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The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days ago

Neil Armstrong eating his last breakfast on Earth before leaving for the moon. (1969)

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Neil Armstrong eating his last breakfast on Earth before leaving for the moon. (1969)

The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days ago
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    https://www.life.com/history/up-close-and-personal-with-apollo-11-a-life-photographers-story/ (about two thirds of the way down the page)

    The magazine whose photographer took this describes it as “Home from work after his family had already eaten, Neil Armstrong ate his customary late dinner while reviewing the Wall Street Journal stock market numbers, March 1969.”

    Supposedly his actual breakfast on the day of the mission was steak, eggs, and toast, but I can’t find a source for that which isn’t the Mirror, so I’ll take that with a pinch of salt

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      Here’s another source, with a photo of the breakfast before launch: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/last-meal-neil-armstrong-buzz-130518520.html

      Per this story, the steak and egg breakfast as a team before launch started as a NASA tradition in 1961.

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        Photo for the lazy:

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