Tuesday
Jul212009
Neil Armstrong Jokes That NASA Considered Sending "Expendable" Photographers Into Space
During a ceremony held Tuesday by the U.S. House of Representatives to celebrate the recent 40th anniversary of the lunar landing, famous astronaut Neil Armstrong joked that NASA considered sending photographers into space.
“No one knew what kind of person could be persuaded to take the trip. Prisoners were suggested. Soldiers could be ordered. Photographers could take pictures and they’re expendable,” Armstrong teased, referencing the crowd of eager photographers in attendance. (0:56)
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“No one knew what kind of person could be persuaded to take the trip. Prisoners were suggested. Soldiers could be ordered. Photographers could take pictures and they’re expendable,” Armstrong teased, referencing the crowd of eager photographers in attendance. (0:56)
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Neil Armstrong, apollo 11, lunar landing, nasa in Audio, News/Commentary
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must be true if he says it is