Neil Armstrong dies

[Locutus]

WASHINGTON—Former U.S. astronaut, Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, has died at the age of 82, U.S. media reported on Saturday.

Armstrong underwent a heart-bypass surgery earlier this month, just two days after his birthday on Aug. 5, to relieve blocked coronary arteries.

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, Armstrong said: “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

The Apollo 11 moon mission turned out to be Armstrong’s last space flight. The following year he was appointed to a desk job, being named NASA’s deputy associate administrator for aeronautics in the office of advanced research and technology.

He left NASA a year later to become a professor of engineering at the University of Cincinnati.
The former astronaut lived in the Cincinnati area with his wife, Carol.


First man on moon Neil Armstrong dead at 82 - thestar.com


http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/neil-armstrong-man-moon-dead/story?id=12325140#.UDkrJKBlS_I

 

[SLM]

R.I.P. Neil Armstrong.

He will always be the first, he will never be forgotten.

 

[MapleDog]

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

RIP Neil.

 

[Kreskin]

His script had "for a man" but he left the "a". I like how he said it.

 

[BaalsTears]

An age is passing. May he rest in peace.

 

[CDNBear]

The sad passing of one lifes last remaining true heroes.

 

[damngrumpy]

He was the man who defined a historic age you might say all those songs were
directed to him for he was the man on the moon

 

[EagleSmack]

So long Neil!

 

[Tonington]

Quite the inspiring fellow, and as modest as they come.

 

[Locutus]

Solid bit of work here.

Probably some young hipster punk that had no idea who Neil Armstrong was. Sad.


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[BaalsTears]

The American civilian manned space program is over. From now on American civilians in space will be hitch hikers. Many of the older astronauts are heartbroken by this fact.

 

[SLM]

Solid bit of work here.

Probably some young hipster punk that had no idea who Neil Armstrong was. Sad.


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So wait! Are you saying that Gordon Lightfoot is dead????8O



I kid, I kid. Cuz there was that time when he was dead but he wasn't.

Anyway.

Tis' pathetic, especially given that most of them don't know who Neil Young is either.

 

[lone wolf]

A much bigger step.... Rest in peace man-in-the-moon

 

[MapleDog]

Solid bit of work here.

Probably some young hipster punk that had no idea who Neil Armstrong was. Sad.


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Just wait to see their next screwups,when Chuck Yeager will die,i'm sure we'll see this

"First man to break the sound barrier Chuck Norris is dead"

 

[Walter]

A true hero. RIP

 

[Kakato]

Andy Kaufman - Man On The Moon.wmv - YouTube

Elton John - Rocket Man (Live at Madison Square Garden 2000) - YouTube

R.I.P. rocket man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vj7wFdLXb8

I was a kid when my mom woke us kids up at about 5 am to watch him walk on the moon on our black and white RCA tv.
She told us we could do that to if we worked hard enough,it was very inspiring.

 

[WLDB]

Unfortunate. He seemed to have lived a very good life and was able to keep his privacy. No small feat these days. Wish I had been around for the landings. Even my parents were too young to remember. My grandmother told me about it though. Im hoping to be around the next time humanity makes a 'giant leap.'

 

[Angstrom]

Unfortunate. He seemed to have lived a very good life and was able to keep his privacy. No small feat these days. Wish I had been around for the landings. Even my parents were too young to remember. My grandmother told me about it though. Im hoping to be around the next time humanity makes a 'giant leap.'

Maybe will be around for the next World War.
We get a shot at the giant leap after the War.
If there's anything left.

 

[shadowshiv]

He has now taken the next giant step, and who knows where his journey will go and what marvels he may witness?

Rest in peace, Mr. Armstrong.