# Neil Armstrong -first man on moon has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 25, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631 "2012-08-25T19:17:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/1 "2012-08-25T19:17:39Z")
Another great American is gone. ☹ Breaking News. He was 82. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/25/us-usa-neilarmstrong-idUSBRE87O0B020120825](http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/25/us-usa-neilarmstrong-idUSBRE87O0B020120825) ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/2 "2012-08-25T19:22:41Z")
Damn, this year sucks. Is it too soon for “Houston, we have a problem” jokes? Prob’ly. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/3 "2012-08-25T19:24:39Z")
Fuck. Thanks for the small step, Neil. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/4 "2012-08-25T19:26:12Z")
Wow, what a milestone. God’s speed, Neil. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/5 "2012-08-25T19:29:17Z")
NOOOOOOOOO!!! ☹ Godspeed, Commander Armstrong. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/6 "2012-08-25T19:30:17Z")
A truly great man, and a truly humble man. Not many of those. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/7 "2012-08-25T19:30:33Z")
RIP ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/8 "2012-08-25T19:32:24Z")
☹ The eagle has landed. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bFohvcduBpI/hqdefault.jpg "THE EAGLE HAS LANDED") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFohvcduBpI) ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/9 "2012-08-25T19:34:27Z")
dang, another aviation favorite son of my state gone. Neil Armstrong grew up in the golden age of aviation and took it to the moon. ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/10 "2012-08-25T19:34:29Z")
It’s because he KNEW TOO MUCH! (Yeah, tasteless, tough) ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/11 "2012-08-25T19:37:51Z")
FUCK. He leaves behind some mighty shoes to fill. R.I.P. Neal. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/12 "2012-08-25T19:38:41Z")
Mars rover now reprogrammed to look for suitably towering geographical feature that can be named “Armstrong”. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/13 "2012-08-25T19:38:49Z")
Has Mr. Gorsky issued a statement? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/14 "2012-08-25T19:40:14Z")
Crap. Not a good week to be named “Armstrong,” I guess. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/15 "2012-08-25T19:42:04Z")
His first might be the greatest of all firsts. Some day a man will set foot on Mars, and it still won’t be as remarkable. Farewell Neil. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/16 "2012-08-25T19:48:16Z")
At least we still have Buzz to kick anyone’s ass who denies the moon landing. One small step for a man. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/17 "2012-08-25T19:48:35Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Thanks for the small step, Neil. > [@blondebear](#): > > Wow, what a milestone. God’s speed, Neil. > [@F.U.Shakespeare](#): > > A truly great man, and a truly humble man. Not many of those. > [@cmyk](#): > > He leaves behind some mighty shoes to fill. All of the above. I was born in the Space Age, and was an avid Space Cadet as a child. I was concerned for Armstrong’s longevity when I heard about is heart problem. Now he’s gone. If you didn’t live through that era, you might not understand my excitement toward the X-planes and Rocket Men. It was an exciting time in bleeding-edge aviation. And now a hero of that time and my youth has died. > [@GIGObuster](#): > > The eagle has landed. The Eagle has flown. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/18 "2012-08-25T19:53:57Z")
First human on the moon, now in a higher orbit. [Cite](http://news.yahoo.com/first-man-moon-neil-armstrong-dead-82-u-191252056.html) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/19 "2012-08-25T19:57:13Z")
Wow, bummer. This is big. How many of the twelve moonwalkers are still walking around \*this \*orb? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/20 "2012-08-25T19:57:28Z")
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