There is a message from Queen Elizabeth II that is stored on the Moon to this day. The message delivered on the departure of NASA's Apollo 11 mission was engraved on a silicon disk and left on the Moon in 1969.
Apollo 11 was NASA's space exploration mission that brought the first humans to walk on the surface of the Moon. A total of 73 world leaders wrote messages for Apollo 11 at that time, and Queen Elizabeth II was one of them.
The Queen, who died at the age of 96 on September 8, 2022, has shown her respect for the skill and courage of the heroes of space exploration on behalf of the British people.
As well as texting Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, he also met the trio at Buckingham Palace three months after the team returned home from their epic trip to the Moon.
"On behalf of the British people, I extend my respect for the skill and courage that has brought humans to the Moon. May this endeavor will enrich the knowledge and well-being of mankind," the Queen wrote.
According to a NASA press release published on July 11, 1969, the message was loaded on a disc the size of a 50-cent coin and made of non-metallic chemical elements found in nature and widely used in electronics.
Queen Elizabeth II's messages and 72 messages from other heads of state were reduced to 200 times the size of a safety pin before being engraved on the disc, so that each message appears to appear as a dot.
At the top of the disk was the inscription: Messages of goodwill from around the world were carried to the Moon by the Apollo 11 astronauts. Then around the edges were written: From Planet Earth -- July 1969.
"Messages from world leaders congratulating the United States and its astronauts, also express hope for peace for all the nations of the world," reads a NASA press release at the time.
Some messages are handwritten, some are typed and use the mother tongue of each country. There is also a very decorative message from the Vatican and signed by Pope Paul.
Queen Elizabeth II is known to have a great interest in space exploration. He met Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on July 14, 1961 after making history as the first person to visit outer space.
Buzz Aldrin, who is the last surviving member of Apollo 11, expressed his deep condolences via his Twitter account.
"God bless #QueenElizabeth, a leading lady, gracious person, and our host on her return from the Moon. On behalf of the Apollo 11 crew, may God bless the Royal Family. Sincere condolences," he wrote.