New Mexico lunar sample displays New Mexico lunar sample displays The New Mexico lunar sample displays are two commemorative plaques consisting of small fragments of moon specimen brought back with the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 lunar missions and given in the 1970s to the people of the state of New Mexico by United States President Richard Nixon as goodwill gifts. The New Mexico Apollo 11 lunar sample display commemorative podium style plaque consists of four rice-size moon rock particle specimens that were collected by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969 and a small New Mexico state flag that was taken
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