Neil Armstrong

[STSF Jami 0]

According to NBC news, Neil Armstrong died at 2:45 PM from complications following cardiac bypass surgery. Those of you old enough to remember his first step on the moon on July 20, 1969, will remember, also, his historic words: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

 

Sorely missed but never forgotten.

Neil Alden Armstrong,

shortly before he set off for the Moon

with fellow astronauts

Michael Collins and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin.

(Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Neil Alden Armstrong

August 5, 1930 - August 25, 2012

[Zaphod_the_spacebum 0]

I was 5 when man first landed on the moon, and watched it on our black and white television. RIP to a true pioneer.

[AndrewLyon 0]

He was right, man should return to the moon. We have technologly now that would have been science fiction then, imagine what is up there to be discovered?

[V'Roy 0]

What is up there that we can use?

[AndrewLyon 0]

Hmm, well there is LAND!

In thoery a great lab to test cold temperatures (coldest place in the solar system is up there)

It would be a cheaper launch plateform than old Earth (less gavity)

 

To get a real idea what is up there, we would need to dig. I have yet to see a NASA robot that can dig core samples, muchless return them to Earth.

[V'Roy 0]

So basicly the moon is useful for things that aren't that useful.

[Chirakis 1]

So basicly the moon is useful for things that aren't that useful.

I would say that remains to be seen, Mr. V'Roy. Would you care to volunteer?

[V'Roy 0]

Is there any indication of resources on the moon that we can us here on earth? Where is the practical application?

[Wes Roberts 0]

[V'Roy 0]

Of course the only thing exciting about blue moons is they happen once in a blue moon.