Neil Armstrong – RIP
CNN – Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, dies
Only eight of the 12 men who have walked on the Moon remain alive now.
ADDED: Here’s footage of Armstrong escaping death while practicing for the lunar landing in the Bell Aerosystems Lunar Landing Research Vehicle:
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wj said,
August 25, 2012 at 8:41 pm
I confess that Armstrong is my ideal of a hero: someone who, when his moment comes, does his job well. And then goes back to being a normal person.
Other astronauts went on to be Senators, etc. Armstrong went on to be a professor of engineering — teaching others.
RIP
amba12 said,
August 25, 2012 at 9:12 pm
It gives me “end of an era” feelings, especially since we do not know when someone will set foot on the Moon again. “Set foot” — that expression feels so literal when you think of Armstrong putting his bootprint in the cindery surface of the moon.