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In reply to the discussion: My wife and I saw Apollo 11 yesterday. [View all]FakeNoose
(32,356 posts)27. Something you might not know
In "First Man" they make Buzz Aldrin out to be sort of a jerk. I'm not sure why they did that, because Armstrong and Aldrin were good friends and worked together a lot. I haven't seen "Apollo 11" yet, but I'll bet Aldrin got better treatment by those movie makers.
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Of course there's been a lot of great scientific endeavour the last 50 years.
Dave Starsky
Mar 2019
#44
Because Aldrin had a notorious reputation for being what some would consider a jerk
Docreed2003
Mar 2019
#33