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Neil Armstrong passed? :( :(

#21
Imagine of all the millions of people that have existed on this planet that you would be the first of your species to ever set foot on on another celestial body, thats a pretty heavy place in history indeed. RIP Neil Armstrong
 
#27
I was thinking yesterday how that moment was one where I remember the WORLD legitimately paused in wonder. Last night I looked at the moon and thought "...and to think these guys essentially buckled themselves on top of a BOMB with less computing power and technology than my laptop computer, and flew it to the moon!" Then last night it struck even stronger as I looked at the moon...

That was a reality moment. If only we could get something like that on TV now. Now if we want reality, we have a choice between COPS and Judge Judy :(
 
#28
Guiseppe said:
I was thinking yesterday how that moment was one where I remember the WORLD legitimately paused in wonder. Last night I looked at the moon and thought "...and to think these guys essentially buckled themselves on top of a BOMB with less computing power and technology than my laptop computer, and flew it to the moon!" Then last night it struck even stronger as I looked at the moon...

That was a reality moment. If only we could get something like that on TV now. Now if we want reality, we have a choice between COPS and Judge Judy :(
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Well said. We are cheap today.
 
#30
I'll admit - I've spent several hours watching reality TV on the tube myself. That being said, I think television - and in a lot of ways our culture in general - has cheapened entertainment in general, and journalism in particular. I was just thinking today how it would be nice if History Channel would actually broadcast a History show. I bet a lot of kids would be amazed at how the Apollo program was pulled off. And by computers that were less powerful than a TI LCD watch!
 
#31
we seem to have become a society more infatuated with celebrity than science and feats of daring these days. I remember growing up and following the space program, watching many launches and hanging on every word that walter kronkite reported , I read books about NASA and knew about the astronauts and the missions they were on. It was a wonderful time to grow up in and heros to look up to.
 
#33
"Space may be the final frontier, but it's made in a Hollywood basement" - A. Keidis

Mr. Armstrong has been virtually silent since the Internet explosion made information available to everyone. RIP one of the biggest frauds to walk the earth
 
#34
prd004 said:
"Space may be the final frontier, but it's made in a Hollywood basement" - A. Keidis

Mr. Armstrong has been virtually silent since the Internet explosion made information available to everyone. RIP one of the biggest frauds to walk the earth
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Nice troll man.
:rollno:

Conspiracy theories aside, RIP mr. Armstrong.
 
#37
Big B. said:
A. Keidis? As in the Red Hot Chili Peppers? Golf clap... Thats all I can say. :rolleyes:
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Hey, don't drag the RHCP into this, their innocent bystanders here, haha.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories#section_6
(apologies for the mobile link)

I'm fairly sure there's significant evidence to disprove all of those conspiracy theories. So what's say we stop speaking ill of the dead here and leave Neil Armstrong to rest in peace.
 
#38
prd004 said:
"Space may be the final frontier, but it's made in a Hollywood basement" - A. Kiedis

RIP one of the biggest frauds to walk the Earth, not the moon.
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Time to take the tinfoil hat off and get a grip. The lunar orbiter has captured images of the flag left on the moon and the Apollo 15 laser ranging reflector is used by scientists worldwide to calculate earth-moon distance. Plug "Lunar Laser Ranging experiment" into Wikipedia and read.

Alas, Neil Armstrong was the real thing: a modest, geeky engineer who was sincerely moved by his experience. We're all a little diminished by his passing.
 
#40
jmlee said:
Time to take the tinfoil hat off and get a grip. The lunar orbiter has captured images of the flag left on the moon and the Apollo 15 laser ranging reflector is used by scientists worldwide to calculate earth-moon distance. Plug "Lunar Laser Ranging experiment" into Wikipedia and read.

Alas, Neil Armstrong was the real thing: a modest, geeky engineer who was sincerely moved by his experience. We're all a little diminished by his passing.
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Oh crap, I guess if it's on Wikipedia it has to be true
 

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