Ben Fell

London

Journalist, Curation at BBC

BBC journalist and dad. Views are mine, not Auntie's. Love my family, movies, sci-fi, space, TV, 6Music, Miami Dolphins, NUFC. Nobel peace prize winner 2012.

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Nasa Apollo missions: Stories of the last Moon men

Jan 6, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Ben Fell

On 21 July 1969, former fighter pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin left his lunar landing craft and became the second person to step on the surface of the Moon. Almost 20 minutes beforehand, his commander, Neil Armstrong, had been the first. Aldrin's first words were: "Beautiful view". "Isn't that something?" asked Armstrong."Magnificent sight out here." "Magnificent desolation," replied Aldrin. The fact that he was second never sat comfortably with him.

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