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Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, has died at age 82, NBC News has learned
Twitter | 08/25/12 | Kevin Davis

Posted on 08/25/2012 12:14:39 PM PDT by KevinDavis

Saw this on Twitter.. But is true Neil Armstrong has died..


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: apollo; apollo11; nasa; neilarmstrong; obit; obituary; rip; space; vanity
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To: Jack Hydrazine
1202!

"Roger, 1202 alarm. We're go, same type, we're go." There's a great story behind the 1201 and 1202 alarms during descent.

161 posted on 08/25/2012 3:15:27 PM PDT by Prince Caspian
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To: KevinDavis

Neil was a National Treasure. The more you learn about his life, the smaller yours becomes.
I did get a laugh after reading the MSNBC announcement of his passing. I continued to read down through the comments section and discovered MSNBC had initially posted the story about “Neil Young” first man on the moon dies instead of “Neil Armstrong”.
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/25/13478643-astronaut-neil-armstrong-first-man-to-walk-on-moon-dies-at-age-82?chromedomain=usnews

Imagine if FOX had done this.
Side Bar: A small plane is flying over Tampa with a pro Obama Statement with misused, misspelled words on FOX now


162 posted on 08/25/2012 3:24:26 PM PDT by Freeper Fanatic
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To: All
Official portrait here (click on image for large version):

Neil

163 posted on 08/25/2012 3:24:36 PM PDT by BushMeister ("We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around." --Ronald Reagan)
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To: Hunton Peck
Arrival at Tranquility Base

Nicely done. RIP Neil Armstrong.
164 posted on 08/25/2012 3:29:27 PM PDT by rockvillem
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To: stylecouncilor

If memory serves me well didn’t you have your picture taken with Buzz Aldrin?


165 posted on 08/25/2012 3:30:11 PM PDT by I Drive Too Fast
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To: chimera

How in the world can people think it never happened? And why would they want to?

I remember it as though it was yesterday. I was in my very early twenties, and my husband and I had a couple of kids but no TV, so we listened to everything on the radio. Then later we saw it on news reports on the TV of friends.

It was goosebumps then and it’s goosebumps now.


166 posted on 08/25/2012 3:30:24 PM PDT by livius
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To: KevinDavis

NBC 'News'

167 posted on 08/25/2012 3:48:57 PM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy (I made a prank call...pretended I was a mime.)
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To: tcrlaf
Cue the state funeral, with Obama ‘Epic!’ speech, in the middle of the Republican Convention, to steal the RNC’s thunder...

On hearing the news my second thought was, "How will Obama use this to his advantage?'

RIP Neil Armstrong.

168 posted on 08/25/2012 3:50:49 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Election night is 72 days away.)
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To: sanjuanbob

I felt bad when Alan Shepherd passed away.

I REALLY felt bad when Ronald Reagan Passed away.

But for some reason, this has really knocked me for a loop. I can’t quite explain it.


169 posted on 08/25/2012 4:02:25 PM PDT by left that other site (Worry is the Darkroom that Develops Negatives.)
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To: Las Vegas Dave

Prayers up.


170 posted on 08/25/2012 4:09:13 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: nascarnation

One of my favorite road trips is to hop on the Harley and go to Cape Canaveral.

I used to love Shuttle Launches and watched a few from my home in Florida, and one from Cocoa Beach...Awesome.

I have been following America’s Space program since 1961.


171 posted on 08/25/2012 4:09:43 PM PDT by left that other site (Worry is the Darkroom that Develops Negatives.)
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To: tet68

No way, Zero killed the manned space program. That right there shows his level of respect for it.


172 posted on 08/25/2012 4:12:59 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: xp38

I will have to check that out someday...Thanks for sharing that!


173 posted on 08/25/2012 4:14:05 PM PDT by left that other site (Worry is the Darkroom that Develops Negatives.)
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To: KevinDavis

RIP Neil Armstrong.


174 posted on 08/25/2012 4:14:05 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: djf

James May of British Top Gear, drove the replacement moon buggy for a episode once. He even made a comment that it was sad that future moon missions were cancelled.


175 posted on 08/25/2012 4:19:12 PM PDT by matt04
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To: KevinDavis
This definitely brings a tear to my eye. What a humble Patriot! The moon landing happened the summer I turned 18. What a hopeful nation we were then! What a mess we are in now. Where is the next Neil Armstrong? Where are the humble, altruistic men of my youth? Romney/Ryan? I sure hope so!
176 posted on 08/25/2012 4:20:25 PM PDT by originalbuckeye
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To: KevinDavis

RIP Commander Armstrong


177 posted on 08/25/2012 4:21:25 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: KevinDavis

He needs a state funeral, like a former president or other grandee. His was one of the great accomplishments of mankind.


178 posted on 08/25/2012 4:22:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Stosh

Is there a list of names?


179 posted on 08/25/2012 4:27:04 PM PDT by X-FID
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To: KevinDavis

Neil Armstrong was among the best that this country has ever produced. When it came time for NASA to pick an astronaut to be the first to walk on the moon, everyone already knew who the choice would be. The best mind, the best ability, and one of the most skilled pilots to ever step into a cockpit. Russia, Germany, Japan, France, England, could never have produced a Neil Armstrong. It may be a long long time before we ever have a true American Hero like this. And I almost weep when I look at his face, knowing what America once was.


180 posted on 08/25/2012 4:32:16 PM PDT by Hawk54
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