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    Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday, weeks after heart surgery and days after his 82nd birthday.

    His family reported the death at 2:45 p.m. ET. A statement said he died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures.

    Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who marked an epochal achievement in exploration with “one small step” from the Apollo 11 lunar module on July 20, 1969, becoming the first person to walk on the moon, di...

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    If only we hadn't given up on the stars...
    Jonas Kyratzes | Lands of Dream

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      Originally posted by DaveNarn View Post


      Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday, weeks after heart surgery and days after his 82nd birthday.

      His family reported the death at 2:45 p.m. ET. A statement said he died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures.

      http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...0_story_1.html
      I still remember seeing it in July 1969 . . .

      R.I.P. Neil Armstrong
      Jan from Denmark

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      http://www.babylonlurker.dk

      "Our thoughts form the Universe - they *always* matter"

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        A giant has passed. RIP Neil Armstrong, a true hero.

        "From the stars we came, and to the
        stars we return, from now unto the
        end of time." ~Susan Ivanova

        Jan
        "As empathy spreads, civilization spreads. As empathy contracts, civilization contracts...as we're seeing now.

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          Originally posted by Jan View Post
          A giant has passed. RIP Neil Armstrong, a true hero.

          "From the stars we came, and to the
          stars we return, from now unto the
          end of time." ~Susan Ivanova

          Jan
          That's beautiful.

          A fitting coincidence is that I had gotten to the end of a B5 re-watch this morning.

          Upon hearing this sad news I had to go back and replay Lorien's answer to Sheridan...

          "No. This journey is finished.
          Another begins. Time to rest now."

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            Our first Cosmic Queries episode: Neil deGrasse Tyson answers questions from fans and offers personal reflections in a “Tribute to Neil Armstrong.”


            A nice tribute to Neil Armstrong from the future host of Cosmos.
            Neil deGrasse Tyson spent an entire Star Talk Radio show honoring his friend and mentor...

            "In this, our first episode made up entirely of questions from our fans, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson offers his own reflections and answers your Cosmic Queries about Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon. From the time he met Neil Armstrong at age 14 to the private family funeral on the day of a ôBlue Moon,ö Neil shares his own personal memories of the humble, private NASA astronaut who took us all with him to the Moon."

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