When they was on the dark side of the moon, they lost all radio contact. Buzz Aldrin saw something and apparently he went mad.
2007-10-29 08:12:35 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
And how did you come by this pearl of divine wisdom? Buzz Aldrin, like many astronauts who have had the fortune to see the earth for what it is, a living world in the immensity of space, not a handful of squabbling nations, had an epiphany. A life changing experience. Who wouldn't? He became more religious. If subjected to the same sight, I might become a more religious agnostic. But the last time I checked, Epiphanies don't count as "(going) mad". Well maybe by some doctrinaire athiests, but they're even crazier than christians.
2007-10-29 08:23:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no "dark side" of the moon: at any point in time, half the moon is sunlit and half is dark. When we see a full moon from earth, then the far side is in darkness. When we "see" (or don't see!) a new moon from earth, the far side is "full". In between those extremes, the boundary between light and dark on the far side will always be 180 degrees from the boundary between light and dark on the near side.The far side gets just as much light as the near side, just at different times.
I am skeptical about the assertion that buzz aldrin went mad. I have read many first hand accounts of his, and his recollections of the moon are all quite positive. I have read about space exploration for decades, and I have never encountered any evidence that aldrin experienced any kind of trauma at all.
However, when Mike Collins was left alone in the command module while Armstrong and Aldrin were on the surface, he had a very powerful experience while on the far side. He was very conscious of being the furthest away from earth that any human had ever been (and now the other two were on the near side.) He thought about the fact that on his left was the moon and his two companions, and beyond that the earth with everyone he knew. But on his right side was the great expanse of the unknown, and there he was, all alone with that profound mystery. He found this to be something bordering on a religious experience. He wrote about it in a very comtemplative way....nothing like madness at all.
In fact, I got a chill down my spine when I read his account.
2007-10-29 09:44:00 · answer #2 · answered by Michael M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No...
On the way to the moon, they asked where the location of their booster stage (the S4-B) was, because they saw something relatively nearby. They believe it was part of their craft, but they don't know what it was to this day. Also, they were hit by high-velocity "z" particles (very fast heavy nuclei), causing the nerves in their eyes to 'fire' - and they kept thinking they were seeing flashes or images - even with their eyes closed. (Other astronauts have reported this as well.)
They did lose radio contact when they went to the far side of the moon, but nobody went mad. When they were descending for the landing, the radio was cutting in & out, but it was never bad enough to cause an abort.
2007-10-29 09:02:12 · answer #3 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He didn't GO mad, he GOT mad. Angry. Pissed off. Bonkers. And then he got even. Notice how all the presdints in the Space Era had their careers prematurely ended--JFK, LBJ (dropped out of second term race), Nixon. Even Ford and Carter were one termers (Ford's was just a partial). Do you think this is a COINCIDENCE? Or the result of positive action? Buzz Aldrin was nothing if not someone who could get the job done.
What did he see there? Nothing. Nothing important. There's nothing there that isn't also on the other side.
2007-10-29 10:35:48 · answer #4 · answered by nobodyhere 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Buzz is mad? The last time I saw him he appeared perfectly normal. Maybe the Buzz you know is your local mental health patient who keeps talking about being an astronaut?
After all, you said his name was "Buzz Aldin" and not "Buzz Aldrin", the real astronaut.
:-)
2007-10-29 08:19:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A prism with a ray of light going through it. Either that, or it would have just been dark (night time). I suppose when it's night here, we're on the Dark Side of the Earth.
2007-10-29 08:22:45 · answer #6 · answered by Rodriguez 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Shall I show the dark side of my moon and see if you don't get mad
2007-10-30 03:31:12 · answer #7 · answered by Kenny 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jules Verne with a wind up torch !
2007-10-29 08:29:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a 91 bus
2007-10-29 12:47:30 · answer #9 · answered by pj 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
LOL! he probably saw some more rocks.. except slightly darker..
2007-10-29 08:15:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