Astronaut Neil Armstrong dies at 82

[SC Cheesehead]

"...Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon July 20, 1969, capping the most daring of the 20th century's scientific expeditions. His first words after setting foot on the surface are etched in history books and in the memories of those who heard them in a live broadcast..."
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/08/25/astronaut-neil-armstrong-dies-at-82/?intcmp=features#ixzz24fmhOWxa


I remember that almost like it was yesterday, who else out there saw it live?

[MOTOWN]

That "Giant step for mankind" took place Two years before i was born, but it was all that was talked about in elementary school! Armstrong had the clout and recognition then a pro ahthelete has today!

May he R.I.P

[duhtroll]

Looks like that lifetime ban and stripping him of those Tour de France titles didn't last long.



Huh?


Oh...sorry.

[SC Cheesehead]

Looks like that lifetime ban and stripping him of those Tour de France titles didn't last long.



Huh?


Oh...sorry.


:lol:

Same, but different, enso? :D

[04 Quicksilver]

"...Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon July 20, 1969, capping the most daring of the 20th century's scientific expeditions. His first words after setting foot on the surface are etched in history books and in the memories of those who heard them in a live broadcast..."
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/08/25/astronaut-neil-armstrong-dies-at-82/?intcmp=features#ixzz24fmhOWxa


I remember that almost like it was yesterday, who else out there saw it live?

I saw it live. It was between jr and sr year in high school. It was pretty late at night, wasn't it?

B Dubya
Old enough to remember when Pluto was a planet

[LIGHTNIN1]

I can't remember what happened yesterday.:snoopy:

[SC Cheesehead]

I saw it live. It was between jr and sr year in high school. It was pretty late at night, wasn't it?

B Dubya
Old enough to remember when Pluto was a planet

Yup, I'm thinking after 10:00 pm, but it was a couple years back.

:lol: I'm that old, too...;)

[wannaMM]

Stayed up a little after bedtime and watched it "Live "....one of my fondest memories of family life in UT.

[pem]

had just been married and purchased a new home in April of '69....had no furniture...just an aluminum folding lawn chair and large floor pillows...with that, we watched the moon landing.....I have a t-shirt that says "I might be old but I got to see all the cool bands". The same goes for living thru the great space race with the Russians...we won-case closed! Also at this time, remember his fellow crew members, Buzz Aldren and Michael Collins....the statement from the Armstrong family said a little something that included the saying, " next time you look at the moon, give it a little wink". RIP Neil Armstrong. With all that said and done, include in your prayers, a tribute to astronauts Grissom, Chafee and White whose lives were lost in a launch pad fire.

[Bluerauder]

Yup, I'm thinking after 10:00 pm, but it was a couple years back.

You are correct .....

Apollo 11 landed on the moon at 20:18 UTC (16:18 EDT = 4:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time).

Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon at 02:56 UTC (22:56 EDT = 10:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time)

I am old enough to remember it ..... just can't remember watching it. :o

[SC Cheesehead]

You are correct .....

Apollo 11 landed on the moon at 20:18 UTC (16:18 EDT = 4:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time).

Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon at 02:56 UTC (22:56 EDT = 10:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time)

Dang, Charlie, guess I still got it, even if I am a :geezer:... ;) -----> :D

[Paul T. Casey]

I watched it. I was 11 at the time. RIP to the last of the moddest heros.

[Go2GuyFL]

Shook his hand when I was five. My grandfather was the restaurant manager at the Grumman Bethpage facility. They'd often hold open houses for the public to see their latest projects. I climbed into a LEM replica and came home with models, decals, and other memorabilia.