Following on from yesterday's NASA image of the first man, Neil Armstrong, and (for now) last man [on the Moon], Gene Cernan, in an Altair Lunar lander mock-up I found this video clip from the US current affairs show 60 Minutes at this blog that is all about Apollo and Constellation
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VIDEO: First Man speaks
Following on from yesterday's NASA image of the first man, Neil Armstrong, and (for now) last man [on the Moon], Gene Cernan, in an Altair Lunar lander mock-up I found this video clip from the US current affairs show 60 Minutes at this blog that is all about Apollo and Constellation
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on December 13, 2008 2:47 AM | Reply
Neil Armstrong was the perfect choice for commander of the very dangerous and challenging first manned lunar landing mission. He was humble, wicked smart, and had a huge pair of brass ones. He accepted the mission even though he personally felt it only had about a 50% chance of success. Afterward, he was quoted as saying, "I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful".
You watch the video and Armstrong comes across more like your typical mild-mannered neighborhood postman, rather than the fearless fighter pilot/test pilot/rocket jockey that he was.
Sadly, we'll never see real aviation heroes like Armstrong and his type again. Back in the 60's, spaceflight was truly risky, but the results were spectacular. And that's why we admired guys like Armstrong. Now NASA has become nothing more than a risk-averse bureaucracy. Not willing to risk anything, but never achieving greatness either.
on December 13, 2008 4:21 PM | Reply
Well... there is so much fuss about the theory that man never landed on the moon... what are the odds here..?
on December 13, 2008 11:48 PM | Reply
A man's greatness is defined by his humility, and Neil Armstrong is the epitome of that great quality.
on December 17, 2008 10:14 AM | Reply
A message to Tracy Re: the moon landings. Do some research, there are plenty of websites on the matter on both sides of the argument. Do not be taken in by the ‘someone said they did not land on the moon’ argument.
on August 11, 2009 3:22 PM | Reply
Regarding Tracy's question, I really cant' believe that anybody is still beating this old drum.
Remember that the first moon landing took place at the peak of the cold war. The Russians watched their pre-emptive land and sample scoop attempt fail. They then watched Apollo 11 on their radar screens. They watched it go all the way there to land and then they watched it come all the way back. Do you not think they might have had something to say if there was the slightest hint of fakery?
Furthermore, do you not think that at least one of the hundreds of thousands of people involved in the project would have sold the story to the press it had been faked?
I guess some people won't accept it as truth unless you take them to the moon and rub their nose in it.