Neil Armstrong, first human to walk on the moon, has taken his final small step, his final giant leap into the great unknown.
Other people with deeper insight will pen better tributes than I. All I can contribute is a measure of how much of an inspiration Armstrong and his astronaut colleagues have been to me: in my decision to join the Air Force and to work specifically in space and missiles, and in my desire to explore space in my imagination and my stories.
Thank you, Neil Armstrong, and Godspeed.
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Previous Armstrong-related space history posts:
Apollo 11’s 40th Anniversary
Happy Birthday, Neil Armstrong
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