The first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong, has died at the age of 82 after undergoing heart-bypass surgery earlier this month.
As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.
As he stepped on the moon’s dusty surface, he said: “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
So he finally took the giant leap.
Eighty two is pretty good innings. Sad news though :(
At the beginning of the year, I was telling a work friend about these lists that the SSSF make about predictions who will fall off the perch this year. Now every time someone famous dies, she sends me a text asking if that person was on my list- this is how I found out Neil had died as I heard my phone’s message tone as I got up this morning.
>Eighty two is pretty good innings.
82 is pretty bloody average.
82 is good at 25, pretty good at 35, ok at 40 and aww he could have lasted longer at Sibeens age
I guess we’ll never know the real truth now.
It must have been hard for him, hard to have kept things bottled up inside for all those years, he became a recluse, stayed out of the limelight and refused to be grille….. to give interviews to the media.
I do remember one interview however when he described the landing, how they had a computer warning that no one understood, how the computer wanted to put them down in a bad place and how he took control and landed with only seconds of fuel left and how the interviewer said it sounded just like a movie script.
NBC employs top journos..
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bloody spellcheck.
Arts said:
NBC employs top journos..
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Arts said:
NBC employs top journos..https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/207184_464560156898334_1342280409_n.jpg
That’s tops.
Wonder if Buzz will give the eulogy.
Skeptic Pete said:
Wonder if Buzz will give the eulogy.
Buzz, always second.
Even God has forgot Michael Collins. He’ll probably live forever.
Dropbear said:
Even God has forgot Michael Collins. He’ll probably live forever.
At least his brother Tom got a drink named after him.
Oh well, when it’s time to go, it’s time to go.
i was surprised when he did the interview over here, he must have known that his time was nearly up. he obviously decided to give the interview whilst he was well enough to do so.
wookiemeister said:
i was surprised when he did the interview over here, he must have known that his time was nearly up. he obviously decided to give the interview whilst he was well enough to do so.
Yea, he was psychic.
Saluté to a legend. :(
Didn’t Neil say that he thought we were given a finite number of heartbeats at birth?
I guess his ran out.
His death marks the passing of an era.
Vale.
Skeptic Pete said:
Wonder if Buzz will give the eulogy.
I wonder how many people will develop conspiracy theories about the funeral being staged in a Hollywood studio.
Sad news. A genuine living legend of our times. Never again will anyone share this planet with someone who was the first on a different one.
Your name may not be written in the stars, but your actions are written on the biggest thing above us, making your name immortal.
Thank you.
Kingy said:
Sad news. A genuine living legend of our times. Never again will anyone share this planet with someone who was the first on a different one.
Good quote mate.
There’s still a small chance that in the next couple of decades we’ll see someone walk on Mars though.
didn’t think he would last too long after the op. saw too many of my aged clients going in for some procedure and dying 6 months later. at that age you never recover.
Spiny Norman said:
Kingy said:
Sad news. A genuine living legend of our times. Never again will anyone share this planet with someone who was the first on a different one.Good quote mate.
There’s still a small chance that in the next couple of decades we’ll see someone walk on Mars though.
Hmm, what’s the betting Neil had killed quite a lot of people here on planet Earth, including civilians, before walking on the moon?
>Armstrong first saw action in the Korean War on August 29, 1951, as an escort for a photo reconnaissance plane over Songjin. On September 3, 1951, Armstrong flew armed reconnaissance over the primary transportation and storage facilities south of the village of Majon-ni, west of Wonsan; while he was making a low bombing run at about 350 mph (560 km/h), Armstrong’s F9F Panther was hit by anti-aircraft fire. While trying to regain control, Armstrong collided with a pole at a height of about 20 feet (6.1 m), which sliced off an estimated three feet of the Panther’s right wing.
Armstrong was able to fly the plane back to friendly territory, but due to the loss of the aileron, ejection was his only safe option. He planned to eject over water and await rescue by Navy helicopters, and therefore flew to an airfield near Pohang, but his ejection seat was blown back over land. A jeep driven by a room-mate from flight school picked Armstrong up; it is unknown what happened to the wreckage of No. 125122 F9F-2.
Armstrong flew 78 missions over Korea for a total of 121 hours in the air, most of which were in January 1952. He received the Air Medal for 20 combat missions, a Gold Star for the next 20, and the Korean Service Medal and Engagement Star. <
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong
Space Cowboys is on TV :)
Oh no, it’s just John Glenn and Buzz Aldrin giving tributes to Neil Armstrong.