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Originally posted by SATX*Adri
The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969, was "Houston."
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Buzz Aldrin will correct you otherwise...
the actual first words spoken were 'Contact light... OK, engine stop.' But Armstrong does get the credit for reporting in to Mission Control in Houston.
BTW, didja know that the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas actually claims Masonic territorial jurisdiction for the Moon? Brother Buzz Aldrin, a member of Clear Lake Lodge #1417 carried a letter from then Grand Master of Masons J. Guy Smith which ordered him to make 'due return of his actions' while temporarily appointed his representative. He took the letter to the Moon and back, and now the letter (duly certified by Brother Aldrin) is on display at the Texas Masonic Grand Lodge Library and Museum in Waco.
In 1999, a special lodge of the Grand Lodge of Texas was formed. Tranquility Lodge #2000 is open to all Texas Master Masons and other Master Masons whose grand lodge is in fraternal relations with Texas.