by: Greta Hammen
There was an opening with lots of background noise of beeping and crackling. More sounds and talking were in the introduction and then the narrator introduced himself. The Truth Podcast was interesting because it shared new information for me about an historical event. The dialogue between Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin painted a word picture of what they saw and what they did on the moon.
The astronauts included dimensions in descriptions of craters and also action words such as, I have stepped off the ladder. The surface was dust like and created ripples when kicked. The aircraft tore the surface up a bit, upon landing. They planted an American flag and did a memorable ceremony for other astronauts.
They wanted to leave a legacy with words on the moon, similar to writing in concrete with a stick. They talked amongst themselves asking questions such as, “what are we doing up here? and what does it all mean?”
It amazed me to hear the recording of President Richard Nixon’s voice in a pre-recorded statement, in case the astronaut’s perished in their attempt to go to the moon. What they accomplished is unbelievable! They went to the moon and returned to earth to live for decades. Armstrong died at age 82 in 2012 and Aldrin is still alive, he landed on the moon when he was 39. What an amazing life that we get to live here! Most of us will not attempt to do what they did, but what “moon” adventure will be the big obstacle that you face, and take the next step?