October 5, 2007 12:59 PM PDT
"I was almost 5 years old when Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. It was July 20, 1969, and I was 'helping' my father paint my bedroom in Phoenix, Ariz. He had the TV on, undoubtedly black and white, and we were watching the video transmission. I couldn't really grasp what was going on, but my dad's reaction signaled to me how significant it was. It's one of the earliest memories I have of spending time with my father (and one of the few times we weren't just watching football)."
--CNET News.com reporter
At left is a picture of Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission, taken by Neil Armstrong on a 70mm camera.
Photo by NASA
