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Take your pick on news source, but they all appear to be reporting that Neil Armstrong has died at the age of 82, following complications after recent heart surgery.

CNN have quoted his family as saying "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."

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/25/us/ne ... ?hpt=hp_t1

Ian P.

RIP Neil

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I can't help but look at this image and see the face of a man who looks just like anybody I might see walking down the street, but then I think a little more and realise where this image was taken and what just happened a short time before it, and it makes me smile just as much as he is right there, and I can never put a finger on an absolute reason why I feel that way. I wasn't even alive during the 60's...but I do wish I was at times.

Surely the moon will forever be his and no doubt he'll be gracious enough to allow all those that followed him a space of their own when they say goodbye to us on Earth.

Godspeed Neil.

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Alec

His is an achievement that shall never be surpassed; it was he who first set foot upon a world not of our own. We may reach goals and achieve outcomes beyond our moon, but the courage of those who left our earth for another, when nobody had ever done so before, shall never be forgotten. It is the actions of those who triumph that make heroes; it is not of those who forever seek greatness, but those who set out to do their job, to achieve something for the benefit of all, and not themselves, that makes the hero.

Our world is now absent of the first man on the moon, the first man to have ever left the great oasis in that great infinite expanse of the universe, boldly going where no man has gone before. Other men, such as Buzz Aldrin, may have been more popular, more charismatic, and more stylish than Armstrong, but I believe that it was for this humble, quiet man, the greatest gift to our world that he be the first to set foot upon the moon - the words he said forever capture the imaginations of those who may have forever dreamed of doing what he did, and he did so as a man with great gumption, but little ego. There live now only eight men who have seen the earth rise on a desolate horizon, and who have gone farther from the earth than any others. His achievements are great, and what he did for his country, and for those who dream, shall never be forgotten.

He chose not to be the first man upon the moon, he didn't seek the immortal glory, but he planted the flag of the nation he loved upon our moon, himself defeating the oppressor of the world, by placing the sign of freedom on the jewel of teh night sky. May he forever rest in peace in the glory of the heavens, and may God bless his journey, and his pride never be forgotten.

(This post is © 2012 Peter J. Carlson, All Rights Reserved)

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Sorry to hear that

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RIP Mr. Armstrong.

(: This post is by threeJulietAlpha, in case that wasn't obvious

I was fortunate to have lived within that era and watched all of the NASA Mercury,Gemini and Apollo missions on network television.The first view of the Earth rise from the moon though was viewed half a year earlier in the Apollo 8 mission in December of 1968 which showed the fragile highly improbable jewel of a planet on which we live.No organic life has been discovered anywhere so far.No Earth like planet has been discovered as of yet either.Terraforming other planets seems highly improbable as we are having much difficulties here keeping our planet from turning into another Venus climate wise.
There is no planet around Zyra like in the 1951 film When Worlds Collide which any of us could escape to if we destroy ourselves and this planet and yes we all are facing anthropogenic self extinction of all life on this planet.The earlier December 1968 mission showed the fragile extreme rarity of our Earth alone amongst the dead worlds.
However the other achievement of July 1969 with the Apollo 11 mission and the actual landing on another celestial body has been the dream of mankind for thousands of years.I watched the whole event along with my brothers.It was the dream and goal of Dr. Wehrner von Braun too so he succeeded with his comrades.RIP Neil Armstrong you made that one dream of mankind come true and you will never be forgotten

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This is a most unfortunate event, however I believe Mr Armstrong would rather have us dwell on his achievements than him being laid to rest. Even if you are skeptical of the lunar landings Mr Armstrong did so much work for aviation; a navy pilot and test pilot for almost every 50's-60's aircraft especially the century series and that includes the swindle of the century F-104. He achieved a great deal after as a test pilot, astronaut and as a teacher passing knowledge down to the next generation.

@JJB17463rdBombGroup.

Indeed the world is either going to come to an end naturally when the Sun expands or we will destroy it; at least for human habitation. Unfortunately the latter may come first, if only people laid down their arms and focussed on helping each other and took their rightful place as guardians of the earth, its envrionment and animals.

Like you said there are not many Earth like planet in the universe; at least in comparison the ratio of livable planets. Technically there could be thousands, millions etc. or more but they are likely very far between each other so we can not afford to ruin this one yet. To be honest if I was a scientist and found another earth like planet I would be quiet about, and work a way I could transfer deserving humans (like the people on this board) rather than the majority of humanity. They frankly don't deserve it and it would inevitably ruin another planet.

R.I.P. Neal.

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The saddest part was that (at least here) the news that Neil had Gone West was pre-empted with the SUPER IMPORTANT NEWS that some whore from Jersey Shore had gone into labor.

The second-saddest part was when I called my sister to tell her and she remarked "Wow, right after losing all those medals..."