Apollo 15 – Fallen Astronaut – Plaque and Statue on the Moon- did you know this?
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Some lovely cloud photos here for you to enjoy.
But, yes,but did you know this? I did not know till yesterday, courtesy Paul Martini, CAS member and regular contributor to the Photo Gallery.
Fallen Astronaut, Paul van Hoeydonck – see article as presented:-
“This tiny statue and plaque were left on the moon by Apollo 15 commander, David Scott, without the knowledge of Nasa. The idea was initiated by Belgian artist Van Hoeydonck. Scott agreed to take the aluminium figure and added a memorial plaque with the names of the six Soviet cosmonauts and eight US astronauts who had died during the space race. Due to the moon’s lack of atmosphere, the figure should rest undisturbed for as long as the moon survives.
Photograph: Hadley Rille, the moon, 1971”
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