Buzz Aldrin not choose to celebrate communion. Although it was a deeply meaningful experience for me, it was a Christian sacrament, and we had come to the Moon in the name of all mankind – be they Christians, Jews, Muslims, animists, agnostics, or atheists. But at the time I could think of no better way to acknowledge the enormity of the Apollo 11 experience than by giving thanks to God." However, in the final Apollo 11 TV broadcast during the return journey to Earth, Aldrin quoted from Psalm 8: "I've been reflecting the events of the past several days and a verse
Celebrate the Century September 1999. Denomination: 33¢ No of stamps in sheet: 15 The stamps: Background image: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin sets up seismic equipment to record lunar tremors. Intaglio stamp: Buzz Aldrin's . Title: "Bicentennial, Watergate, and Earth Day". Date of issue: 18 November 1999. Denomination: 33¢ No of stamps in sheet: 15 The stamps: Background image: Ships gather in New York Harbor under the Statue of Liberty to take part in Bicentennial celebrations, July 4, 1976, marked the 200th birthday of the United States. Intaglio stamp: Videocassette recorder. On the occasion of the unveiling of the Boeing 747 stamp by the USPS,