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Old 09-28-2010, 06:24 AM   #67
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What political reason/logic put Armstrong's name in the history books ahead of Aldrin?
Could it be that Armstrong was a civilian (and mission commander) and Buzz was a colonel in the military. It was thought that it would be taken the wrong way if the first person to set foot on the moon was in the military.



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