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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2012 21:42:33 GMT 1
Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, has passed away.
A sad day and modest, brave man.
GC
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2012 17:32:02 GMT 1
 GC- Fully agree with your comments- I was 18 when I witnessed this never to be forgotten event in 1969 and those immortal words as this BRAVE-GREAT man stepped onto the surface of the moon on the 20th July 1969:- "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind". US President Barack Obama said Armstrong was "among the greatest of American heroes - not just of his time, but of all time". Cannot argue with that. Sad Day and a Great Loss. Bob
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Post by Beemer on Aug 27, 2012 22:11:07 GMT 1
Everyone, who was old enough, can remember exactly where they where when it happened. I was in a rented property in Highlands Road in Runcorn with the first Lady Beemer watching the action unfold on an old black and white telly. RIP Neil Armstrong.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2012 18:18:27 GMT 1
Everyone, who was old enough, can remember exactly where they where when it happened. I was in a rented property in Highlands Road in Runcorn with the first Lady Beemer watching the action unfold on an old black and white telly. Brian, that makes me feel really young! I can remember being shepherded into the hall at Town Lane Infants School in Bebington to see it  GC |
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Post by groundhugger on Aug 28, 2012 19:44:21 GMT 1
strange exciting days ! Sputnik , Gagarin , the space race , landing on the moon , then the following 'moon rover' missions , till it got quite 'non news' till Apollo 13 with Tom Hanks at the controls  . but brave brave men and women even a British guy on one of the shuttle programs . |
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Post by john1958 on Aug 28, 2012 20:46:47 GMT 1
I watched the moon landing on the tiniest black and white tv ever......may parents had not long been renting a tv either!!!! I couldn't get enough of the space race either, I can even remember doing projects on it at school too! I was 11 when I watched Neil Armstrong climb down to the surface of the moon, and it really was hard to work out what was happening on those old grainy tv pictures too!
I was honoured when i got to meet Buzz Aldrin in person at Farnborough back in 2006, so by shaking his hand, i've touched someone who has stepped on another planet!!!!! :-)
RIP Neil Armstrong 5/8/1930 to 25/8/2012
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Post by johnoakes on Aug 30, 2012 22:28:42 GMT 1
A hero to eternity--one of mankind's best--a great loss but what a legacy and a shining star for us all to follow.
RIP you brave ,modest man--sleep well.
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. but brave brave men and women even a British guy on one of the shuttle programs .