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Humility in a Sea of Tranquility

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4 responses to “Humility in a Sea of Tranquility”

Greg Taylor

August 10, 2013

Reblogged this on Greg R. Taylor and commented:
I was almost 2, I would have been tagging along behind Brent doing all he said in this post.

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Greg Taylor

August 10, 2013

Never heard this about Armstrong. Very nice. It was Lovell who gave his wife a mink coat for Christmas while he was in orbit and the card on the coat said, “From the man on the moon.” Technically, it wasn’t. It was from the man in orbit.

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1. brent ray taylor
  
  August 10, 2013
  
  Astronauts do some crazy stuff!
  
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Tori

February 4, 2025

I appreciate how this article highlights Neil Armstrong’s quiet confidence and humility.

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