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Buzz Aldrin shares travel expenses voucher for 1969 moon landing

  1. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter Jul 31, 2015

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    Buzz Aldrin has shared his travel voucher from the 1969 moon landing on social media — and the journey cost less than you might think.

    In a post on both his Twitter and Facebook accounts, the former astronaut wrote: “#TBT [Throw Back Thursday] My mission director @Buzzs_xtina’s favourite piece of my memorabilia. My travel voucher to the moon. #Apollo11.”

    Aldrin was making reference to two pieces of paper picked out by his manager Christina Korp, which appear to show his return journey from Houston, Texas, via the moon, costing just $33.31 (US).

    The second page notes the details of the journey, using both a government “vehicle” and government “spacecraft”.


    https://twitter.com/TheRealBuzz/status/626812956148248577/photo/1
     
  2. Traveler Jul 31, 2015

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    That is absolutely brilliant! Bureaucracy at its best! Thanks for sharing ...
     
  3. redpcar Jul 31, 2015

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    It's now my wallpaper on my pc ;)
     
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  4. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Jul 31, 2015

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    I love the line items
    7/19 AR: Moon
    7/21 LV: Moon
     
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  5. Traveler Jul 31, 2015

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    That's funny, I was going to do that too but ended up going with this, in a similar vein : "...arriving at work"
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  6. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Aug 1, 2015

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    "...when bad-asses wore pocket protectors."
     
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