Neil Armstrong dies

[Phil Y]

I have just heard on the radio that Neil Armstrong has passed away.
A sad day.

[colin.hepburn]

Yes very sad
I remember my parents letting me stay up all night to watch the moon landing live

[Dave Ed]

A very sad day-most certainly yes.

But don't fail to be inspired by what he achieved in his lifetime as an engineer first and foremost and as a torch bearer for the human spirit-utterly remarkable-surely an example to all of us.

R.I.P Neil Armstrong 1930-2012

[Baggy Trousers]

Originally Posted by Dave Ed

A very sad day-most certainly yes.

But don't fail to be inspired by what he achieved in his lifetime as an engineer first and foremost and as a torch bearer for the human spirit-utterly remarkable-surely an example to all of us.

R.I.P Neil Armstrong 1930-2012

A bit slow on the uptake as usual but absolutely agree.

I remember a long time ago, his mother, facing a battery of newspapermen with their customarily inane questions, was asked if she ever imagined her son one day would become an astronaut and the first to walk on the moon. I believe her response was "No - I just wanted him to be a good and useful person."

She could hardly have been disappointed. He was a very remarkable man.