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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-10 09:09 AM
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Niel Armstrong is 80 years old today.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100803/ts_alt_afp/usspacemoonanniversaryarmstrong_20100803075234
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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-10 09:13 AM
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1. I always thought a lot of him. Especially since he didn't come across like, "I'm the greatest!"

In these times, that is rare.
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zipplewrath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-10 09:24 AM
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2. It occured to me the other day
We're probably within a decade or so of not having anyone alive that actually was there.

Sure not where I thought we'd be by now.
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RT Atlanta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-10 09:27 AM
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3. Sadly, I think you're correct
There's only 9 of the original 12 moonwalkers left and the youngest (I think it's Charlie Duke, from Apollo 16) is 75.
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KansasVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-10 09:28 AM
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4. Very humble man........
His Autobiography was great. He hates the attention about the moon landing because he knows there were 1000s of people who worked much harder than he did to make that program successful. Classy man.
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-10 09:30 AM
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5. If we turn on a TV camera and let it run, how long until Buzz Aldrin shows up?
:evilgrin:
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