Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon, Dies at 82

This man's accomplishments speak for themselves.

Some day when we decide to go to the moon again, they should bring a small monument for him and leave it on the moon.

I wrote a song in respect of Neil Armstrong, it should be the first thing on Youtube when you search Neil Armstrong Tribute song. Thanks

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2012

Neil Armstrong: A hero not fallen, but risen

As I sit here, this morning, sipping my coffee and listening to 'CBS Sunday Morning', I have to keep picking up a tissue and blowing my nose and wiping my eyes.

I'm a child of the 1960s, going to school not even an hour away from the Cape. When any mission launched, we stood in our front yard - as our neighbors stood in theirs - eyes cast to the east, awaiting the bright flame that men rode to take them to space. I remember every Mercury, Gemini and Apollo mission that launched in my cognizant-childhood because we followed them at home, and we followed them at school. We grew up in an era fed by the intellectual curiosity of a race - the human race - that wouldn't be chained to only one planet, but a race that yearned to journey among all the planets, among the stars.

I remember the day that Neil Armstrong stepped forth on the Moon, and I remember that it was also the day that my parents announced to me that they were divorcing.

The latter passed, but my curiosity never waned for the former.

Yesterday, a hero not just of one country but of all countries, not just of one celestial body but of two, passed away. With him went a part of our genetic makeup, that part that serves to drive our race forward.

I sit here, this morning, in a stunned daze and I wonder if that moment of heroic achievement wasn't our finest. Have we fallen so far and devolved into the bitter rancor that has become the norm for how we get along with each other? Will we ever have the will to step forth again even on the same body that Neil Armstrong stood on over 3 decades ago? Will we have the willpower, the desire to show our technological prowess again, to boldly go to yet other planets?

From the viewpoint of politics, it seems not. We've given over the reins of the nation to cowardly know-nothings who would rather see the nation fail than the man who leads it succeed.

From the viewpoint of technology, we seem to want to hand over the role of leader to any other country with the common sense to educate its children in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

And from the viewpoint of leadership, we've abdicated that role completely, not even bothering to find a replacement.

Neil Armstrong was a hero of international - nay, interplanetary - dimensions. Who now will be our hero?

May we always remember his steps into the unknown, and not let his memory die, but rather listen to his only request, that we return not for glory but for the sake of mankind.

It's been a kick in the stomach...You only had to live in Florida during those heady times when our hero's were always within a few miles of where you lived. If you or your parents weren't directly involved with the space program then you knew someone who was. We were proud and rightly so...to have issued the challenge to go to the moon and then to have fulfilled that promise...and we are oh so proud of the incredibly brave men that made us feel that way.

Godspeed Neil Armstrong...

He is an American Hero! God bless him! My heart and prayers goes out to his family!

..... and one spectacular vault into the vast unknown by a great soul.

Rest in peace Neil Armstrong...

Living in the Huntsville, Alabama area, we are constantly reminded of the greatness humanity achieved during the Apollo missions. It put us on the map! I used to design Apollo mission exhibits for the Space and Rocket Center, and two years ago Neil Armstrong came to a gala they had to honor Dr. von T. and to cut the ribbon on an exhibit I worked on. I'll never forget that night. Not only was it mine and my future wife's first date, but I got to see one of my heroes, one who rarely made public appearances.

He was constantly beset by conspiracy theorists calling him a liar and coward. Rather than knock them out cold like Buzz Aldrin, Mr. Armstrong chose to simply stay out of the limelight. The main reason he stayed away though was that he didn't want anyone making money from his fame. The gala I went to was supposed to be the Rocket Center's big annual fundraiser, but Neil said that if we was going to come, then the Rocket Center was not to make any money off of him. That's the kind of true hero he was.

As you said FreeRange, the accomplishments of the space program don't carry near the national pride that they did during the moon missions. Throughout the years I designed for the Rocket Center, I got to meet many of the local engineers who worked on the missions. One thing they would all say is that the Apollo missions were the pinnacle of their career, and nothing they've done since could compare. Part of that I believe is because the entire country was behind them and rooting them on. The cancellation of the Constellation program was a big hit to us here in North Alabama, but I've talked to several engineers over at Marshall who are just giddy about the new heavy-lift rocket they're working on. We all need to get behind them and try to show the kind of faith and pride that we had going to the moon the first time. Neil Armstrong was one of the first of firsts, and we should now look towards new firsts, such as "first woman to set foot on the moon", or "first people to live on the moon", or the ultimate goal "first rocket to launch from the moon".

And we need to honor our astronauts for what they are. Not just true American heroes, but heroes for humanity. Even with the combined knowledge of the best scientists and engineers in the world, and the precision craftsmanship ahead of it's time, the Apollo astronauts were still basically "sitting in a tin can", and so much could have gone wrong. Neil Armstrong faced down death every second he was on the missions, not for fame or glory, but because no one had done it, and it needed to be done.

World is heading into a new epoch, one I think will be without hero's, without men like Armstrong and his kin. It's a sad view, but true.
God bless all those in the space program.

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
Mae West

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
Mark Twain

Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon!!!!!
He is an awesome American Hero and Treasure too!

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See life in all its beautiful colors, and
from different perspectives too!

neil knew a lot of the secrets surrounding the US. he will be remembered for 100's if not 1000's of years in the future. watch this video were he tries to give us hints of the secrets that are being hidden form the public. RIP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DplDreUFcEM

"You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes." -Morpheus

JediMindset,
I understand you point, but now is not the time to go there. Pick another day, sir.

An amazing quiet hero that had the honor or doing this for all of mankind and yet still remained level headed and humble enough to choose not to gloat and cash in on it like many people would have. We should celebrate and honor his great life with national ceremony but I'm sure he didn't want that either.

Every journey begins with a single step. We need to get out there again and keep walking.

Contoria, I meant the referance date example. Neil was born in a troubled time, and liived in a troubled time. But he lived in the genration that was willing to do cr4p, a generation we have lost. And sorry to sound pessimistic, didn't have my Earl Grey this morning.

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
Mae West

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
Mark Twain

We will miss you Neil. May your new journey be filled with as much (or even more) joy and excitement as your previous one.

I hope that in the coming years your legacy will get us back out there, and drive us to accomplishments you would be proud of.

Your spirit lives on forever in those you inspire.....

There are heroes in every generation TeslasDisciple. The unfortunate truth is they remain unsung in popular culture.

My father and grandfathers are my heroes. Mother Teresa is an awesome hero! Perhaps if one would just find and understand humility, the scope of heroes opens up! ;)

And oh, how I adore my Mom and Grandma's too! Happy, sigh! God bless them, for the are all in paradise. I miss them.