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Post by Dianna on Aug 25, 2012 14:37:13 GMT -5
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Post by erik on Aug 25, 2012 17:56:54 GMT -5
A terrible loss to be sure.
Armstrong's achievement inspired not only America, but the world at large, to consider humanity's place in the grand scheme of things, that we are not really the center of the Universe. Like JFK's murder, and 9/11, those who were alive on the night of July 20, 1969 remember where they were when they saw Armstrong take those first steps on the Moon. Here is hoping that he finds a permanent place in the cosmos.
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Post by the Scribe on Aug 30, 2012 18:13:56 GMT -5
I hate to be a real contrarian but I had some real problems with Armstrong. I wish they had chosen a different person to be the first man on the moon or at least let Buzz Aldrin be the first. Having that first man become a public figure that enjoyed the public and promoted the space program would have gone a long way. I mean, we the taxpayers paid lots of money for that program and there should be some sort of payback from the participants. Instead we got a man we rarely if ever heard from who refused interviews and appearances. Maybe there is a reason for this that I am not aware of. Still, I feel we were cheated.
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Post by erik on Aug 30, 2012 19:33:46 GMT -5
Quote by ronstadtfanaz:
It could be that Armstrong was a very private man, one not likely to boast about even so monumental accomplishment as this. There are people in the national spotlight, especially in government (too d***ed many, I might add) who boast about all the things they've done in their careers when, in the overall scheme of things, they don't amount to anything. Armstrong did what he did, and he let history judge for itself.
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