Neil Armstrong RIP

efb

Just announced on France 24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCt1BwWE2gA

OU812

A giant leap.

irishgeo

efb wrote: »

Just announced on France 24

just seen this tweeted on newstalk acccount.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCt1BwWE2gA

RIP Neil

Lapin

R.I.P.

efb

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/25/us-usa-neilarmstrong-idUSBRE87O0B020120825

tricky D

RIP

tony81

I wonder did he have any deathbed confessions? *cough* moon landings faked *cough*

RIP


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RedXIV

RIP, the man has one of the greatest legacy's ever, thats an incredible thing to leave behind

dlofnep

What a great life he had. Had the chance to walk on the Moon. I would say it was a very fulfilling life. RIP.

Sunnyisland

R.I.P.

efb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BisS5JxeUW0

nervous_twitch

Rest in Peace; a life lived.

Myrddin

tony81 wrote: »

I wonder did he have any deathbed confessions? *cough* moon landings faked *cough*

I hate using this emoticon, but jesus christ :rolleyes:

The absolute definition of The Right Stuff, RIP

Oafley Jones

I was in Cape Canaveral at the start of the month and under the Saturn V there's a plaque on the average stats for each astronaut in the Apollo Program. To my horror I discovered that were about my age- and height - and that's where the similarities ended, each one was a incredibly impressive individual that made me go **** me I'm wasting my life on xbox and the internet. Armstrong was a naval aviator, test pilot, engineer, astronaut, first man on the moon, Professor and all around American hero. Makes you look at yourself a bit harder... again amazing and RIP.

Cienciano

Not many men will have a place in history like him. RIP

efb

tony81 wrote: »

I wonder did he have any deathbed confessions? *cough* moon landings faked *cough*

RIP

Here's something for that cough

MidlandsM

rip...

stoneill

That leaves 8 moon walkers left alive now from the original 12.

Charles "Pete" Conrad died in a motorcycle accident at age 69.
Alan B. Shepard died of cancer at age 74.
James Irwin died of a heart attack at age 61.

The guys who are left are:
Buzz Aldrin
Alan Bean,
Edgar Mitchell,
David Scott,
Charles Duke,
John Young,
Jack Schmitt
Eugene Cernan

As these guys age - fairly soon there will be no one alive who shared the experience of walking on another celestial body.

cyrusdvirus

RIP.

cyrusdvirus

stoneill wrote: »

That leaves 8 moon walkers left alive now from the original 12.

Charles "Pete" Conrad died in a motorcycle accident at age 69.
Alan B. Shepard died of cancer at age 74.
James Irwin died of a heart attack at age 61.

The guys who are left are:
Buzz Aldrin
Alan Bean,
Edgar Mitchell,
David Scott,
Charles Duke,
John Young,
Jack Schmitt
Eugene Cernan

As these guys age - fairly soon there will be no one alive who shared the experience of walking on another celestial body.

There are very few 'first' men left

Off the top of my head I can only think of Chuck Yeager.

Duff

R.I.P. Took some balls to do what he/Apollo 11 did.

The Hill Billy

\\//n

Lapin

gatecrash wrote: »

There are very few 'first' men left

Off the top of my head I can only think of Chuck Yeager.

Bruce McCandless is another.

He made the first ever untethered space walk.

2 stroke

R.I.P.

bnt

As a former USN officer, he'll be entitled to burial with full military honours in Arlington National Cemetery. Whether he wanted that is another question: a fairly modest guy, as I understand it.

cyrusdvirus

Lapin wrote: »

gatecrash wrote: »

There are very few 'first' men left

Off the top of my head I can only think of Chuck Yeager.

Bruce McCandless is another.

He made the first ever untethered space walk.

Damn, totally forgot that one.

John Young and Bob Crippen would be there too.

The Sparrow

What an amazing legacy to leave behind.

RIP.

kelle

May he RIP. He made the most amazing achievement ever.

AugustusMinimus

RIP

I always feel very uneasy when I hear that Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon.

It is always viewed that Hillary and Norgay were the first people to set foot on top of Mount Everest.

In this case, Armstrong and Aldrin should be viewed as the first people to have set foot on the moon. Just as Hillary and Norgay climbed the mountain together, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon together.

Skyknight

As many astronauts (and cosmonauts), he was both an inspirational and humble human being, and a amazingly talented engineer and test pilot. Godspeed Neil.


HIGH FLIGHT
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air....

Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace.
Where never lark, or even eagle flew —
And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
- Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

Ex astrum nos adveho, quod ut astrum nos vadum reverto. - From the stars we come, and to the stars we shall return.

