Today is a historic day. Not just for America, but for all mankind. Today marks the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. I’ve always remembered these words from Neil Armstrong when he landed – “One small step for man, <pause> one giant leap for <pause> mankind” and of course “The Eagle has Landed”, uttered or smsed by a punctual (read extra thirsty) you to friends who are late to meet you at a pub. We’ve all benefited from invention spin offs like the Papermate (hands up those who remember that brand ) pen, sneakers, cordless drills, UV sunglasses etc.

Anyways, having a responisbility to all drinkers out there,  I wrote an email today to NASA. Inquiring minds want to know. Afterall, 175proof is all about travel and drinking, right? And space travel technically counts as travel and space or the moon (son Mars) are legit travel destinations. If you have the moolah. This is how the email goes:

Hi, I author a blog about travels and drinks. I am just wondering if astronauts were allowed to drink alcohol in space during the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission. And what about space shuttle/ISS missions today? If so, how they they store the alcoholic drinks? Won’t gassy drinks like beer cause indigestion in zero gravity?

tks
Derrick Koh
mail@175proof.com
http://175proof.com

We’ll see when and what NASA comes back with. Meantime, here’s my fave video from the Apollo 11 mission moon landing mission. I think its the late Walter Cronkite (passed away a few days ago) in the video also.Three cheers to Walter who covered the moon missions, our moon heroes and astronomer & space pioneers before and after them!