. And we love him for it.

Yup, that’s my opinion of Buzz Aldrin. 

asonlynasacan:

lightthiscandle:

asonlynasacan:

spaceandstuffidk:

asonlynasacan:

Today in Masterbook Theatre, we are profiling the Books of Cernan and Aldrin. 

I just started reading Al Worden’s book last night (spoiler alert: IT’S LOVELY).

But you are reminding me how badly I want to reread The Last Man on the Moon.

…and I only bought Return to Earth this weekend and have never read it before…

Oh my God. Get ready. I only shared the LEAST WTF parts of the entire book. I read it when I was nine years old (I KNOW) and I was forever…changed. 

Oh man, Return to Earth has some “Very Special” TMI moments, which include:

-Buzz (deleted)

- (deleted) in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory during quarantine

-Graphic descriptions of post-Apollo 11 hemorrhoids

-Concern over the fact that a non-English-speaking doctor was performing his vasectomy (though this story is actually pretty funny)

-Popo the monkey conquering the Clear Lake neighborhood

-The special…”aroma” of the Apollo 11 mission after eight days (we make fun of Apollo 16, but apparently Apollo 11 was much worse)

Of course, it’s commendable that he talked about the issues he struggled with, and he probably encouraged many people who were struggling with the same things to seek help. Still, there are some pretty special “confessions” in the book…but, to quote Reading Rainbow, you don’t have to take my word for it.

That book was…wow. I read it at age nine and was just…speechless. I had no idea what he was even talking about at most parts. (Esp. the nasty parts, ugh.)

My other favorite book around that time (I still have it somewhere) was called People in Space. It was around that time when I realized…D*** JOHN YOUNG, NICE HAIR. I loved the vintage Apollo shots in that book.

Nine? Ouch, I am sorry, I am really sorry for you. I had a similar experience at that age with Thomas Hoving’s Making the Mummies Dance. (He was the head of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the 70s.)

spaceandstuffidk:

lightthiscandle:

shovelingferret:

lightthiscandle:

asonlynasacan:

WHAT THE F***K IS THIS

THIS IS THE BEST PICTURE IN THE HISTORY OF NASA

LOLING SO HARD RIGHT NOW

I MEAN, IT IS.

Um.  Yeah. 

Reposting because I just realized…I love how everyone in the photo is so calm and relaxed, as if nothing about this is weird at all.

I mean I feel like giving Buzz a gun isn’t the best idea they’ve ever had.

No. No it is not. 

spaceandstuffidk:

asonlynasacan:

According to Buzz Aldrin’s Facebook he will STILL be on CNN this afternoon. No surprise there.

OF COURSE. HE IS.

*Clicks tongue, shakes head*

asonlynasacan:

scifitwin:

asonlynasacan:

The Paris Hilton of NASA and Frank Borman’s 4 EVA BFF (Frank has a tattoo of Buzz’s face on his arm. Um, nope) works it out in 1969. Also he was apparently Gene Cernan’s most favorite!! :o

I love how Roger Chaffee pissed him off with the infamous “broom trick.” OH BUZZ, YOU GIVE ME THE LOLZ

Everybody loved Buzz because he always went around second guessing you and trying to get himself made the expert in whatever you were doing and/or get your seat. He was really sweet that way, you know? Always made sure you felt you were doing your best and were deserving of what you worked for and never quietly made it seem, because he was a doctor and everything, that he was MORE deserving than you. Never.

Sorry. Feeling nauseous thinking about that whole Buzz dancing debacle. Ohgod….

Yeah. What was even worse than Dancing With The Stars was when he was on WWE a few months back. I am going to post video of this soon. WHY BUZZ WHY. I almost want the ghost of Grissom to come back and slap him for doing this. “F***IN A BUZZ, THIS AIN’T COOL”

Why? Like I said a few weeks ago, because Buzz Aldrin is a crazy old man.

But, Buzz Aldrin is our crazy old man.

lolstronauts:

lightthiscandle:

lolstronauts:

Okay, now you guys got me watching “Moon Shot.”

I LOVE how they describe Buzz. “He was a different kind of guy. A REALLY DIFFERENT KIND OF GUY. He was smart, inventive, and arrogant as all hell.” OMG. LOL

I KNOW RIGHT. And what about…

Buzz Aldrin is a crazy old man.

But Buzz Aldrin is OUR crazy old man.