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Baitball Blogger

(46,700 posts) Sat Aug 25, 2012, 05:03 PM Aug 2012

Neil Armstrong is dead.

Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, has died.

He was 82.

The legendary astronaut was reportedly recovering from heart surgery

http://www.gossipcop.com/neil-armstrong-dead-august-2012-cause-of-death-first-man-moon-astronaut/

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Neil Armstrong is dead. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Aug 2012 OP

....rip FirstLight Aug 2012 #1

The others will all follow soon Warpy Aug 2012 #2

Sad Jaydog Aug 2012 #3

FirstLight

(13,360 posts)

1. ....rip

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Aug 25, 2012, 05:04 PM

Aug 2012

the end of an era.... i wonder if he had been watching the curiosity mission, and what he thought of it...

Warpy

(111,245 posts)

2. The others will all follow soon

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Aug 25, 2012, 05:04 PM

Aug 2012

and no one will be left with the memory of how it actually felt to be on the Moon and looking back at home from that great a distance.

I find this sad.

Jaydog

(118 posts)

3. Sad

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Aug 25, 2012, 06:00 PM

Aug 2012

Don't understand why they want to take his medals away,
Oh, wrong Armstrong, never mind.

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