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Neil Armstrong has died at 82 Today

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Re: Neil Armstrong has died at 82 Today

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Post by karpathy »

gliese1337 wrote: post #17
yanatan16 wrote: post #9

He did get to see the next phase of space flight, with the SpaceX launch, the first successful private spaceflights. The future is bright with the expanded private interest in it.

And publicly expressed his disapproval of it. The future may be bright, but I suspect Mr. Armstrong missed the future he would've wanted.

Elon said in a video interview that he's hoping he can convince Neil in the future because he was a large hero of his. It's slightly sad that it looks like he won't get his chance.

Edit: it was his CBS 60 minutes interview that can be seen here: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7410538n&tag=cont... see 12:20 mark. (you have to go through 2 commercials, unfortunately)

Edit2: more direct link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbIcqTEuxvw near end (only 1 commercial!, but only less complete excerpt)

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Post by mmcnickle »

"I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul... we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream."

--- Neil Armstrong.

An inspiring man. RIP.

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Post by smacktoward »

For a more in-depth consideration of Armstrong's life, there's an excellent profile written in 1999 here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/space...

"Pilots take no special joy in walking," Armstrong once told a group of well-wishers at an air show who wanted to hear what it had been like to walk on the moon. "Pilots like flying."

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Post by herval »

mmcnickle wrote: post #22

"I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul... we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream." --- Neil Armstrong. An inspiring man. RIP.

It turns out humanity's real soul (at least most of it) is always looking for gimmicks to waste their time - be it compulsive little "games", the gadget of the week, etc, etc.

I wish we had more Armstrongs. Truly inspiring man indeed...

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Post by harscoat »

mmcnickle wrote: post #22

"I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul... we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream." --- Neil Armstrong. An inspiring man. RIP.

love this quote... "Just as salmon swim upstream"... we gotta go to Mars

Re: Neil Armstrong has died at 82 Today

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Post by charlieok »

Neil was my biggest childhood hero. I did one or two school reports about him, dressed as an astronaut for Halloween for three straight years, and went to Space Camp twice. That my birthday (July 20) fell on the anniversary of his historic moon landing didn't hurt my identification with him one bit.

That interest in space, fostered by the examples of Neil and other early space explorers, translated to a lifelong passion for pushing science and technology forward. I'm sure many people here can say the same.

Neil's accomplishment, which he of course shares with the countless others who (literally) lifted him up and made his mission such a success, is one of the most inspirational achievements in the history of this planet. May it continue to inspire many more!

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