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Sad news...Neil Armstrong has died

My wife called me in during my lunch break and showed me the article on NBCNews.com. It has since been fixed, but for a few minutes there was a glaring error on exactly which Neil had passed away.
 
Which one? HERE

Quite frankly, I thought that the first man on the moon would witness the first man (or woman) walking on mars. Now, I think I will not live long enough to see that.

Human are at their best when it is more important to beat the other guys. I hope the Chinese will try to beat the Occident to mars, the only way to speed things a bit... and give me the chance that Neil Armstrong didn't had.
 
[h=2]High Flight[/h]Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long delirious, burning blue,
I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.

God Bless You Neil
 
"For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request,'' his family said in a Saturday statement. "Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink."
 
Rami said:
Hey guys,

I found these, which deal with the NASA program from that era.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COSigkGEOO0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDqkBccEcb0&feature=related

One of my good friends told me that engineers today look at the Saturn V plans, and can't figure out how to build or replicate that technology, even today. At that time, there was no concept of can't. It was all about solving the problems that prevented the ultimate goal, and conquering them.
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Mr Neil Armstrong, Thank's again, and Rest In Peace...

Rami, thank you very much for these links, the first one is fascinating... Very impressive.
And... Special mention for Gene Kranz...

In a simple video, a precise dimension of a huge american challenge, when I was kid:

Saturn5! Parts two, three, and Four (Dedicated to the passing of a hero, RIP Neil Armstrong)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5b6KSZYOe4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXh3YRtTiGg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8OiXKwdWMk
 
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