poliss Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Just heard on the news that Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, has died, aged 82. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregd99 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 An extraordinary man and achievement. You can read the transcripts of the manual landing of the lunar module on the web. at about 2000' Armstrong assessed that the autoland would fail and took over control. an enormous achievement by him and the whole team. some quotes.... "I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer," "Neil Armstrong, reticent, soft-spoken and heroic, was our only choice," http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/the-first-man-on-the-moon-was-a-stranger-on-earth-20120826-24tys.html#ixzz24bwZUmSs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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