For #ThrowbackThursday last week, Buzz Aldrin knocked everyone else’s entries out of the park with scans of his travel vouchers and forms from the Apollo 11 mission. As Gizmodo mentions, it’s probably the most exciting government form you’ll ever see:
It’s an unassuming document: a travel voucher for Col. Edwin E. Aldrin for a round trip originating in Houston, Texas. But the whole story of the most historic space mission to date is right there, listed matter-of-factly as a series of destinations in the right-hand column of the first page: Cape Kennedy, Florida; Moon; Pacific Ocean (USN Hornet); and Hawaii.
On the next page, the voucher spells out the details of travel arrangements for a business trip to the Moon. Aldrin drove his own car from his residence to Ellington Air Force Base outside Houston, Texas. From there to Cape Kennedy, he flew on a government aircraft. Nothing unusual so far, but you’ve got to wonder what the typist thought while typing out the next two lines:
The most historic space mission is listed right there in the Points of Travel column:
From: Houston, Texas
To:
Cape Kennedy, Flo
Moon
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
For more forms and pics, check out Buzz Aldrin’s facebook account.