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Originally Posted by endeavour
Just to counter heresay with first-hand experience. I've had the honour of having a private morning tea with Neil Armstrong (and no "minders" were in attendance). He was perfectly happy to discuss Apollo, especially as the conversation was focussed on technical aspects.
BTW, I can imagine that he's pretty jaded with being asked the same old "what's it like to walk on the Moon" questions and less than enthusiastic about answering them over and over again.....
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Slightly OT, but seeing Endeavour has posted, can I just say I very much enjoyed your article about Woomera in the recent Sky & Space (or Sky & Telescope - I always get them mixed up!).
Sounds like it would have been a great trip! 
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