RIP Neil Armstrong

[MystyrMystyry]

Korean Fighter Pilot, Test Pilot, First Man On The Moon July 20 1969

Earthlings and Moonlings alike will miss you. An explorer and true hero

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKArpmcz9t8

[billl]

Driving home, I came across some conversation about him on a radio show today, and as usual I smiled and thought about what it must have been like, and what sort of men went on those trips, and I considered what it really must have meant to him when they mentioned how deeply he felt that further manned exploration was a part of human destiny, and then the segment ended and they mentioned that he had died, and I was really pretty much knocked out by that.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Thanks for posting MM.
My son told me earlier today. I was old enough to remember to black and white images on the TV. A great moment in history.

[Calidore]

My parents still have the Chicago Daily News moon landing issue. It's wrapped in tinfoil and plastic. They pulled it out once when my sister and I were kids.

[Maximilianus]

Someone in my country once thought that because of the feeling of human unity that apparently emerged from the arrival on the moon it would be a fine idea to pick July 20th to celebrate friendship. It's called Friend's day here, to commemorate Mr. Armstrong's words about one giant leap for mankind, to give it a sort of local extra meaning although we had nothing to do with the scientific achievements. However, this wish for unity and friendship doesn't always have the intended effect, and some of us never get a mild greeting on such day no matter how friendly we try to be, and that's nothing compared to what we'll never get. We often speak of unity, solidarity, friendship, collaboration, but then we keep pushing some people away when they try to get close to us and we'll go on like that because that's what we are like. We'll keep selecting. We'll keep discarding.

I'm guessing Mr. Armstrong meant well though, and therefore hope he is in peace now.

[Lokasenna]

A sad event, though one cannot say that he didn't live a full life. And his name will be remembered forever.

I notice also that the conspiracy-theory-we-never-landed-on-the-moon brigade are keeping surprisingly silent - perhaps out of respect? At the very least I haven't heard any nutters...

[prendrelemick]

I was one of those millions who got up at three in the morning to watch him descend the ladder. The greatness of his achievement and the modest way he lived his life makes him an example and a hero.

[Sancho]

Totally inappropriate for the lit-net as well as on several other levels, but kinda funny none-the-less.

The Onion’s spoof on NY Times July 21, 1969 front page:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/rlongpre01/moon.html

[aliengirl]

I spoke about Mr. Armstrong to a group of kids today. They were not even conceived when he set foot on the moon but they were all sad about his passing away. We'll always remember him as a great hero. Surprisingly those children also recalled the name of the other two astronauts who accompanied him.

[billl]

Totally inappropriate for the lit-net as well as on several other levels, but kinda funny none-the-less.

The Onion’s spoof on NY Times July 21, 1969 front page:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/rlongpre01/moon.html

It helped me smile as I had a click-fest about those men a few days ago, and it is, I think, quite a tribute to him--but it didn't feel right for Saturday. But it's all about awesomeness, and so I think now, a few days later, yeah: it's appropriate, good thinking.

I spoke about Mr. Armstrong to a group of kids today. They were not even conceived when he set foot on the moon but they were all sad about his passing away. We'll always remember him as a great hero. Surprisingly those children also recalled the name of the other two astronauts who accompanied him.

Wow, that is surprising, but nice to hear.