RIP to the greatest Boilermaker of them all.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/25/us-usa-neilarmstrong-idUSBRE87O0B020120825
End of an era.
RIP
A brave man who served his country well!
One small step...
New Oldsmobiles are in early this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIdGxR-aU6o
Hats off to a man who could truly say
Space bitches, Space.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
He represented a pretty good
He represented a pretty good time in American history. One of the true American Heros.
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RIP Neil. A great man.
~Herm
RIP Neil. A great man.
~Herm
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Human History
In my view, Armstrong's moment on the Moon belongs to human history as well, not just the history of a single nation of its space program. In that one step, man achieved something profound. He served his country on sea in the Navy, in space, and in the classroom at one point teaching future engineers. RIP Neil Armstrong, a man who, on Apollo 11, quite literally boldly went where no one had gone before...
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Agree
His passing is front-page news all over the world, which shows the impact he and Aldrin made. They are the greatest explorers in history.
One could even
That is one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.
RIP for his final trip to the heavens.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
My favorite American
is gone :,(. I have been dreading this day for a long time. God Bless you Neil Armstrong. For one moment you brought a planet together as one.
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We landed on the moon!
We landed on the moon!
The Team, The Team, The Team.
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Ft Worth Friday Night...Where is everybody going to be?
Looking for a Michigan crowd to hangout with Friday night in either Ft Worth or Arlington. Where is everybody going?
The strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack
WTF? Can't you read the
WTF? Can't you read the topic?
He can't post topics.....
Yeah, this isn't the best thread to hi-jack, but I'm guessing Neil wouldn't care all that much.
To answer his question, I heard that there is going to be a pretty good Michigan contingent at Fox and Hound in Arlington.
All right Lemmings. Bring the heat.
Not where you go.
Not where you go.
Will your avatar be there?
Probably the stockyards, maybe.
An American legend. RIP.
An American legend. RIP.
I rember the moon walk before Michigan football
I was almost 6 years old when Armstrong waked on the moon. I remember my parents waking me up to watch the moon landing, since at the time I was interested in space and dinosaurs, but not Michigan football during Bo's first season. It would be another couple years before I became a big Michigan fan!
RIP, Neil Armstrong!
expect the best
Went to his museum in the
Went to his museum in the worst state ever, and it still was a great experience... RIP mr Armstrong
I still remember
on a family drive through Ohio to visit family out East and seeing a large highway sign: "Wapakoneta, Ohio - Home of Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon." We decided it would be as good a place as any to stop for a bite to eat. His name was everywhere, including on the root beer stand where we had our hot dogs in his honor.
Armstrong was also responsible for our big brother's picture in our home town's paper: The Big Bro was doing a "space medicine" elective (via U of M med school) down at Cape Canaveral. The picture showed him taking Armstrong's blood pressure.
My biggest hero
as an 8 year old who wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up. Set my goals higher and became a Michigan Grad.
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Go Blue!
An all-time great
It seems so simple now, but the original astronauts endured astonishing risks to accomplish what they did. Much of the techology that propelled Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins to the moon is frighteningly archaic by today's standards; the chance of something going very wrong was high. Richard Nixon had prepared an eloquent address, to be delivered if Armstrong and Aldrin were left stranded on the moon, just part of the due diligence of the space program.
They are some of the greatest men our country has ever produced, and deserve all the accolades they receive. Armstrong is one of our greatest heroes.
Servant. Pastor. Husband. Michigan fan in Duluth.
Indeed
What an achievement.
In 1971, my dad was working on a large project for GM. They had one of those new-fangled desk calculators. Not desk-top, it was the size of a desk, one sat down in front of it to use it. Archaic would be an apt description
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
It's very odd to me that we
It's very odd to me that we haven't been back to the Moon in 40 years despite having vastly improved technology.
It's also surprising to me that the Soviets never tried to duplicate our feat.
I wonder why?
Maybe because we never went there in the first place?
Neil Armstrong: the first man to pretend to walk on the moon while really standing in a studio in Arizona...
I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'
love,
jdon
We are the dead.
while really standing in a
while really standing in a studio in Arizona...
Well that explains the freakin' Saguaro cactus in the backdrop of those moon pictures!
Midwestern born and raised ... now living in the heat of the Arizona desert
a lesson in double speak..
I simultaneously believe that we never landed on the moon and that there is a M rock formation on the moon. lol.
We are the dead.
The original mercury and
The original mercury and gemini astronauts were launched into space on the same rocket technology that we would use for delivery of atomic warheads. Not only is that somewhat of a terrifying proposition but an interesting juxtaposition. Having two opposing nations, instead of using thier scientific might to launch apocolyptically destructive weapons at eachother, they choose to engage in a peaceful race which provides inspiration to generations.
I could really use a good ass kickin, but I would rather have my 200 dollars
space is never OT
An amazing American and human. He will be missed.
A big loss.
