Revealing the level of working expenses for astronauts to the Moon in 1969

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who set foot on the Moon with Neil Armstrong in 1969, revealed that he had received a $ 33.31 fee from the US Aerospace Agency (NASA).

How much is the charge for astronauts to the Moon?

Buzz Aldrin came from his hometown in Houston, Texas to Cape Kennedy Air Base with a US government aircraft. After that, he flew from the base to the Moon with a spacecraft.

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon's surface during Apollo 11. (Photo: NASA).

After completing the mission, Aldrin and his colleagues Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins returned on a return flight by Apollo . The destination of the journey is the Pacific Ocean. Spacecraft plunges into the sea and NASA will bring astronauts back to the mainland.

According to the Aldrin published on Twitter, food and shelter were all provided by the government in July 1969. The amount of USD 33.31 can be used as travel expenses from the airport to the Cape Kennedy base. At the current exchange rate, it is equivalent to 217 USD.

The Telegraph said the piece of paper was one of Aldrin's memorabilia in the Moon mission 46 years ago. He also announced a customs declaration signed by Armstrong and Collins when they returned home. In this document, they recorded the flight number of Apollo 11, where the Moon was departing, filling in "Moon dust and stone " in the cargo box.

On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft left Earth to make the first human moon landing. The journey of discovery 46 years ago is considered one of the great historical missions of the world.

Buzz Aldrin published memorabilia in the Lunar Journey in 1969 on his personal Twitter page.(Photo: Twitter).

"Meals and all information provided by the Government on all days above".

In the Destination section, we can see that the schedule of the legendary Buzz Aldrin comes from Houston, Texas to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.And the line below, only a single word: "Moon".

The Colonel then descended into the Pacific Ocean, boarding the aircraft carrier USS Hornet to Hawaii, then returning to Houston, Texas.

In the details of the mission, Colonel Aldrin noted that he left the house at 4:45 am on July 7, 1969, drove 13km to Ellington Air Force Base, before boarding a government-owned plane to the Center. Kennedy Space, Florida.

At 8:32 on July 16, 1969, he boarded the Government Spaceship and flew to the Moon, arriving at 13:25 on July 19.

On 24:00 on July 21, he left the Moon on the ship that took him to this giant Earth satellite, returning to the Pacific at 6:00.

Later, from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, he flew back to Hawaii and returned to Houston on the US Air Force plane.

According to the bill, it says: "Meals and all the information provided by the Government on all these days".

The bill approver is Commander CWBird, on August 26, 1969.A small amount of work ($ 31.33) compared to the huge cost of the entire Apollo project ($ 25.4 billion, more than $ 150 billion compared to today's face value) is a sky.

Buzz Aldrin's roundabout journey costs only $ 31.33, according to the stated working trip bill.

Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to bring people to the Moon. Two astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon on July 20 , 1969 , at 20:18 International Coordination Time , 47 years ago.

Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the Moon, six hours after landing here, it was July 21, 1969. Twenty minutes later, Buzz Aldrin also set foot down, studying with his colleague.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

The two legends have spent a total of 2 hours and 15 minutes on the Moon's surface , obtaining 21.5kg of material to bring back to Earth to experiment.

The third member of this mission, Michael Collins controls the spacecraft in the Moon's orbit, waiting until Armstrong and Aldrin return and prepare the journey back to Earth.

Neil Armstrong on the left - Michael Collins stands in the middle - Buzz Aldrin on the right.

Edwin "Buzz " Eugene Aldrin. Jr. was born on January 20, 1930 in New Jersey. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the US Military Academy and a Ph.D. in Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He is one of the few astronauts who has studied in science. Nicknamed "Buzz" is his sister calling him "buzzer" instead of "brother". In 1988, he officially changed his name to Buzz.

On 11/11/1966, he achieved the record for the longest astronaut at that time, with a duration of 5 1/2 hours, in the mission of the universe named Gemini 12.

Buzz Aldrin still tries to convince the US government to focus on going to Mars.The photo was taken in April 2016 in Los Angeles.

He helped find solutions to many of the problems that existed in other astronauts, especially the use of knobs and legs to avoid extreme situations.

On July 20, 1969, he became the second person to put on the Moon, after astronaut Neil Armstrong. The first word to be transmitted from the Moon's surface to Earth is by Aldrin, with the phrase "Light contact" ("Contact light") when the spacecraft touches the surface of the Moon.

He officially retired from NASA and the United States Air Force since July 1971. After retiring, he published numerous articles and books on space travel and exploration, with his latest "Fire Mission Essential: My vision of Exploring the Universe ".