Re:Neil Armstrong Remembered
by tabtab on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @06:20PM
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Re: "It seems like Armstrong just isn't that interesting of a movie character."
He was chosen for the mission in a large part for his lack of emotions: stress didn't seem to phase him when in precarious situations.
Buzz Aldrin was a bit more emotional in comparison, but still a rather mellow person. Buzz was chosen for his MacGyver-like abilities to improvise. He did end up dissecting a ball-point pen to trigger a damaged switch. A fully-inflated space suit ended up bigger than drafted, and they had a hard time getting out of the hatch, brushing up against instrument panels in the process. Good thing they didn't bump the "launch" button :-)
He was chosen for the mission in a large part for his lack of emotions: stress didn't seem to phase him when in precarious situations.
Buzz Aldrin was a bit more emotional in comparison, but still a rather mellow person. Buzz was chosen for his MacGyver-like abilities to improvise. He did end up dissecting a ball-point pen to trigger a damaged switch. A fully-inflated space suit ended up bigger than drafted, and they had a hard time getting out of the hatch, brushing up against instrument panels in the process. Good thing they didn't bump the "launch" button :-)