“ Fate has ordained that the men who went to the Moon to explore in peace will stay on the Moon to rest in peace, These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.
the speech was written for when the astronauts failed to return from the moon. I’m glad to read it, and glad I never knew it before.
How Michael Collins became the forgotten astronaut of Apollo 11 | Science | The Observer
