Reportedly died today :(
What? No!
Yep, too bad. :(
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/25/us-usa-neilarmstrong-idUSBRE87O0B020120825
Quote(Reuters) - Former U.S. astronaut, Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, has died at the age of 82, U.S. media reported on Saturday.
Armstrong underwent a heart-bypass surgery earlier this month, just two days after his birthday on August 5, to relieve blocked coronary arteries.
As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. As he stepped on the moon's dusty surface, Armstrong said: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
The Apollo 11 moon mission turned out to be Armstrong's last space flight. The following year he was appointed to a desk job, being named NASA's deputy associate administrator for aeronautics in the office of advanced research and technology.
He left NASA a year later to become a professor of engineering at the University of Cincinnati.
The former astronaut lived in the Cincinnati area with his wife, Carol.
(Reporting by Sandra Maler; Editing by Philip Barbara)
Damn. :(
Not a good week for Armstrongs. :(
:(
Now Siege will never know the truth...
RIP
RIP
Seems awfully convenient that one of the main witnesses to the alleged landing just happens to die.
When will they ever learn to stop staffing the weekend desk with interns
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Wapakoneta's own. :cry:
:(
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 25, 2012, 03:54:08 PM
When will they ever learn to stop staffing the weekend desk with interns
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:lol:
RIP :(
Who have thought that the experienced pilots and scientists who first visited the moon, would now be into old age and passing away, yet still no other humans have followed in their footsteps.
Quote from: mongers on August 25, 2012, 05:43:29 PM
Who have thought that the experienced pilots and scientists who first visited the moon, would now be into old age and passing away, yet still no other humans have followed in their footsteps.
:huh:
I was three at the time of the moon landings. And while I don't remember it at all, strangely I do remember watching the module return to earth.
Anywyas, one for the history books. :(
Quote from: Josephus on August 25, 2012, 06:04:01 PM
I was three at the time of the moon landings. And while I don't remember it at all, strangely I do remember watching the module return to earth.
I can barely,
barely remember the Soyuz-Apollo docking thing, way back around kindergarten. I remember posters about it all over the school, and my Dad bought us an Soyuz-Apollo model that he put together.
I was 12 when that first moon landing occurred. I had spent the previous 4 years preparing for it by reading countless books about the Apollo program :cool:
The attitude back in those days, the aura around science and technology, was that this was the first step in mankind's exploration of the Universe.............it turns out that was the high water mark..........technology took a different turn and we ended up talking crap to other people all around the world via a variety of innovative media :hmm:
Anyways, a hero of mine, can't believe he was 82 years old.
I can remember when the Challenger blew up.
It's kind of interesting that by the time Kevin Bacon blew up Apollo XIII there had only been two moon landings but already the public was bored.
Awful :(
I fully expected Siege to post something stupid and then Siege to give him a mandatory "break".
Quote from: Admiral Yi on August 25, 2012, 08:34:38 PM
It's kind of interesting that by the time Kevin Bacon blew up Apollo XIII there had only been two moon landings but already the public was bored.
That was an oxygen tank, Mr. Haise.
Quote from: Razgovory on August 25, 2012, 08:31:13 PM
I can remember when the Challenger blew up.
I was in typing class and heard the news over the school PA system. Junior in high school I believe.
And yes, on typewriters.
I was five at the time. I'm now 31 in case you don't feel old enough. :D
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 25, 2012, 06:19:34 PM
Quote from: Josephus on August 25, 2012, 06:04:01 PM
I was three at the time of the moon landings. And while I don't remember it at all, strangely I do remember watching the module return to earth.
I can barely, barely remember the Soyuz-Apollo docking thing, way back around kindergarten. I remember posters about it all over the school, and my Dad bought us an Soyuz-Apollo model that he put together.
I think I vaguely remember the excitement over the first space shuttle going up. I was 5-6 or so, but definitely loved space.
