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Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon whose Apollo 11 mission was portrayed in HBO’s miniseries From the Earth To The Moon and again in Universal’s Apollo 13, has died. He was 82. Armstrong appeared in multiple documentaries about the space program during his life, most recently in the Emmy-nominated When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions in 2008. He was also portrayed and played in multiple film and TV projects.
R.I.P. Neil Armstrong
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Neil Armstrong has taken that final “giant leap” that all of mankind must ultimately take. I thank him for his legacy of courage and conviction.
Well said…he was a fine, fine man.
…in the 90′s, I spent an evening with Alan Sheppard at a VSDA event for the book and film he was promoting…I worshiped 2 people,Mickey Mantle and Alan Sheppard…Mr.Sheppard only confirmed that great people are great people…and he told me how much he admired Neil…a few moments in your life are so important,meeting your wife,babies born,jobs etc…but meeting your heroes and NOT being disappointed..what a wonderful group of men Mr. Armstrong was a part of…and he carried himself so well…
RIP.
He was my ultimate hero growing up. He done the impossible, and tht made him mighty, both him and Buzz Aldrin. And Michael Collins orbiting in the Command Module. Godspeed, Cdr. Armstrong.
One giant loss for mankind.
RIP
One of my great thrills as a young pup at the Sy Fischer Co. Agency was posing in a group photo with then-board member of our parent company Taft Broadcasting, Mr. Neil Armstrong. He was as gracious as you would hope a global figure would be. Truly a hero for our times.
One of the last times I was proud of my country. He and Mr. Gorsky are now sharing a beer.
I remember taking pictures with my Kodak Brownie camera off of the TV’s grainy B & W TV feed. That historic Landing on the Moon is still to date America’s greatest accomplishment in my lifetime. Thanks to ALL the brave Astronauts! RIP Neil Armstrong
One of the greatest man on Earth…
One of the most inspirational figure of all time…
A humble and very underrated hero….
Words can not describe my sadness.
He IS a REAL HERO.
You will always be my idol Commander Armstrong.
See you in Tranquility Base!
R.I.P. Neil!
As far as we watch the moon up there, it’ll reminds us about u!
A TRUE hero of America. Had his pilot’s license ebfore he could drive a car. NASA chose him to head the moon landing because of his coolness under pressure. Afterwards, he never bragged, never boasted of his great feat. Humble, gracious. All the traits that make a REAL hero.
Godspeed, Neil Armstrong.
Thank you, Neil. And, thanks to all the astronauts who put their lives on the line riding bullets into space with computers far less sophisticated than today’s cell phone.
You are American heros.
RIP
Rec’d a text message from KFI News, switched on CNN, nothing. Checked MSNBC – hasty but were covering it. BBC covered it before CNN. I don’t know what happened to CNN. Guess I’ll be looking elsewhere for breaking news.
A true American hero. RIP Neil.
I am so sorry to hear about neil armstrong R.I.P xxxxx We will never forget u xxxx
An all-round American hero. Explorer, gentleman and scholar. If they haven’t already done so, a significant portion of the moon should be named after him. RIP
America’s real starship captain. RIP.
One of my true heroes.
Perhaps the greatest single attribute you can give to him was his humbleness.
Just think. For a while, he was THE most famous person on Earth. Yet, Neil A. Armstrong never cashed in on his fame. He just kept on working as an engineer and a professor.
Can one even imagine a public figure today with even a fraction of his fame (let alone achievement) who would so gracefully let his accomplishments speak for themselves?
RIP
It is quite rare in the course of human events- and the brief life spans granted our species- to say we’ve all shared time and space with an individual who will truly be remembered centuries after all the trials and tribulations of our times have long faded into footnoted oblivion. Neil Alden Armstrong was one of those individuals.
Armstrong was first and foremost an aviator-engineer; a test pilot, in the best sense of the terms. And he was articulate. When Armstrong spoke, particularly on aviation and space matters, people listened. Whether they heard is another matter. He always placed his Apollo flight in the context of the evolution of aviation and much of his professional history with the Navy, the X-15, the NACA, NASA and post Apollo accomplishments can be easily researched. His authorized biography, “First Man” is an absorbing read as well.
