RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted August 25, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk...canada-19381098 Very sad news, although he had a good innings. A very brave man to do what he did with the rudimentary (compared to today) technology available at the time. He uttered those immortal words "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" and "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." I remember being allowed to stay up and watch the epic walk - 20 July 1969. R.I.P Neil Edit - added link to sound clip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyfox Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 If anyone ever lived a fulfilled life then it's him. A brave pioneer to whom we all owe a debt, It is amusing that at the most important point in human history - he fluffed his rehearsed line... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Griffin Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Space, the final frontier, these were the voyages of Niel Armstrong, boldly going where no man, where no one, had gone before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 A very private man who inspired millions. What a contrast to the millions of wannabes who seek fame and achieve nothing. In my old lab at Farnborough we had a set of clothing worn by the early Apollo astronauts in our tea room. We never had to look far for inspiration in our work! Rest in Peace, Neil Armstrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted August 25, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2012 I remember being allowed to stay up and watch the epic walk - 20 July 1969. I was night turn when this epic event occurred. Several of us left the office and took the lift to floor 10, thence onto the roof of Essex House, to stare at that distant orb, on which a man like us now stood. Yes, a moment to savour. RIP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 25, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2012 In my old lab at Farnborough we had a set of clothing worn by the early Apollo astronauts in our tea room. We never had to look far for inspiration in our work! a truly insperational man, amazing to see the craft they flew to the moon in... here is our little un looking at neil armstorngs real space suit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TomE Posted August 25, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2012 Ad Astra Neil. It's not a quote from Armstrong, but for me it sums up the the spirit, determination and bravery of people like him. "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard" Tom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Yorkshire Pud Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 A truly great Human ...... as were all the Apollo Astronauts. I remember watching the moon landings as a nipper ...... Hero is an over used term these days, but these men were just that ...... Heros, one and all. Bon Voyage Neil Armstrong ........ A true Hero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted August 25, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 25, 2012 While I myself did not yet exist back in '69, it sure was a remarkable feat which Neil, his colleagues and all the countless people at NASA accomplished – well worthy of immortality in our minds. So, let me just say – RIP, Neil Armstrong, and Godspeed on your journey beyond the stars. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveblueozzie Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I remember being glued to the TV screen as a 15 year old lad awe struck. I was lucky enough a few years later to go to Florida and see the rockets ,you dont realise just how big they are and how tiny we are compared to them, but what a huge achievement they made. A sad day today a living legend and hero in my lifetime. Rest in peace Neil you've now took the final step. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Sad news - his achievement will be immortal XF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy280472 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 One of the very few men whos name truly forms part of mans historybook , very sad but here was a man who can truly say he lived a worthwhile life. R.I.P. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big James Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Rest I peace. Neil Armstrong. The man who inspired a generations young and old to look up at the stars and dream the impossible. Maybe your passing will br the beginning of a new breed of dare devils to make the journey to mars and beyond. Many people will remember this as a sad day for years to come but you will always inspire those who are here and have those who are doing the impossible. Big James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Williams Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk...canada-19381098 Very sad news, although he had a good innings. A very brave man to do what he did with the rudimentary (compared to today) technology available at the time. He uttered those immortal words "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" and "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." I remember being allowed to stay up and watch the epic walk - 20 July 1969. R.I.P Neil Edit - added link to sound clip Very sad news indeed. I was in the back room of 'The Globe' inn at Buckfastleigh with two friends at the time of the landing, having just left school and being on a three week camping holiday around Dartmoor. The loss of some people, even though you don't personally know them, impacts upon you more than others. This is one of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 And then there were eight. I wonder if there will again be a time when no living human has walked on the moon? Geoff Endacott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Goodbye Mr Armstrong, May we do right by your name. "He has sliped the surly bonds of earth and touched the face of god" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I think that very likely Geoff, the youngest of the astronauts to walk on the moon was Charles Duke and he is now 77. I'm not aware of any current plans to send a man there again and it would surely take several years planning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 And then there were eight. I wonder if there will again be a time when no living human has walked on the moon? Geoff Endacott I think that's a sad truth which may in years to come be true. A moment which influenced generations, never to be repeated. I built a model of Apollo 11 when I was young - my late uncle was a Pratt & Whitney man, and though he personally never worked on anything NASA related, his respect and awe for the engineering involved has remained with me ever since. The saddest thing is that Armstrongs death won't stop the moon hoax theories coming out, I suspect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big James Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 That sad thing is NASA disproved all the moon hoax theories a while back by showing telescope images of the rover and lander still up there. Maybe you will propel NASA now mr Armstrong to push the impossible and strike for mars Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted August 25, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2012 I remember exactly where I was on that amazing night. It just seems like yesterday. A great, great man. God speed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 A truly remarkable man. But not just because he was "The First". What is more remarkable is that he was a person who realised that his achievements were more important than himself. Nobody could ask for more. Rest in Peace Neil Armstrong, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Sad news. For those interested in the handful of men who have walked on the moon, I can thoroughly recommend Andrew Smith's Moondust - a fascinating, if slightly melancholy, read (all the more so now...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod5 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 The saddest thing is that Armstrongs death won't stop the moon hoax theories coming out, I suspect. Very true Simon but I would ask that we restrict post here to condolences and the positive rather than go down that line please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Very sad news indeed. There was always some rivalry between Armstrong and Adrin about who should step out first, Aldrin feeling he was the more able communicator with a wider appreciation of the historical impact of what they were doing. Armstrong, of course, was the commander, so had priority. In the end it came down to practicality, for Aldrin to exit first, they would have to swap seats. Armstrong was evidently a very private introverted man who was very focused on doing the best possible job, without dreaming about the historical significances, which is of course what made him an ideal test pilot, and the best possible choice to command Apollo 11. In my mind, and I think how history will remember him, Armstrong's private, non-celebrity approach to life is perhaps the greatest statement about what he and everyone else involved in the Apollo program achieved: humanity succeeded in putting a man on the Moon, and the first man there was no superman, but a brilliant, ordinary, private family man. Not a film star, he was just like the rest of us. And he went to the Moon. Armstrong will remain an inspiration for generations long into the future, a reminder that our greatest achievements have little to do with glamour or fame. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Very true Simon but I would ask that we restrict post here to condolences and the positive rather than go down that line please. Of course, my apologies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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