RIP Neil Armstrong

[davekill]

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.html

[WillEagle]

R.I.P.

[Meds]

Sad day indeed. RIP Neil, a true traveler.

[Bromptonboy]

Terrible news.  One of the greats.

[Rico]

Rest in Peace Neil, you were a true pioneer!

[davekill]

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 in the final episode...

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

[ChrisMC]

It's strange to have the passing of someone who will be so positively remembered in world and US history. And from everything I've read and watched on the Apollo missions, a better man could not have been chosen for the honor of being the first human to set foot on an alien world.

[davekill]

A cool 60 minutes interview with a surprise visit from Uncle Walt.
part-1
http://youtu.be/z9TItmTRw9I
part-2
http://youtu.be/AJr7Uh1uOZE

Shame his final prediction given at the end of this interview did not come true.
http://youtu.be/PtdcdxvNI1o

[turtlesrock]

RIP :(

[KingIsaacLinksr]

RIP

[davekill]

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 "Blue Moon," Neil shares his own personal memories of the humble, private NASA astronaut who took us all with him to the Moon."