The Sparrow

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

RIP

I always feel very uneasy when I hear that Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon.

It is always viewed that Hillary and Norgay were the first people to set foot on top of Mount Everest.

In this case, Armstrong and Aldrin should be viewed as the first people to have set foot on the moon. Just as Hillary and Norgay climbed the mountain together, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon together.

Well if you go down that route you end up having to consider all of the scientists in NASA and basically everyone who contributed to the moon landing.

Armstrong was the first man... that's just the way the cards fell. Somebody had to be the first.

Whatever about Aldrin, poor Michael Collins gets completely forgotten in the whole story but that's just life. At least Aldrin did get to walk on the moon.

stevek93

R.I.P

Redshift

RIP Neil and Godspeed.


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Wibbs

RIP Neil Armstrong. The whole human race held our collective breath and took that small step with you and all your colleagues.

So sad to hear of the great mans passing. As has been said already, what a legacy to leave behind.

Those old clips of that great event can still take my breath away and lead to tears.

Manach

RIP - a great person.

Davidius

RIP. A legendary man whose name and achievement should hopefully inspire generations to come.

Mr Cumulonimbus

RIP Neil.

can't help thinking of the chorus of Tineh Temper's "Written in the Stars" at the moment. (Sky Sports Super Sunday theme tune).

"Oh, written in the stars
A million miles away
A message to the main
Oh
Seasons come and go
But I will never change
And I'm on my way".

kingtiger

Redshift wrote: »

RIP Neil and Godspeed.


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indeed

when ever I hear these nuts coming out with that bull, I can help thinking of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wcrkxOgzhU

InvisibleBadger

RIP, astronauts are the coolest childhood heroes

namloc1980

RIP to the great man. Let's hope it's not too long before people once again follow in his footsteps!

Just read this on another site,

'If Chuck Norris had a hero, it would be Neil Armstrong'

shedweller

R.I.P. Neil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtdcdxvNI1o

A true inspiration for a generation and will be for generations to come. RIP and Godspeed.

Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,

And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

Sunwards I’ve climbed and joined the tumbling mirth

Of sun-split clouds – and done a thousand things

You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung

High in the sunlit silence. Hovering there,

I’ve chased the shouting wind along and flung

My eager craft through footless halls of air,

Up, up the long delirious burning blue

I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace,

Where never lark, or even eagle, flew;

And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod

The high untrespassed sanctity of space,

Put out my hand, and touched the face of god.

efb

How much do you know about reluctant hero Neil Armstrong compared to how much you know about fallen 'hero' LA?

from twitter

Bloodwing

RIP Neil, one of the few men to boldly go where no man went before.

Cú Giobach

Message from his family.

"For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request: Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink."

RIP Neil, will be thinking of you at Moonrise tonight.

hughjohn

In 1969 We , like thousands of other families used the upcoming moon landing as the reason to rent our first tv.
I was only 8 years old on that day when the entire family watched the grainy images of what was potentialy the biggest event of our lives.
Even as an 8 year old boy ,I was incredibly moved by the entire event and the courage of those that took part in it . It still awes me today.
EVERY time I look at the moon even these days I think of the men who have been there and wonder what they think as they look up at it.

Neil Armstrong was the first to do it and therefore it is sad that he is gone ,but what a life!!!

It is also sad that as another poster said there is only a handful of people left who have been on the moon. It may well come to pass that as time goes on there will be no one left and this is also regrettable.

It is understandable that for example the last soldier of WW1 is dead and that the last Titanic survivor is dead and so on , but it is awful to contemplate in an age of ever increasing technology that someday "The last man to have walked on the moon will die ".

The courage of men like Neil Armstrong is an example to all of us and the world is a lesser place without him. RIP.

Wibbs

shedweller wrote: »

R.I.P. Neil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtdcdxvNI1o

Sad thing in that interview is when Patrick asks his opinion on scientific stations on the moon and Neil answers that he expects to see them in "our lifetimes".

jfSDAS

RIP Neil.

You quietly inspired millions to take their own "giant leap" in life and realise that with dedication, commitment, and perserverance they too can achieve incredible goals.

Your first step on the lunar surface joined humanity as one in celebration of what is possible if we put aside differences and learn that we are all together on Spaceship Earth voyaging through the vast Cosmos.

John

P.S., I rather liked the comment of one person on the Guardian newspaper's site that they knew someone who once remarked it was amazing "Lance Armstrong had walked on the Moon". Based on his under-fire performances, it looks like Lance allegedly was on something that could have flown him to the Moon alright