Fly Me To The Moon!

So unless you’ve been hiding under a bush these past few weeks, you’ll know that something pretty huge happened this time fifty years ago. The smallest step for man, and the biggest leap for mankind! Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left the earth’s atmosphere in Apollo 11 and became the first humans ever to step on the moon. July 20th 1969, the whole world watched aghast as pictures were beamed back to earth showing this incredible feat. The now iconic grainy black and white images of the two men bouncing around on the dusty cratered gravity-free surface of the moon. It must have been mind blowing to watch back then, and even more amazing be a part of it all.

I’ve heard many radio interviews over the last few weeks with some that were. All the unsung heroes without whom it would never have happened, including a number of women who were absolutely key to the mission’s success. Incredible women who broke through the barriers and worked alongside the men as equals. In fact, without the women there would have been no “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” as the network enabling all lunar communication was entirely built by a group of female coders headed up by an inspiring lady called Susan Findlay. There was also Margaret Hamilton who wrote the code that made landing Apollo 11 on the moon’s surface possible.

You can read more about these amazing trail blazers here.

 Of course our Disco Fairies have been busy coming up with some ideas to celebrate too, especially seeing as Cornwall played such an important role. Just have a look at our extra-special Starry Anklets and Bracelet here.