Neil Armstrong has died
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The moon landing happened 15 years before I was even born, but this makes me really sad. I don't think anything will happen in my lifetime that will be so awe-inspiring as the moon landing. Even if we get people to Mars, I'll probably be watching it from my phone, and it just won't seem as impressive.
Hope he gets the state funeral he deserves
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RIP.
A man and a legend, His name will always be known and spoken along with other great firsts and legends. One name of few who will always be known.
A man and a legend, His name will always be known and spoken along with other great firsts and legends. One name of few who will always be known.
I've never had the death of a stranger affect me this much. I'm trying to stop crying, but it's difficult.
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Amaris
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It's taking a lot of effort to hold back tears so I can post this. Neil Armstrong was one of my heroes, one of my childhood role models, a man who told me that as long as I could dream it, I could make it a reality. He was influential in developing my love of space, and what mankind could accomplish if only we would dare to dream and act on those dreams.
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air....
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace.
Where never lark, or even eagle flew —
And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God."
- "High Flight", by J.G. Magee, Jr.
Rest in peace, Neil. /**
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air....
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace.
Where never lark, or even eagle flew —
And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God."
- "High Flight", by J.G. Magee, Jr.
Rest in peace, Neil. /**
Is this based on anything substantive, or just the usual tired "young people don't know things/have bad taste/are disrespectful" trope? Plus, how many generations have there been since 1969? Two? I see a lot of young people responding here and in comments around the web who know perfectly well who he is. A few Twitter comments here and there do not a major problem make.
Over the years I've spoken to a lot of young'uns who are terribly ignorant of history and notable people that we know by heart.
doubleohfive
Fleet Admiral
So, nothing really substantive. Gotcha.
Yes, Rest in Peace....Neil
Say what you want. I'm not the only one to have this experience, and a recurring one at that. A lot of my own generation have been ignorant of history and it's only gotten worse.
From Mr. Armstrong's family:
"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.”
He was my childhood hero. It'll be a while until I shall watch the moon through my telescope without thinking of him.
"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.”
He was my childhood hero. It'll be a while until I shall watch the moon through my telescope without thinking of him.
That he was. An inspiration, an example and a role model. To use a well-worn but profoundly appropriate phrase, his passing marks the end of an era. In fact, I can't think of a death in recent memory of which that statement would be more true.
Apparently there are now eight people alive who have walked on the moon, the youngest of whom will be 77 in October. That's a sobering thought. Hopefully, the enterprising spirit that is asssociated with the Apollo program will prevail, and before too long we'll see people pass beyond the boundary of human expansion that was set forty-odd years ago.
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I really hate to hear this. 
RIP Neil Armstrong.
RIP Neil Armstrong.
Well, it's rather telling that in their haste to be first to report the news, NBC reported that 'Astronaut Neil Young' had died. But that's probably stupid carelessness.
RIP to a true hero.
Jan
Neil, I watched the very beginnings of your flight as a very excited 8 year old boy..
On the beach, watching as the majestic Saturn V lifted off on a pillar of fire and thunder into the clear blue Florida sky...And people prayed and wept and hoped..
I watched entranced during the landing, hoping, along with many others, that despite all the danger, you and Buzz would land successfully..And after you did land, I watched hardly breathing as I watched you make history for all Humanity..
I cheered when the television images showed Apollo 11's safe return to Earth..
'Requiescat in pace' Neil Alden Armstrong, hopefully both you and Yuri are having a drink together in peace.
On the beach, watching as the majestic Saturn V lifted off on a pillar of fire and thunder into the clear blue Florida sky...And people prayed and wept and hoped..
I watched entranced during the landing, hoping, along with many others, that despite all the danger, you and Buzz would land successfully..And after you did land, I watched hardly breathing as I watched you make history for all Humanity..
I cheered when the television images showed Apollo 11's safe return to Earth..
'Requiescat in pace' Neil Alden Armstrong, hopefully both you and Yuri are having a drink together in peace.
