MigBuster 2,884 Posted August 26, 2012 RIP Neil - rode the edge of human limits - one of the greatest Humans ever - peace be with you sir. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spinners 15,986 Posted August 26, 2012 RIP to a true hero. Was it really 43 years ago that I was an excited kid watching grainy black and white images of this amazing feat of human accomplishment? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FastCargo 412 Posted August 26, 2012 Best thing I've read about this all day: In the year 2525, if man is still alive (in the words of the No. 1 song on July 20, 1969), nobody will remember who Barack Obama was. Nobody will remember who Osama Bin Laden was. Nobody will remember who Ronald Reagan was. Nobody will remember who John F. Kennedy was. Nobody will remember who Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson or Frank Sinatra was. But, in the year 2525, if man is still alive, they'll remember who Neil Armstrong was. Attributed to JStarStar, of The Rocketry Forum. FC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr.Viper 131 Posted August 26, 2012 they'll remember who Neil Armstrong was. The first singer songwriter on the Moon... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+wilco 11 Posted August 26, 2012 (edited) Godspeed, Mr. Armstrong. Quick edit: When I read of his passing away, I fired up Kerbal Space Program and tried to land an "unkerbaled" lander on Mun. Both attempts failed, the first descent module was lost when it crashed into the moon and on the second I ran out of fuel and couldn't deccelerate once near Mun, ending up on a heliocentric orbit with no chance of return thanks to the gravitational pull i received instead. That in mind I feel that Armstrong and his fellow astronauts can't be honoured enough. Edited August 26, 2012 by wilco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Soulfreak 6,524 Posted August 27, 2012 RIP :S A real hero is gone.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zzzspace 2 Posted August 27, 2012 I remember listening to this guy on my dad's shortwave radio when I was a boy, camping out on a hunting trip. My dad had the radio on so loud at 2AM, inside our family tent, and I didn't know any of the names of the people talking on it, until years later. But I hung on every word they said, and it changed everything, from then on. R.I.P. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
