Man’s first steps on the moon. If you were alive then, you remember that riveting moment.
It was a patriotic moment for sure. We had beaten the Soviets first to the moon.
Our flag firmly planted in the moon’s sandy soil.
But it also represented the best of the human race. Having explored our planet, we weren’t satisfied in knowing what we knew. Not when there was a whole, big universe out there.
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
At 82 years old, Neil Armstrong has died. According to the New York Times, he died following some cardiovascular procedures. He lived in Cincinnati.
Has the dream of space exploration died with it? President Obama is proposing a NASA budget 20 percent smaller for 2013. NASA, however, still has its sights on Mars.
Tell us in the comments your memories of the Apollo 11 astronaut’s historic landing. And where should we go in the future?
Growing up after that I watch a few more Moon landings all the way up to Apollo 17. It was always a treat for me. It was the men of the Apollo program that were my first real heroes. They would become the top of the list of my role models and guide my interest in space travel and the military for the rest of my life. I grew to love flight at a very early age and though I could barely pilot a paper airplane, my desire to achieve was instilled forever. The time of Apollo has passed and so have some of our nations greatest role models and explorers but I am forever proud and grateful to have been alive, lived and have seen what is no doubt man's greatest achievement, Landing on the Moon! Thank you NEIL ARMSTRONG. And so God said I summon my Angel so he may be returned to the heavens! FOR ALL MANKIND... PEACE!
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never forget it.. doug
The odds of success of any of the moon missions was not very high. It took courageous men to put themselves in those rockets to go there. Neil Armstrong was a great person. He never went around beating his chest saying that he was a great person. He had a wonderful character. Not only our country our entire planet will miss him and his great character. Godspeed Neil Armstrong.
As far as where I was when Mr. Armstrong was saying his, "This is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind..." I was probably shaking my crib or crying for something to eat. I was only a year and a half.
I was also living in Van Nuys when when Armstrong landed on the moon, but older than you, Ray.
Other events engraved on my mind: The beginning of World War 2 (Yes I was only 5, but I do remember) The end of WW2 and the celebration in the streets. The execution of the Rosenbergs, because I took part in the protests, and was outside the home of the Prime Minister of England when they were declared dead. When the vaccine for Infantile Paralysis was found to be successful, because it scared us so much. But the event, which, for me stood above all the others, even the moon landing was the successful launching of Sputnick1. I will never forget the little plaintiff beep of that football size object circling the earth and telling us mankind would never be the same again.
at 9 p.m. that night, the station had to cut awaycfrom coverage because of a sold-out local movie that had to be shown, or cost the station all kinds of penalties.. so we did, and the station was still gdtting irate phone calls about it when ileft four years later.. why, you may ask?.. because the sold-out movie was.. "the reluctant astronaut", starring don knotts.. doug
I can still see the look on my fathers face of the pride he felt.. America did it!!! We had brown carpert, a fire place to the left of the TV, a sofa to the right and a small reading table in the back left corner of the room, Gosh I can still see it :).. Im 50 now..
Hmmmm,...... Pretty harsh words directed at someone who was simply offering an opinion to the question asked by the author of the article,” Has the dream of space exploration died......?" I guess that could possibly be because anyone who objected to my comments couldn't be bothered to read/comprehend anything beyond the articles title. Either that, or they let their political ideaologies get in the way of reality.
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