RIP Neil Armstrong

[DaveNarn]

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/national/health-science/neil-armstrong-first-man-to-step-on-the-moon-dies-at-82/2012/08/25/7091c8bc-412d-11e0-a16f-4c3fe0fd37f0_story_1.html

[Jonas]

If only we hadn't given up on the stars...

[babylonlurker]

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]

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

[DaveNarn]

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."

[DaveNarn]

http://www.startalkradio.net/show/a-tribute-to-neil-armstrong-startalk-radio-cosmic-queries/

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."