Dr Paul Allen

On July 20, 1969, moments after the lunar module, The Eagle, alighted upon the Sea of Tranquility, a solitary Presbyterian church elder celebrated the Lord’s Supper in reverent silence—on the Moon. Commander Buzz Aldrin had stashed a communion wafer, a capsule of wine, and a tiny silver chalice onboard the Columbia, and smuggled it into space with him. Before his historic walkabout, Aldrin requested a brief radio silence. He described the following moment in the 1970 issue of Guideposts magazine: “I poured the wine into the chalice our church had given me. In the one-sixth gravity of the moon, the wine curled slowly and gracefully up the side of the cup. It was interesting to think that the very first liquid ever poured on the moon, and the first food eaten there, were communion elements.” His actions were at first kept secret because NASA was embroiled in a lawsuit with an atheist who was suing them for broadcasting a public reading of the Bible by the crew of Apollo 8 (ev...

Aldrin poses on the Moon, allowing Armstrong to photograph both of them using the visor's reflection. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) On July 20, 1969, moments after the lunar module,  The Eagle , alighted upon the Sea of Tranquility , a solitary Presbyterian church elder celebrated the Lord’s Supper in reverent silence—on the Moon. Commander Buzz Aldrin had stashed a piece of bread, a capsule of wine, and a tiny silver chalice onboard the Columbia, and smuggled it into space with him.  Before his historic walkabout, Aldrin requested a brief radio silence. He described the following moment in the 1970 issue of  Guideposts  magazine: I poured the wine into the chalice our church had given me. In the one-sixth gravity of the moon the wine curled slowly and gracefully up the side of the cup. It was interesting to think that the very first liquid ever poured on the moon, and the first food eaten there, were communion elements. His actions were at first kept ...

Cover of Neil Armstrong The USA is mourning the loss Neil Armstrong , the man who's first steps on moon changed history. The former astronaut passed away Saturday at the age of 82. On July 20, 1969, the world watched Armstrong's moment on the moon and listened to those famous words: "That's one small step for man... one giant leap for mankind." "I know I am joined by millions of others in mourning Neil's passing - a true American hero and the best pilot I ever knew," Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin , Armstrong's crewmate on the mission, said on Twitter . Despite Armstrong's great accomplishment, he never wanted to be in the spotlight. After returning from the moon he moved back to a small town in Ohio , taught college, and raised a family. Armstrong rarely spoke to the media, but in one of his last interviews, he said his greatest disappointment is that he never once had a dream about his walk on the moon. Aldrin, an elder in his Presby...