RIP Neil Armstrong

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by red-beard

Good luck Mr. Gorski!

Am guessing that Mr. Gorski was one of the first to welcome Neil to Heaven...

[DUK]

Originally Posted by joeaksa

am guessing that mr. Gorski was one of the first to welcome neil to heaven...

lol

[NY65912]

Mr. Armstrong,
I remember that night like it was yesterday. It was 10:56 pm on July 20. 1969 when you took that first step onto the surface of the moon. My family was huddled around a small B&W TV in a hot apartment in Brooklyn. Wow, those images and that grand achievement have left an indelible mark on my imagination. I'll never forget that night. I was a 14 year old at the time and really thought that there was nothing this country could not do. We were Americans after all and everything was possible!

God rest you Mr. Armstrong. You were a hero to us all on this blue dot floating in space. You united every person on this earth with that famous and most courageous mission.

Every time I am up against a problem, simple or seemingly impossible I say, "damn it, we can put a man on the moon, we can do this!" I guess I know why I use that phrase.

Rest in Peace and thanks.

[mikeesik]

This reminded me of my 25th. ANNIVERSARY MOON LANDING watch!-endorsed by Buzz Aldrin.

I haven't really thought about it for years.
The last time I had it on was the day of my Son and myself being in a terrible car crash.

I believe some bugger stole it from me on that day. Prior, I was volunteering at my Sons school and only wore it in clean places and never at work.

Just damn.

[carreradpt]

I remember that night well back in the summer of 69. I was 14 and we too sat around the little black and white tv, in our non ac tiny little suburban house. watching the landing and walk on one of the 4 channels. Great coverage for the time. And what a great time to grow up. I'll never forget it.

RIP Neil Armstrong.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by carreradpt

I remember that night well back in the summer of 69. I was 14 and we too sat around the little black and white tv, in our non ac tiny little suburban house. watching the landing and walk on one of the 4 channels. Great coverage for the time. And what a great time to grow up. I'll never forget it.

RIP Neil Armstrong.

15 years old and saw it on the small black and white TV at the High's Ice Cream store at Janaf Shopping Center - right next to my old hood in Norfolk....Fairlawn Estates.

I think that's one of those moments in history we all remember where we were and what we were doing at the time.....wow....this is like a "wayback" machine!

[mikeesik]

The day -THE EARTH STOOD STILL-

[Hawkeye's-911T]

A quiet, modest man, a hero
Good job Neil. RIP

[romad]

My buddy Captain Dann with Armstrong last year.

[DUK]

[During November 1995, a clever (and slightly risqué) story was widely circulated on the Internet concerning a statement Neil is supposed to have made during the Apollo 11 EVA. At the suggestion of several readers, let me state that Neil never said "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky" at any time during the mission. Indeed, on November 28, 1995, Neil wrote for the ALSJ, "I understand that the joke is a year old. I first heard it in California delivered by (comedian) Buddy Hackett".]

Quoted from NASA.

[red-beard]

Spolisport!

[Porsche-O-Phile]

R.I.P. and Godspeed to a true hero. I have always admired him as an astronaut, an aviator and a person.

[DUK]

Originally Posted by red-beard

Spolisport!

Sorry, but I don't remember any Gorsky's in our hometown,maybe he should have said Smith or Jones.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by aap1966

...........and his name shall live for ever more.

Maybe not:

[Flieger]

Is that real? How long did it last?

[sammyg2]

Yep, real.

NBC News can claim bragging rights to breaking the sad news of the death of astronaut and Neil Armstrong. As the first man to walk on the moon, it is a big story for all national news media.

But they will also have to accept the shame of having initially confused American hero Armstrong with 66 year old Canadian crooner Neil Young who is very much alive and preparing to release a second 2012 album in October.

When they initially reported the news, it was that “Astronaut Neil Young” had died (which remains the top cached Google news search result for “Neil Young” as of 7:37 eastern time). So why might this have confusion have occurred? Well Young did sing a song about a moon “Harvest Moon”, about an “Old Man” who may have been close to death, and even wrote one called “Ambulance Blues”. But the bigger problem may have been that in the rush to break the story, “Like A Hurricane” they got a slight case of “Tired Eyes.”

NBC quickly corrected the error.

NBC News Confuses ‘Harvest Moon’ Singer Neil Young With Moon Walker Neil Armstrong | Mediaite

[71 3.0 911]

From my 30 minutes with him, I found him an amazing and humble person. He was always a lifelong hero of mine and I had a chance to meet him on a USO tour with Gene Cernan and Jim Lovell. He flew all the way out to Qatar to meet with those of us deployed to the desert at the time. He even came over to the crappy mess hall and had dinner with us.

One of the best experiences of my life and I'll remember it forever. Rest in peace.....

[Baz]

Thanks for all the personal stories folks....it is still setting in for me.....what an amazing man you were Neil....

[futuresoptions]

RIP Moon Man...