Neil armstrong r.i.p

[Wendigo]

The man with the big brass cajones to set foot on the moon passed away today 8-25-2012 at age 82.
Thank you Neil Armstrong. You will not be forgotten. :salute::salute::salute:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19383328

[sbdman]

Favorite quote,"

"We all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work."

True hero, but he would never accept it - "Just my job."

[tthurman]

I stayed up a bit late last night, and watched footage of the crew getting their awards from back several years ago. A great loss to our society for sure! Men of this type are far and few between these days.

[youra6]

Long live science!

[HopefulFred]

[20nickels]

Buzz was supposed to be the 1st on the moon. Neil positioned himself in the capsule to be 1st fwiw. :peeping:

[sbdman]

Buzz was supposed to be the 1st on the moon. Neil positioned himself in the capsule to be 1st fwiw. :peeping:

I'm going completely off memory, but, I recall Buzz was a bit egotistical, and not fully a team player. Wasn't he the one that blew the door after touchdown, sinking the capsule? If both are true, the decision to go with Neil was in retrospect, a good one.

Between movies and time, I'm probably wrong.

It was Grissom that blew the hatch, and I see no mention of selfishness in Buzz's career. As usuall, I need to filter memories with google.

Side note - when I was 9, my father got me into the warehouse where they stored the Friendship 7 - John Glenn's capsule after it's flight. I could barely fit, even without the main instrument panel installed, and, I had no space suit on! Now, it's sealed and on display at the Smithsonian.

[tesseract]

Godspeed, Mr. Armstrong! :salute:



Who would be/was first shows just how silly we humans really are. In reality, it doesn't matter one whit. Still, great significance has been attached to it.

I am proud that our species was able to accomplish such a task, and that there are people that would put themselves in such a dire position in order to further our understanding of the cosmos.

Considering that we have been given an orgasm dispenser in front, and hands.... I am amazed we even discovered a means to make fire. :biglaugh:

[Kevin_Wadsworth]

I was at the USAF Museum last Friday and they have the Apollo 15 capsule there. Such a tiny place to live with 2 other guys while you are a couple hundred thousand miles from home!

[tthurman]

I was at the USAF Museum last Friday and they have the Apollo 15 capsule there. Such a tiny place to live with 2 other guys while you are a couple hundred thousand miles from home!

Yep, a no bean zone for sure! :eek:


tess is on a roll, first the hot snatch funny and now this! :applause:

[tesseract]

I do it for the lulz. :biglaugh: