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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Airwolf on August 25, 2012, 02:23:18 PM
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It's being reported on Fox News and on MSN.com that Neil Armstrong the first Astronaut to walk on the moon has died at the age of 82. No further details are available at this time.
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He has taken the next giant leap.
Farewell, sir.
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That must have been amazing, looking up and seeing the earth. RIP space explorer. You had the right stuff.
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Tragic loss.
Go in peace as I salute you. :usflag:
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That is sad, he is an American icon and a symbol of what people can achieve through hard work and perseverance.
One small loss of one man, one large loss for mankind.
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Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep,
Its own appointed limits keep.
Oh hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea! Amen.
Eternal Father, lend Thy grace To
those with wings who fly thro' space,
Thro wind and storm, thro' sun and rain,
Oh bring them safely home again.
Oh Father, hear an humble prayer,
For those in peril in the air! Amen.
Oh Trinity of love and pow'r,
Our brethren shield in danger's hour,
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect them where so e'er they go.
Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea! Amen.
(http://usbells.com/catalog/B26.jpg)
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Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep,
Its own appointed limits keep.
Oh hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea! Amen.
Eternal Father, lend Thy grace To
those with wings who fly thro' space,
Thro wind and storm, thro' sun and rain,
Oh bring them safely home again.
Oh Father, hear an humble prayer,
For those in peril in the air! Amen.
Oh Trinity of love and pow'r,
Our brethren shield in danger's hour,
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect them where so e'er they go.
Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea! Amen.
(http://usbells.com/catalog/B26.jpg)
Armstrong was said to have spent extra hours--many extra hours--in the LEM simulator, training to be able to override the computer that was to guide the LEM to the surface of the Moon. As it happened, the original landing site for Eagle was littered with boulders, so Armstrong took the controls and was able to guide Eagle to a smooth landing site.
Rest In Peace, Mr. Armstrong. You had the balls to take that "small step." :taps:
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Rest in peace, a true explorer.
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Rest in Peace, Neil. You are a true American hero.
On another note: NBC originally announced that 'Astronaut Neil Young' has died. Is there anything they don't screw up? I am surprised they even know what the space program is; considering how much they hate it.
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Rest in Peace, Neil. You are a true American hero.
On another note: NBC originally announced that 'Astronaut Neil Young' has died. Is there anything they don't screw up? I am surprised they even know what the space program is; considering how much they hate it.
Neil Young was sort of an explorer. He was searching for a heart of gold.
RIP, Neil Armstrong. It will be sad to speak of you in the past tense from now on.
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A true American hero and one of the bravest men I ever saw. RIP sir and God's Speed.
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On another note: NBC originally announced that 'Astronaut Neil Young' has died. Is there anything they don't screw up? I am surprised they even know what the space program is; considering how much they hate it.
That's what happens when you fail history and major in "journalism" instead.
******* retards.
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Godspeed to my hero.
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That's what happens when you fail history and major in "journalism" instead.
******* retards.
I wouldn't call them journalist. They are more like opinionists.
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Armstrong was approached by political groups from both ends of the spectrum after his aeronautical career. Unlike former astronauts and United States Senators John Glenn and Harrison Schmitt, Armstrong declined all offers. Personally, he was in favor of states' rights and against the United States acting as the "world's policeman".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong
The link has a nice synopsis of his life, including incidents of scum bags trying to profit on his name illegally.
RIP
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I wouldn't call them journalist. They are more like opinionists.
I use the term "propagandists," myself.
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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKKJ_DhMO58[/youtube]
I know it isn't the real one, but as Doctor Who said, "A thousand generations of humans will all watch this moment."
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It was all filmed on a sound stage[/DUmmy mode off]
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RIP to a brave and honorable man. I am not sure if it is consoling or profoundly sad that Mitt met with Neil just a few weeks ago, and assured him he would restore honor to NASA and do away with the Muslim outreach horseshit.
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Present trends continuing, we will soon hear that the last living American who walked on the moon has died.
And, somewhat later, that the last living human to go into space on an American spacecraft has died.
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I use the term "propagandists," myself.
That fits also.
RIP to a brave and honorable man. I am not sure if it is consoling or profoundly sad that Mitt met with Neil just a few weeks ago, and assured him he would restore honor to NASA and do away with the Muslim outreach horseshit.
And I believe he will.
God Speed, Neil *Salute*
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RIP Neil Armstrong, you will never now how many young minds and hearts you inspired.
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When I think of Neil, I think of "Major Tom"...
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt-R5hj_lWM[/youtube]
Awesome song, so appropos...
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"My God, it's full of stars"...
Rest in peace, sir. Well done.
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What an American icod Armstrong was; a true hero and someone to look up to.
RIP Neil, the world will miss you.
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Present trends continuing, we will soon hear that the last living American who walked on the moon has died.
And, somewhat later, that the last living human to go into space on an American spacecraft has died.
Yes, that is so heart breaking.
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How many of you have seen this?
(http://cdn.breitbart.com/mediaserver/Breitbart/Big-Government/2012/Obamas/obama-space.jpg)
This is from the MAObama "tumblr" account and is the Fearless Leader's version of honoring a man of great courage and accomplishment: Neil Armstrong.
To quote the restaurant manager in Feris Bueller's Day Off: "I weep for the future!"
See:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/26/to-honor-neil-armstrong-obama-posts-a-picture-of-himself (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/26/to-honor-neil-armstrong-obama-posts-a-picture-of-himself)
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(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/08/26/science/space/sub-a1-armstrong/sub-a1-armstrong-articleLarge.jpg)
Neil Armstrong, who made the “giant leap for mankind†as the first human to set foot on the moon, died on Saturday. He was 82.
His family said in a statement that the cause was “complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures.†He had undergone heart bypass surgery this month in Cincinnati, near where he lived. His recovery had been going well, according to those who spoke with him after the surgery, and his death came as a surprise to many close to him, including his fellow Apollo astronauts. The family did not say where he died.
A quiet, private man, at heart an engineer and crack test pilot, Mr. Armstrong made history on July 20, 1969, as the commander of the Apollo 11 spacecraft on the mission that culminated the Soviet-American space race in the 1960s. President John F. Kennedy had committed the nation “to achieving the goal, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth.†It was done with more than five months to spare.
On that day, Mr. Armstrong and his co-pilot, Col. Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., known as Buzz, steered their lunar landing craft, Eagle, to a level, rock-strewn plain near the southwestern shore of the Sea of Tranquillity. It was touch and go the last minute or two, with computer alarms sounding and fuel running low. But they made it.
“Houston, Tranquillity Base here,†Mr. Armstrong radioed to mission control. “The Eagle has landed.â€
“Roger, Tranquillity,†mission control replied. “We copy you on the ground. You’ve got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We’re breathing again. Thanks a lot.â€
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/science/space/neil-armstrong-dies-first-man-on-moon.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0
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The one year anniversary.
Neil passed away 25 Aug. 2012
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The one year anniversary.
Neil passed away 25 Aug. 2012
Crap...friend of mine posted this on FB just now...didn't check the date.
Mods please delete
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Crap...friend of mine posted this on FB just now...didn't check the date.
Mods please delete
Before anyone deletes it, Did anyone have him on their dead pool predictions a year ago ?
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