Did You Know?....First Man On The Moon....

[ToraToraTora]

of course we all know the first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong but did you know why? It wasn't pre ordained it was because the design of the lunar module put him nearest the door, it could just as easily have been Buzz Aldrin.

[davebro]

Did the designer of the Lunar Module know which astronauts would be first to land on the moon? I would think it was designed long before the astronauts were selected.

[aelmpvw]

wonder if there was a scuffle at the hatch?

[Spicerack]

My money was on the cameraman.

[davebro]

it was all faked anyway (?) !

[THECORBYLOON]

Alternative reasons here, https://www.businessinsider.com/why-was-neil-armstrong-the-first-person-on-the-moon-2014-7

[brian j john]

Did you know
Eugene Cernan was the 11th man to set foot on the moon followed by Harrison Schmid who was the 12th and last man to set foot on the moon but when they got back in the capsule to come back Harrison Schmid got back in first , so the last man to stand on the moon is Eugene Cernan

[ToraToraTora]

davebro, 11:35, yes the significance as we now know it was not apparent at the time they just designed the module with the commander's seat nearest the door for whatever technical reason. They had no idea who the astronauts would be.

[barry1010]

It was the man who has holding the camera, filming the first man on the moon

[ToraToraTora]

brian, yes I did know that it's a classic quiz question that unless it's worded correctly always causes controversy. The last man on the moon was Schmid the last man to touch the moon was Cernan.

[ToraToraTora]

please no moon hoax morons.

[Spicerack]

It's Chatterbank, ttt.

[ToraToraTora]

yes it's chatterbank but there are limits and moon hoaxers are morons.

[Etch]

There was no "commander's seat" in the lunar modules: both astronauts stood during the descent and landing, and neither was 'nearer' to the egress hatch which was positioned between them. The hatch handle was on the left hand side, closer to the commander, and the hatch opened to the right, towards the LM pilot:
https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4225/diagrams/apollo/apollo-diagram-16.htm

[Ken4155]

I read somewhere that Aldrin was extremely miffed that he wouldn't be the first, TTT. I also read that in one of the rehearsals, he actually did go first but damaged his spacesuit or a piece of equipment as he squeezed past Armstrong.
Also read that when the Lunar Module took off, the down-blast toppled the US flag over and that on subsequent moon landings, the flag was planted a good distance away from the craft so as not to suffer the same fate.

[ToraToraTora]

ken, at the time it was protocol that the junior man would go out first but it meant that he would have to climb over Armstrong and NASA did consider the significance of the the first man and given the door situation went against what would have been the standard approach. Yes no doubt Buzz was miffed.

[ToraToraTora]

here is a fun thing that circled the net back in the 90s
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/good-luck-mr-gorsky/

[Peter Pedant]

it could just as easily have been Buzz Aldrin.
or my muvva in law if she had been sent up
chance combined to prevent this

unfortuantely

anyway it all unrolled in the Burbnk back lot innit?

[jno]

some of Kubrick's finest work, TTT

[Peter Pedant]

foo yeah come one bible thumpers
suitable quote for he crew squabbled on the way out

and the good Lord said - little children love one another

or on rocketry
and the children followed elijah and said ' go up thy bald head!'

[Peter Pedant]

ah'm really gettin into thayis ( sorry watching Ozark)

getting ones space suit caught in the rush to get out

When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes,