Neil Armstrong is dead :(

EMD F7A · 08-25-2012, 04:59 PM

RIP and Godspeed!

First man on moon.

Best cenotaph possible...

WestjetterO · 08-25-2012, 05:05 PM

RIP Neil

. He just turned 82 near the beginning of this month. Hopefully NASA will do something in memory of him and the moon landing.

gospodin · 08-25-2012, 05:57 PM

The greatest icon in space exploration, and one of the men who inspired me to enjoy science and science fiction. I remember the day he made his "That's one small step" speech, I was with my family on vacation in Montana. I thought, "Jules Verne is spinning in his grave right now." Armstrong lived long enough to see our nation's dreams of space die.

And now he's gone too.

Ironclaw · 08-25-2012, 06:04 PM

An Icon passes

I`ll never as a young boy forget the event that so many now think passe.

God Speed Neil

All engines running

SuperKungFu · 08-25-2012, 09:38 PM

A passing of a titan, an icon, a hero

May he RIP and thank you for being an inspiration to many. Godspeed

This one is for you Neil:

fazeman · 08-25-2012, 11:13 PM

Rest in peace Neil Armstrong.

http://youtu.be/6eWeW5jj1DQ

Roarer · 08-26-2012, 08:24 AM

From Mare Tranquilitatis to mere tranquility. Rest in peace Neil.

boeing747crazy · 08-27-2012, 01:58 PM

it is such a shame, one of the most famous people on earth, or should i say the moon
the first man on the moon, what an amazing acheivement
regards
kris

EGPFGLA · 08-27-2012, 03:01 PM

RIP! =( sad news

Mystère · 08-27-2012, 06:11 PM

B2707300SST · 08-31-2012, 06:22 PM

Rest in space Neil. Thanks for taking us "out there".

HTF200 · 09-30-2012, 01:11 AM

CINCINNATI—Carol Held Knight told reporters on Wednesday that, though she was still mourning her husband Neil Armstrong’s death, it was frankly a relief to finally be able to clear out all the “space hobby crap” her late husband kept lying around the house. “I loved my husband very much, but, honestly, what am I supposed to do with a pile of useless rocks, a moon man figurine of some kind, and a stack of journals he wrote about space in?” said Knight, who recalled that Armstrong once “practically threw a fit” when she tried to get rid of his little plastic space shuttles. “I’m just going put it in a box and leave it on the curb. Some kids from the neighborhood might want it, you never know.” Knight confirmed she planned on giving the spacesuit Armstrong wore on the moon to a thrift store, noting that “it doesn’t fit [her].”

RIP

gospodin · 09-30-2012, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by HTF200

CINCINNATI—Carol Held Knight told reporters on Wednesday that, though she was still mourning her husband Neil Armstrong’s death, it was frankly a relief to finally be able to clear out all the “space hobby crap” her late husband kept lying around the house. “I loved my husband very much, but, honestly, what am I supposed to do with a pile of useless rocks, a moon man figurine of some kind, and a stack of journals he wrote about space in?” said Knight, who recalled that Armstrong once “practically threw a fit” when she tried to get rid of his little plastic space shuttles. “I’m just going put it in a box and leave it on the curb. Some kids from the neighborhood might want it, you never know.” Knight confirmed she planned on giving the spacesuit Armstrong wore on the moon to a thrift store, noting that “it doesn’t fit [her].”

RIP

Ha! Nice Onion report. His spacesuit is at the Smithsonian (they never let the astronauts keep them...government property and all that). Boy, if only that were true about boxing up Armstrong's stuff and putting it on the curb.

A Tupolev · 09-30-2012, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by HTF200

CINCINNATI—Carol Held Knight told reporters on Wednesday that, though she was still mourning her husband Neil Armstrong’s death, it was frankly a relief to finally be able to clear out all the “space hobby crap” her late husband kept lying around the house. “I loved my husband very much, but, honestly, what am I supposed to do with a pile of useless rocks, a moon man figurine of some kind, and a stack of journals he wrote about space in?” said Knight, who recalled that Armstrong once “practically threw a fit” when she tried to get rid of his little plastic space shuttles. “I’m just going put it in a box and leave it on the curb. Some kids from the neighborhood might want it, you never know.” Knight confirmed she planned on giving the spacesuit Armstrong wore on the moon to a thrift store, noting that “it doesn’t fit [her].”

RIP

My wife will do the same thing when I'm dead.