New interview with Neil Armstrong

[Lee]

http://thebottomline.cpaaustralia.com.au/

Unbelievable that the Australian CPA secured very sought after interviews with Neil Armstrong, released in weekly parts.....

[Octane (Humayun)]

Is that Alex Cherney's timelapse in the background when the lady is introducing the show?

H

[Jeffkop (Jeff)]

Really intersting Lee, great to while away some time viewing this stuff ... Dont need to worry bout going out near a scope when its RAINING again !!!!

[DavidTrap (David)]

Originally Posted by Octane

Is that Alex Cherney's timelapse in the background when the lady is introducing the show?

H

Looks like it to me H - you can have anything from the 3rd shelf for that observation!

Interesting video too!

DT

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

That was awesome, thanks for the link. Really looking forward to the other parts now!
This interview reminded me of the documentary 'In the Shadow of the Moon', highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the Apollo program and the Moon landings.

[Lee]

Originally Posted by SkyViking

This interview reminded me of the documentary 'In the Shadow of the Moon', highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the Apollo program and the Moon landings.

+1, watched it last week....

[Ric]

Amazing stuff Lee, very enjoyable.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Fantastic! Thank you Lee for the link.

Interesting how Australian CPA got the interview of a lifetime where everyone else has failed.
And the lady at the start made a point that this is the last interview Neil Armstrong will ever give. Amazing!!!

I can't wait to see the other episodes.

[iceman (Mike)]

Amazing, thanks Lee.

Shared on FB.

[gary]

Thanks!

Great interview. Looking forward to the rest.

It's moments such as that at 07:14 in the video where Armstrong gives an account of
the B-29 propeller incident resulting in the loss of three engines plus fuselage
damage, which he euphemistically describes as "an uncomfortable position", that
re-enforces the decision that he was exactly the right person to pilot the first lunar
module to land on the Moon.

By way of further example, during the Korean conflict, his F9F-2B Panther was hit by
anti-aircraft fire, the aircraft went down to 20m off the deck and he sliced
a meter of the right wing off when he hit a pole, but still managed to regain
control and fly the aircraft back to friendly territory before ejecting.

He crashed landed the Bell X-1 rocket plane, had some narrow escapes in the X-15,
wrestled with the attitude controls of Gemini 8 spacecraft when it began rolling at a
rate of once-per-second and as depicted in the video, ejected from the infamous
Flying Bedstead.

So come July 1969 with 1201 and 1202 Apollo Guidance Computer alarms going
off plus with the Eagle heading toward a crater, that re-action of Armstrong to
take control and fly the vehicle manually is in my mind, not only the culmination
of years of experience as an aeronautical engineer, fighter pilot, test pilot
and astronaut, but a high point in the evolutionary descent and intellectual
ascent of man.

As that brain guided that hand to a prefect landing, it was an event that was
several million years in the making.

A pretty neat trick for the descendants of hominids who only 2.6 million years earlier
had first learned how to break some chips off some rocks.

[asimov (John)]

Thanks for posting this mate! Fascinating stuff & I can't wait for the other 3 parts!

[Lee]

My impression is Neil Armstrong is a quiet, humble man who feels he doesn't deserve the admiration, any more than any of the other Mercury/Gemini/Apollo astronauts, many of whom paved the way for him.

One thing I really enjoy about all the documentaries I love so much on this subject, is learning about the other astronauts... as kids we learnt/heard about Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, but never about the other guys, who are obviously just as skilled in their field....

[Exfso (Peter)]

Excellent interview, really looking forward to the next 3.. Brilliant man

[bartman (Bart)]

Thanks Lee,
I love these type of personal informative interviews with people that have done so much in their lives!
Cheers
Bartman

[alexch (Alex)]

Originally Posted by Octane

Is that Alex Cherney's timelapse in the background when the lady is introducing the show?

H

It is, CPA contacted me for it quite a while back.

A interesting first part of the interview - I look forward to seeing the rest. It brings back in memory that fantastic week at STARMUS almost a year ago when I saw and even briefly spoke with Neil Armstrong.

He made an impression of a very humble man indeed.

Cheers,
Alex

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by alexch

that fantastic week at STARMUS almost a year ago when I saw and even briefly spoke with Neil Armstrong.

Cheers,
Alex

Fantastic Alex! Wow!!!

[Ric]

I was watching part 2 last night.

Great stuff indeed.

[asimov (John)]

Yep, watched part 2 last night myself. Great stuff.

[citivolus (Ric)]

Just had a watch of the first part. I'll definitely be watching the rest.

[stephenb (Stephen)]

Part 3 on the website if anyone has missed it.