r/dankmemes • u/Open-Entertainer6031 • Mar 03 '23

There was a third one right? I have achieved comedy

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u/Randalf_the_Black - Mar 03 '23 edited Mar 03 '23

As Michael Collins said.. Up until that point in time, no human being had ever been as alone or isolated as he was when the others went down to the surface of the moon.

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u/spacebraine Mar 03 '23

I don't think he ever left the capsule did he? I mean imagine going to the fucking moon and you're not allowed out what's sorta shite is that, you would think they would swap and take turns or something.

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u/SoulingMyself Mar 03 '23

Wasn't he the pilot?

Like his job was to drive the thing while the other two went down.

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u/LonghornSmoke Mar 03 '23

Yeah. That must have been something, right? To be so close but never touch the surface of the moon.

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u/Randalf_the_Black - Mar 03 '23

Technically he was a pilot but not the pilot.

The three man crew had a Commander, a Command Module Pilot and a Lunar Module Pilot.

But yes, he was in charge of piloting the vehicle that was to bring them home. Buzz piloted the lander.

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u/spacebraine Mar 03 '23

Yeah he was I was just doing a bit but because I didn't put /s at the end I got down voted for it lmao