Ireland lunar sample displays Ireland lunar sample displays The Ireland lunar sample displays are two commemorative plaques consisting of small fragments of moon rock brought back to earth by the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 lunar missions and given to the people of Ireland by United States President Richard Nixon as goodwill gifts. The Apollo 11 lunar sample display commemorative podium style plaque given to Ireland, once housed at the Dunsink Observatory in Dublin, consisted of four moon rock fragments – rice-size particle specimens that were collected by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969 – and a small flag that
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys insights into his astronaut colleagues, including Neil Armstrong ("I can't offhand think of a better choice to be the first man on the moon") and Buzz Aldrin ("would make a champion chess player; always thinks several moves ahead"). Collins was originally going to title the book "World in my Window", but he later decided that was "too corny". After discussing it with his editor, they decided to use three words to describe spaceflight. Collins decided on "Carrying the Fire". In his review for "TIME" magazine, Robert Sherrod calls it "the best-written book yet by any of the astronauts". As an