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26-08-2012, 05:48 AM
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Aussie abroad.
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Neil Armstrong R.I.P 1930-2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19381098
US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon, has died at the age of 82, US media report.
Earlier this month he had surgery to relieve blocked coronary arteries.
He walked on the Moon on 20 July 1969, famously describing the event as "one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind".
Last November Armstrong, along with three other astronauts, received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest US civilian award.
He was the commander of the Apollo 11 spacecraft. He and fellow astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin spent nearly three hours walking on the moon.
A statement from Armstrong's family says he died following complications resulting from his heart surgery.
Armstrong took his first flight aged six with his father, and formed a lifelong passion for flying.
He flew Navy fighter jets during the Korean War in the 1950s, before joining the US space programme in 1962.
Very sad news.
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26-08-2012, 06:39 AM
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Let there be night...
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Location: Hobart, TAS
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My life's hero has gone and I'm deeply saddened. Dignified to the last. RIP Cmdr Armstrong.
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26-08-2012, 06:39 AM
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Buddhist Astronomer
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Location: Phillip Island,VIC, Australia
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I just saw this when I woke up really is an end of an era now
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26-08-2012, 06:51 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: moonee beach
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will be sadly missed....to go where not many have ever gone what a privilege
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26-08-2012, 07:11 AM
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No obs, raising Harrison
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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RIP. One of my heroes.
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26-08-2012, 07:16 AM
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Mozzies love me!
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Brisbane
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Very sad news. His endeavours inspired a generation and his achievement will always be remembered.
Mario
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26-08-2012, 07:25 AM
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kids+wife+scopes=happyman
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words fail me today.
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26-08-2012, 07:33 AM
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Location: Ashfield NSW
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One of the greatest heroes of all time. Dignified and humbled until his death. Shunned the limelight and media......
His destiny was always in flight and started at a young age....he had a remarkble career.
R.I.P NEIL ARMSTRONG
Norm
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26-08-2012, 07:37 AM
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Star-Fishing
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That first lunar landing was brave stuff .. just getting in those rockets is pretty brave. He and the others were in every respect true pioneers .. IF things go wrong up there your options are pretty limited .. I always knew that I would see the end of the man on moon in my lifetime .. there is a void none the less.
I remember vividly that day we all sat around a black n white tele in the school hall watching a man walk on the moon .. none of us understood the meaning of his words though. What a loss but oh what a memory.
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26-08-2012, 07:41 AM
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The sky is Messier here!
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Darwin
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Very sad indeed, a hero who inspired many with his quiet get on with it attitude. R.I.P
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26-08-2012, 07:41 AM
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pro lumen
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Location: ballina
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A life lived well ,,, rip
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26-08-2012, 08:02 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Gosford, NSW, Australia
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Sad news  RIP Armstrong.
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26-08-2012, 08:03 AM
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Registered User
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Location: Melbourne
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I hope the US gives this reluctant hero a send off that celebrates and honours his contribution to mankind, but given the nature of the man it will be a low key event without any fuss.
R.I.P Neil Armstrong
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26-08-2012, 08:07 AM
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Like to learn
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: melbourne
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Sad news.They don't build them like that anymore. A true gutsy gentleman.
What he (they) did can never be repeated.
Rest in peace.
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26-08-2012, 08:13 AM
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Highest Observatory in Oz
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Location: Canberra
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End of an era...I bet few at the time of Apollo 11 would have thought we wouldn't have returned to the moon or gone onto Mars before Neil's death over 40 years later
Hopefully he got to see Curiosty land before he left us
Mike
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26-08-2012, 08:13 AM
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Yes, very sad news indeed .. RIP Neil Armstrong. 
Reckon i will watch 'Apollo 13' tonight.
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26-08-2012, 08:16 AM
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Colour is over-rated
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'Humanity has gained a legend'
- Republican House Speaker John Boehner
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26-08-2012, 08:19 AM
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Really just a beginner
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Brisbane
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Very sad news. Before my time, but I've certainly enjoyed reading about the Apollo missions - what an amazing time. Nations just don't do anything like that any more.
DT
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26-08-2012, 08:28 AM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Launceston Tasmania
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RIP Neil Armstrong, sad news indeed. I still remember watching those first steps as though it was yesterday.
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26-08-2012, 08:33 AM
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Great Sage == Heaven
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Truly a sad day
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