Queen Elizabeth’s reign spanned the entirety of manned spaceflight, and her death was celebrated by institutions and astronauts around the world.
Voyager 1, the most distant man-made object from Earth, was designed, launched, visited Jupiter and Saturn, and left the solar system during the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
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NASA paid tribute to Her Majesty the Queen when it built and launched Voyager 1 in 1977.
“Queen Elizabeth II’s reign spanned spaceflight, including Sputnik and Explorer 1,” the agency tweeted.
A NASA official said: “As we join the planet in mourning its death, we are moved by the curiosity it has shown to explorers over the years.
The tweet was accompanied by a photo of Her Majesty meeting the Apollo 11 lunar mission crews Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin after landing on the moon in 1969. I was.
Aldrin, the last surviving member of the crew, sent a message to the Queen along with the same image.
“God bless the royal family on behalf of the Apollo 11 crew,” the 92-year-old astronaut wrote.
Another tribute was launched by NASA’s Johnston Space Center in Houston, which serves as the central hub for NASA’s manned space missions. It featured two images of the Queen visiting the Center on an official visit.
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Meanwhile, the British Space Agency also acknowledged his death, retweeted an official statement and changed the header image to a black and white commemorative photo.
The European Space Agency paid its respects and commemorated the Queen’s meeting with Tim Peake, the first British astronaut on the International Space Station.
“ESA is mourning the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II,” the agency wrote.
“Her Majesty witnessed the dawn of the space age and met astronauts from Neil Armstrong to Tim Peake, UK. .
Peake himself tweeted a photo of Queen Elizabeth and thanked her for her “loyalty and service”.
In 2016, Tim became the first Briton to spacewalk on the International Space Station and spent six months away from his loved ones on Earth.
Queen’s message to the moon
In 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, NASA invited 72 international heads of state to the Moon to deliver the mission’s message.
According to the National Archives, the Queen was initially reluctant to offer a message about what she believed to be a “trick”.
However, the Queen’s private secretary at the time, Michael Adrian, convinced her to go ahead.
He noted in his Buckingham Palace notebook that the Queen had approved the message, adding: Rejecting an apparently well-intentioned invitation.
The Queen’s message was delivered to the Moon in a small saucer on July 21, 1969 by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
he wrote: May this endeavor increase the knowledge and prosperity of mankind. ”
The queen is said to have died peacefully at her bedside in Balmoral, Scotland, with the current King Charles and Princess Anne.
The family, including Princes William, Harry and Edward, sadly missed the opportunity to say goodbye in person, according to the report.
The country entered a formal period of mourning that lasted seven days after the funeral.
Source: Metro
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