I feel hollow inside. Goodbye Mr. Armstrong.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
RIP to a true American hero.
RIP to a true American hero.
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R.I.P. Neil
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CJK5H - allegedly....
R.I.P to another American
R.I.P to another American Hero.
"The goal, the expectation of this program is the Big Ten Championship"
Sad
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RIP Neil Armstrong
One's life is marked by
One's life is marked by memorable milestones. Armstrong and Aldrin's walking on the moon definitely being one of them. It was a warm July night in Howell, Michigan where I was 9 years old. I recall the landing being somewhat early in the evening, but the actual excusion being quite a bit later in the night.
Even as a 9 year old, I had a sense for the historic import of the moment.
The passing of those who were at the center of such life milestones marks, in a poignant way, a different kind of milestone.
Midwestern born and raised ... now living in the heat of the Arizona desert
RIP Neil Armstrong
I am truly saddened by the news of Neil Armstrong's passing. I wasn't born until almost 20 years after Apollo 11 landed on the Moon, but upon reflection the significance of their mission is impossible to overstate.
At home, the United States was still recovering from the violence and social upheaval of the Civil Rights era, the assassination of leaders such as the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, Jr., while the protests over the Vietnam War added another level of social strife.
Abroad, the aforementioned Vietnam War was still raging while the US and USSR continued to engage in the dangerous high-wire act of the Cold War, all while the threat of nuclear annihilation loomed ever-present.
Yet when the moment came for Armstrong to climb out the hatch of the Eagle, the entire world stopped and turned on their TVs and radios to watch and listen to what is possibly the greatest peaceful accomplishment in human history. Apollo 11 in many ways united a fractured country and a fractured international community, however briefly. They showed us what we as a planet are capable of. Today, we lost a pioneer, an explorer, and a hero.
Hail to the college whose colors we wear,
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
Here, here...
Well said...
Very impressive
for a young man of your age to articulate in a very eloquent manner the vibe of that era, I felt goose bumps as I was reading your comment, kudos to you M Fanfare.
I was 6 years old when Mr Armstrong walked on the moon and it was so exciting watching live. My older brother later attended the U-M and majored in Physics and Astronomy, needless to say, everything NASA related was pretty important in our household, a truly significant era in the history of humankind.
Rest in Peace Mr Armstrong, you will be missed by billions, tears are being shed for sure.
Still blows my mind, not so
Still blows my mind, not so much that men walked on the moon, but that they did so that long ago in that era of technology. What an accomplishment. Almost makes my eyes a little... dusty.
"Betterment of all mankind"
The world lost a hero today, not just the US.
Hard to imagine what it must have been like. I spoke to a man who was an engineer at NASA at that time. The bounces of the first steps were not because of a lack of gravity. It was because the smartest minds in the world had decided one of two outcomes would occur. Either man lands on the moon and is safe and walks around and eventually pulls out golf clubs or he falls 100 meters or so into the moon itself. Those hops were a reflex. He wasn't sure if he was going to immediately be buried in to the center of space rock, or if he'd have the opportunity to take a second step. Words can't express how bad ass that man/crew was for taking that trip.
"Coach, if you need one yard, I'll get you three yards. If you need five yards, I'll get you three yards." -Leroy Hoard
That's no doubt. The greatest
That's no doubt. The greatest engineering feat of that journey may have been just figuring out how to fit all their "stones" inside the capsule with them. I don't like to drive though Ohio if I'm not totally confident of my vehicle. These guys were nucking futs.
R.I.P
A truly great American hero..Thoughts and prayers go out to the Armstrong family..
Go Blue !!
Parent's lived in Neil Armstrong's Home
I remember when my dad retired in 1991, and my folks moved down to the Houston area. They found a beautiful home in El Lago, a community of 3,000 in the Clear Lake area of Houston. The community is very near NASA headquarters, and in the late 60's many astronauts lived there. (LINK: http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/baytown-news/article/El-Lago-residents-remember-the-early-space-days-1608976.php.) It turns out that my parents bought Armstrong's home. It was a beautiful house, with a sunken living room, an inground pool, a playroom upstairs for the kids, a huge kitchen and pantry, bedroom wing, and office wing for Armstrong. I loved that house, and loved visiting my folks there, although Dad sold it and moved back to the Chicago area when my mom passed.
Armstrong was an extremely private person, but it was always intriguing realizing that I was staying in the same house where he lived for a short time. If you ever get down to Houston, it is well worth going to the NASA campus to the space museum. They used to show a lot more of the real campus. That changed after 9-11, but the truth is, a more Disneyfied museum and exhibits is more accessible and understandablefor most people.
"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi
RIP To one of the Greatest Pilots...
who ever flew. America has lost a Great man and a person who embodied the spirit of what this country could accomplsh when we all pull together.
the landing and moonwalk
It is amazing the quality of
It is amazing the quality of broadcast that they got on that landing. RIP to a true American pioneer and hero.
End of an era.