Neil Corbett
ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com
Maple Ridge91裸聊视频檚 Leslie Michael was among the hundreds of millions around the globe who, in July 1969, followed the progress of the Apollo missions closely, but he91裸聊视频檚 also a unique fan of NASA.
The 50th anniversary of Apollo 1191裸聊视频檚 moon landing is coming up on Saturday.
On July 20, 1969, NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the moon.
In addition to watching celebrations of the anniversary of that storied moonshot, Michael will be following the rising fortunes of a piece of personal lunar mission memorabilia which is going under the auctioneer91裸聊视频檚 gavel online, via Hanson91裸聊视频檚 Auctioneers in Derbyshire, England.
Michael has always been a history buff and in the early 1960s was inspired by what was obviously going to be a great moment for humanity.
91裸聊视频淚t shows the indomitable spirit of man,91裸聊视频� he said.
In July 1969, he was in Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, watching with thousands on a giant screen as the lunar lander touched down on the surface of the moon.
91裸聊视频淚 was in awe when I heard Neil Armstrong say, 91裸聊视频楬ouston, Tranquility base here. The Eagle has landed.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚t was history in the making.91裸聊视频�
He remarks that it took such little time to go from the first powered flight by the Wright Brothers in 1903, to walking on the moon.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 a history buff 91裸聊视频� I91裸聊视频檝e always been fascinated by it. Man can be a b91裸聊视频� when he destroys, but he91裸聊视频檚 amazing when he builds.91裸聊视频�
He followed NASA91裸聊视频檚 progress from the time U.S. President John F. Kennedy pledged to bring a man to the moon and bring him back safely. He didn91裸聊视频檛 have a blog, so he marked the history the way people did in 1969 91裸聊视频� with a scrap book.
It91裸聊视频檚 been a labour of love, regularly updated, and signed by two astronauts: Aldrin, the second man on the moon, and Eugene Cernan, who was the 11th and final man on the moon.
91裸聊视频淚t took me 50 years to do it,91裸聊视频� he said, noting the autographs only came in 2010, when the two astronauts were in Vancouver for the Olympic Games.
The scrapbook is 60 pages, and full of the information that the editor Michael 91裸聊视频� who is a career printer and also a published author 91裸聊视频� felt should be included.
An example is a magazine advertisement of congratulations to America from Japan.
91裸聊视频淚sn91裸聊视频檛 that beautiful? These two had been adversaries in World War II.91裸聊视频�
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There is also his own title to an acre of moon real estate Michael purchased from a U.S.-based lawyer who believed he was exploiting a loophole in international space law, along with a map showing his.
When he bought that, his friends started calling him 91裸聊视频淟uney Leslie,91裸聊视频� he smiles.
He hates to part with his one-of-a-kind scrapbook, but his kids haven91裸聊视频檛 shown proper enthusiasm for the topic.
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So he wants to bestow it with someone who will appreciate the project.
91裸聊视频淚 feel sorry to let it go, because it91裸聊视频檚 part of my life, but I91裸聊视频檓 getting old 91裸聊视频� I91裸聊视频檒l be 82 next month.91裸聊视频�
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There is an opening bid of 拢 120.
Michael notes, however that a page from the operation manual for the lunar lander that Armstrong and Aldrin used to touch down on the moon is expected to go for $7-$9 million, by Christie auction.
Those figures have got his head in space.
If the bidding for his scrapbook can get rolling, then the sky is the limit, he supposes.
91裸聊视频淎nybody can bid, the world over.91裸聊视频�
It will be from July 18-24.
ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com
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