“The USS Hornet is the largest surviving artifact from the Apollo program, and we have an award-winning Apollo exhibit on board,” a brand new press release said.
Also present was Clancy Hatleberg, a member of the Underwater Demolition Team that was the primary to greet Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin as they splashed down within the Pacific Ocean after their mission to the moon.
“So I'm standing there and the first person to come out is Neil Armstrong,” says Clancy Hatleberg, the officer in control of the Apollo 11 swimmer rescue teams. “He puts out his hand and says something. You can't hear anything with the gas masks on. So I resorted to my Navy training. When you say something in a mission, you repeat it to signal that you've understood it. I said into the face mask exactly what I heard: 'Bzerblizerblz.'”
They hosted a highschool robotics competition and the San Jose Astronomical Association with their solar telescopes.
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