Man on the Moon

GRAND LODGE
of ANTIENT, FREE and ACCEPTED MASONS of
SOUTH AUSTRALIA and NORTHERN TERRITORY

First Men on the Moon

July 1969

This page commemorates the 40th anniversary of the arrival of the first men on the Moon - 20/21 July 1969

"That's one small step for (a) man; one giant leap for mankind."

(spoken by Neil Armstrong after he stepped onto the surface of the Moon, at mission time 109:24:48)

Astronaut Edwin E ("Buzz") Aldrin Jr and the Lunar Module "Eagle" after deploying a seismometer
(photo taken by Astronaut Neil Armstrong who was first to step onto the surface of the Moon)

moon medallion

Buzz Aldrin, a member of Clear Lake Lodge No.1417, Seabrook, Texas,
took an embroidered flag showing the insignia of the Scottish Rite Freemasons (Southern Jurisdiction)
on his journey, commemorated by a medallion (above) issued in 1979.

photo taken by Neil Armstrong whose reflected image is visible in Buzz Aldrin's visor

View of the Earth beyond the moon

Google Moon showing landing sites of the six Apollo missions

Links of interest

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - Apollo 11
We choose the Moon
40th anniversary of Apollo 11 photographs
Some other Freemasons in space
Google Moon
Tranquility Lodge No.2000, Grand Lodge of Texas
Wikipedia entry - Apollo 11
NASA site for 40th anniversary of Apollo 11
Apollo 11 lunar surface journal
NASA's astronomy picture of the day
NASA's earth image of the day
NASA site for the International Space Station

Masonic apron showing patch of Tranquility Lodge

GRAND LODGE of ANTIENT, FREE and ACCEPTED MASONS of SOUTH AUSTRALIA and NORTHERN TERRITORY

GRAND LODGE
of ANTIENT, FREE and ACCEPTED MASONS of
SOUTH AUSTRALIA and NORTHERN TERRITORY