Posted on 08/25/2012 12:14:39 PM PDT by KevinDavis
Stand corrected. 13 flights of X-15, mostly future astronauts.
Ironically, the Chappaquiddick incident involving JFK's bloated, drunken slob of a brother was unfolding at the very same time the Apollo 11 mission was en route to the moon.
Talk about seeing the best and worst of America so starkly.
Oh, he has to.
I am very sad.. These men were my boyhood heroes.
I’m pretty sure that was the first Gemini flight—Alan Shepherd, not Armstrong.
What an astonishing life - no human in history can claim to have had an experience more unique than Neil Armstrong.
God bless you, sir.
God bless you, forever.
I was 14 years old. I remember running up the stair, and my parents in the living room. They said a Neil Armstrong was going to land on the moon and to stay and watch. I said “I don’t care!” (stupid teenager that I was!) They said “GET DOWN HERE NOW!” I obeyed, grumpily. I can’t believe, looking back, that I almost missed it! Thanks to my mom and dad! They wanted their daughter to see history being made! I’m glad they made me watch.
Rest in Peace, Neil.
I have a yellowing copy of my local paper of the moon landing. Biggest headline ever in green ink no less saying Man on Moon but at the bottom of the front page is an item about Chappaquiddick. It is an interesting juxtaposition.
James Lovell and Fred Haise did on Apollo 13.
You’re lucky to have met them.
And BTW, that secretary must have been a prophet. At the time she told you that, Armstrong wasn’t planned to be the first to set foot on the moon. IIRC, it was supposed to be Collins on a different mission. But the Apollo 1 disaster rearranged the schedules.
True and genuine American hero. What I admired most about him was the way he lived his life afterwards.... not with fanfare or lust for attention and money, but with humbleness, dignity, and a quiet reserve.
A great American and role model for all to learn from.
Mr. Armstrong’s courage and adventurous spirit was huge in defeating the Soviet Union in the propaganda war between the east and west. The race to the moon proved once and for all the USA was the superior system of government.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Armstrong. You are one of my few remaining heros.
They did because of the circumstances involved with Apollo 13.
Boy, no kidding. I was young back then and don’t believe I ever put the two together like that. Thanks for the mention. At 18 I just wasn’t tuned in to matters like Teddy, although I do remember some of the proceedings.
No, We will have a colony on the moon, soon...
May he rest in peace. Prayers for his family.
Heard the sad news: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/08/25/astronaut-neil-armstrong-dies-at-82/
My husband just put up the American flag.
Neil Armstrong was a *real* American hero!
yopur getting closer Deb, yep Alan Shepherd, first Mercury sub-orbital flight 1961
your getting closer Deb, yep Alan Shepherd, first Mercury sub-orbital flight 1961
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