Little Tim always excitedly points at the moon whenever he sees it.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on August 25, 2012, 08:34:38 PM
It's kind of interesting that by the time Kevin Bacon blew up Apollo XIII there had only been two moon landings but already the public was bored.
curse the public and it's short attentionspan
Quote from: Barrister on August 26, 2012, 12:46:13 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 25, 2012, 06:19:34 PM
Quote from: Josephus on August 25, 2012, 06:04:01 PM
I was three at the time of the moon landings. And while I don't remember it at all, strangely I do remember watching the module return to earth.
I can barely, barely remember the Soyuz-Apollo docking thing, way back around kindergarten. I remember posters about it all over the school, and my Dad bought us an Soyuz-Apollo model that he put together.
I think I vaguely remember the excitement over the first space shuttle going up. I was 5-6 or so, but definitely loved space.
Little Tim always excitedly points at the moon whenever he sees it.
I think Big Tim does that as well.
Stop spying on me!
Quote from: Razgovory on August 25, 2012, 08:31:13 PM
I can remember when the Challenger blew up.
Same here.
It was around the time Halley's Comet swung by.
Yeah, I was too young to remember anything but the Challenger explosion, although they were still talking about Skylab when I started reading. In retrospect, it seemed kind of obvious that the US was starting to run down the space program, and now they're probably done for good.
Same for me, Halley and Challenger.
It makes me sad to think that the next generation probably won't see space shuttle explosions. :(
Quote from: DGuller on August 26, 2012, 11:50:00 AM
It makes me sad to think that the next generation probably won't see space shuttle explosions. :(
They'll see terrorists pay Russia 10 million bucks to fly a spaceship into the Empire State Building.
More Fuckbook
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The Tour de France thing is almost understandable, the HIMYM one? :lmfao: or :huh: haven't decided.
This is why Twitter is a bad thing.
Ah you are one of those who blame the tool when stupid people use it.
Quote from: sbr on August 26, 2012, 02:26:54 PM
Ah you are one of those who blame the tool when stupid people use it.
Before, Twitter I wouldn't have known these people existed or that they were this stupid. Every day Twitter exists my faith in humanity weakens.
Quote from: Habbaku on August 25, 2012, 05:58:13 PM
Quote from: mongers on August 25, 2012, 05:43:29 PM
Who have thought that the experienced pilots and scientists who first visited the moon, would now be into old age and passing away, yet still no other humans have followed in their footsteps.
:huh:
If it actually happened.
Somebody is covering up his tracks.
I heard Neil was about to come clean on his part in the Hoax.
I thought myth busters made you believe in the space landing, siege?
I'm pretty sure The Fighting Hebrew is being ironical.
It's hard to tell with him lol
Only Yi understands me.
Or does him?
Nah, I'm pretty confident the moon landings were real.
I got another pet conspiracy theory to follow these days.
It involves Obama and Dinesh D'souza.
Him does.
Quote from: Siege on August 26, 2012, 06:33:04 PM
Only Yi understands me.
Or does him?
Nah, I'm pretty confident the moon landings were real.
I got another pet conspiracy theory to follow these days.
It involves Obama and Dinesh D'souza.
Are they actually the same guy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW6DuPQzyBU&feature=player_embedded
:)
Quote from: sbr on August 26, 2012, 01:37:20 PM
The Tour de France thing is almost understandable, the HIMYM one? :lmfao: or :huh: haven't decided.
Was it an alias Barney uses?
http://apple.copydesk.org/2012/08/25/keep-in-mind-as-you-put-together-your-neil-armstrong-packages-tonight/
:lol:
Quote from: Siege on August 26, 2012, 06:33:04 PM
Only Yi understands me.
Or does him?
Nah, I'm pretty confident the moon landings were real.
I got another pet conspiracy theory to follow these days.
It involves Obama and Dinesh D'souza.
So... THEY got to you, finally, did THEY?