One small step ... Farewell Neil Armstrong

[mcshroom]

You were the man that finally took that giant leap for mankind. I hope that after visitng another world you are heading off on a new adventure. RIP

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...rong-first-man-to-walk-on-moon-dies-at-age-82

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Just saw this... RIP. I'm not sure that we'll ever recover the grand ambitions of that generation.

 

[Steve Malkin]

RIP Neil, these early astronauts were just awesomely brave people, true heroes in my eyes.

 

[marinyork]

He was a very private man, can't think of a better tribute for people to think back to the space programmes of that era.

 

[MattHB]

Amazing man. Changed the world with his team. RIP

 

[Fab Foodie]

Just saw this... RIP. I'm not sure that we'll ever recover the grand ambitions of that generation.

Amen to that.
One of the few people I truly admired. I doubt we'll ever see such pioneering generation again.

 

[MattHB]

Amen to that.
One of the few people I truly admired. I doubt we'll ever see such pioneering generation again.

I think it'll be a while before the world can afford one.

 

[MattHB]

I love this quote

‎"I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine." - Neil Armstrong 1930-2012.

He certainly didnt

 

[02GF74]

Amazing man. Changed the world with his team. RIP

How exaclty has the world changed? Whether man went to the moon or not is neither here nor there - the space race was a technological "war" between the two super powers of the time the USSR and the USA. The modern day bean counters have put an end to anything like that ever happening.

anyways, it was all staged in a hollywood studio.

but back on topic, yes., they were incredibly brave to sit on several hundred (or was it thousand) tons of high explosive then literally go where no man had been before not knowing if they would ever return.

 

[Red Light]

How exaclty has the world changed? Whether man went to the moon or not is neither here nor there - the space race was a technological "war" between the two super powers of the time the USSR and the USA. The modern day bean counters have put an end to anything like that ever happening.

Well it started the whole communications revolution for a start

anyways, it was all staged in a hollywood studio.

but back on topic, yes., they were incredibly brave to sit on several hundred (or was it thousand) tons of high explosive then literally go where no man had been before not knowing if they would ever return.

And as Alan Shepherd said, it was a sobering thought that each of the parts was made by the lowest bidder.

 

[Deleted member 20519]

Just heard about this a few minutes ago, very sad RIP

 

[biggs682]

i bet some people thought he would die by just going to the moon

 

[boybiker]

Very sad news a true hero in my eyes. RIP

 

[sheddy]

I think those at the top calculated a 50% chance of Apollo 11 returning from the Moon surface.
RIP

 

[Drago]

I'm gutted. One of my heroes. One of the best stick and rudder men that ever flew, balls of steel, yet incredibly quiet and humble. One of the greatest figures of modern history and I mourn his passing.