The first human to walk on the Moon has died

Very sad news. I don't know, maybe I'm a naive idealist when it comes to that sort of thing, but I think in spite of all of the politics and international rivalries involved, the "space race" remains on the whole something we should be proud of, as a planet, regardless of nationalities and ideologies. And even if no human being ever sets foot on the moon again, twelve people did, once, and Neil Armstrong was the first of them. Every time I look up at the moon in the night sky, I'm reminded of that fact and quietly humbled by it.


Originally posted by james_nicollat The first human to walk on the Moon has died

Former U.S. astronaut, Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, has died at the age of 82, U.S. media reported on Saturday.

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