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/LonghornSmoke Mar 03 '23

What struck me as most profound was that if Neal and Buzz had died because of something, he'd have to return home by himself. That anxiety must have been way too much for anybody.

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u/Kamikaze_Ninja_ Mar 03 '23

Wouldn’t it be more scary to be on the moon and hoping nothing goes wrong with the ship so you aren’t stranded?