The second man to walk on the Moon later dug out his old expense claim from the trip, and it turns out Buzz Aldrin was reimbursed the grand sum of 33 dollars and 31 cents, not for the rocket or the spacecraft, but for the ordinary travel expenses of getting himself to and from the launch site like any other business trip.
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Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, later found his old expense claim from the trip and was reimbursed just $33.31 for ordinary travel costs of getting to and from the launch site. The sum covered nothing related to the rocket or spacecraft, only the kind of travel expenses typical of any business trip.
When NASA spent $150 billion to reach the Moon, its second visitor got back $33.31 in travel reimbursement for driving to the launch site. The post The second man to walk on the Moon later dug out his old expense claim from the trip, and it turns out Buzz Aldrin was reimbursed the grand sum of 33 dollars and 31 cents, not for the rocket or the spacecraft, but for the ordinary travel expenses of getting himself to and from the launch site like any other business trip. appeared first on Space Daily .
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