I was 16 at the time ( just two weeks before I came to America ) , I stay'd up all night that day to see it all go down. This was for me sooo exciting, as I was just getting into Astronomy and followed everything about space going on at the time. As I got to America, I purchased the "First Day Issue" (envelope w/Stamp ) from the Post Office. Still have it in a safe place. Must be worth something by now?
I was always wondering what he was doing all those years, as he was pretty much out of the News most of the time. As he would have said, I'm no Hero.. I just did my Job as I was told to do. Question.. did he ever write a Book about it?