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haruku63 t1_j6wn4d0 wrote

Reply to comment by BenjaminaAU in Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery by Ok_Copy5217

It says alone, not solo, so you can interpret it as he was first to be the only one in a lunar orbit. But I guess they just forgot about 10.

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HowManyAccountsHaveI t1_j6x7txs wrote

Was Snoopy ever out of "sight" of Charlie Brown? Maybe the solo vs. alone distinction is that Collins was the first person to be out of contact with any other humans while on the far side of the moon, while Eagle could still talk to Earth.

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BenjaminaAU t1_j6ybez0 wrote

This is what I was trying to find out. Snoopy went down to about 10 miles above the surface. Haven't been able to find out what altitude Charlie Brown's orbit was, but you'd guess it was far enough apart to test the rendezvous radar and other systems.

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mixologist998 t1_j6y14os wrote

His picture of the moon and the earth, with all other humans beings in existence in it, is stunning

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