Neil Armstrong - First Man on the moon dies

RichardN00 (e2 Member)

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25 Aug 2012 - 8:53 PM

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Another childhood hero gone

Ewanneil

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25 Aug 2012 - 9:27 PM

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I feel really sad about this news. I was 12 years of age when Armstrong's crew went to the moon and I was absolutely enthralled by all the Apollo missions. Even at that tender age I felt really privileged to be witness to such momentous events. R.I.P. Neil.

EddieAC

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25 Aug 2012 - 9:31 PM

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Just heard about that. He was, and had to be, exceptionally fit when he was doing those test flights and Apollo missions and faced certain death anytime if anything were to go wrong so it is such a shame it was due to complications from his recent coronary surgery.

I would guess that when NASA finally produce another space vehicle, Neil Armstrong will one day go to the moon again where his ashes would probably be placed in a fitting ceremony.

One of the brave few and never to be forgotten.

R.I.P

cantona43 (e2 Member)

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25 Aug 2012 - 9:56 PM

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R.I.P Neil

scottishphototours

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26 Aug 2012 - 12:02 AM

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Think we forget that in all the hype of the space missions that these guys were HIGHLY successful pilots/test pilots/engineers in their own right before getting to Nasa. To have had SUCH a successful career and then getting to Nasa and the Moon is something that most of us can only dream about.

These guys really were true heroes, none more so than Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins on Apollo 11.

As someone else said, another childhood hero gone...

Carabosse (e2 Member)

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26 Aug 2012 - 12:08 AM

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Apologies if this is a bit inappropriate in a tribute thread but I think Neil would have had a chuckle at this video.

779HOB

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26 Aug 2012 - 8:42 AM

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Quote: Well it woud be a damn site easier to land a man on the moon than to create a worldwide conspiracy large enough to fake it.

Today maybe but then I am not sure. People were more trusting, people wanted to believe it. The best lies to tell are the ones people want to hear. I do believe they went though.

franken (e2 Member)

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26 Aug 2012 - 9:04 AM

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Quote: People were more trusting, people wanted to believe it.
During the Vietnam war? It was a pretty distrustful time.
You would have to fake the landings, fake the signals from the mission, fake the moon rocks they bought back, fake the mirrors that were used for 40 years to bounce lazer light off, etc. etc.
All this under the scrutiny of the worlds scientific community, and make sure no one involved ever talks..that is a big ask.

I remember seeing an interview several years ago from a leading Russian of their space-flight missions who said that they monitored the landing and the return flight as they really wanted it to fail.

Or perhaps it was a conspiracy and the Russians were also involved in it!