It’s common knowledge that Armstrong shunned the glare of the public spotlight. And has always said he didn’t deserve the celebrity status today’s modern media tried to press upon him. Rather, he credited circumstances as affording him the opportunity to command Apollo 11 and carry the responsibility of being the first man on the moon. A ‘reluctant hereo’ to be sure. (Although recent memoirs by Apollo era brass note he was essentially chosen to be first out by crew assignment managers.) Nevertheless, the burden was real and the Lindbergh experience was a loose model for managing it.
Whenever asked, Armstrong always credited the general support of the American people as well as the 400,000 dedicated employees in government, industry and academia with making Apollo a success. And although it was spawned as another battlefront of the Cold War, Apollo remains one of the rare occurrences where a government project was accomplished ahead of schedule and under budget- albeit a big budget- roughly $25 billion in 1970 dollars– all of it spent right here on Earth. And it was not by accident that their Apollo 11 flight patch did not carry the names of the crew. Apollo 11 was, in part, for all mankind.
Most everyone has heard audio fragments of Eagle’s final descent to the moon from July 20, 1969. It’s a taut, tense stream of real time data relayed in a staccato style by Buzz Aldrin as Neil busied himself taking control away from an overloaded computer and manually steering the Lunar Module past craters and boulder fields to a safe landing. Fewer have heard the onboard audio loop, which is similar to an aircraft cockpit voice recorder. On that tape, Armstrong calmly describes his actions, flying past the danger, stating he sees a good looking area and with just seconds of fuel to spare, cooly guides the Eagle to touchdown. It is the quintessential Right Stuff at work. And it was the challenge of this descent to the lunar surface, as Armstrong said repeatedly over the years, which was the high point of the flight for him. The moonwalk itself- not much more than two and a half hours long- televised by a simple b/w TV camera, may seem primitive by today’s stadards- but it is still a wonder to watch, particularly to those who remember a time when a voyage to the moon was thought impossible.
Myself and family were quite fortunate to have met the Apollo 11 crew at a reception in the United States Embassy in London back in October, 1969, less than 90 days after Apollo 11′s moon landing, when the crew was in the midst of their world tour. An affable and reserved Armstrong, dressed in a classic, ‘Mad Men-era’ business suit and narrow tie, had just arrived along with fellow crewmen Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and their wives, from a meet and greet w/Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. It remains a high point of my life. The reserved and affable Armstrong dutifully shook hands with all, accept a plaque, chatted, presented a short NASA film about the flight to the assembled group and took the time to sign a photo for us. That photo still hangs in my home today. And I am sadden by Neil’s passing. but so very, very proud of his legacy for our country and how he managed the burden of being the first human in the history of everything to st foot on another world. To date, twelve men in the whole history of everything have walked on the moon. All Americans. Yesterday there were nine left alive. Today, that number drops to eight; the first of them to walk there has left us.
Condolences to the Armstrong family, of course. And to the broader NASA family as well. The Armstrong family has asked that to honor Neil’s memory, go outside, take a look at the moon, and give it a wink. But before hand, take a look at this below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo11-LRO-March2012.jpg
Those trails in that image are full of Neil’s footprints. And Buzz’s footprints. And they will be there for millions of years. Representing all our footprints, from generations past and for generations to come who have and will look up at Luna, and wonder if only for a moment, what it’s like to go there.
Ad Astra, Neil. Ad Astra. =wink=
Wow. Incredibly well written post. Way to go!
Usually when I see a post this long, I get 1/3 of the way through it and think, “get to the point already!”. But not this time. Your post was engaging and beautifully written. Thank you for sharing you thoughts and memories with us.
Rest in peace, Neil Armstrong, the original spaceman
Icon. RIP
A complete original.
I am so sorry to hear about u neil armstrong we will always remember u and remember when u first landed on the moon !!!! R.I.P xx
He has reached the Moon may God blees him and his soul must rest in heaven………Sorry for him I am shocked by listning he had paased away.