But first…

Neil Armstrong – One Small Step…

From: Obituary – Neil Armstrong

ASTRONAUTS do not like to be called heroes. Their standard riposte to such accusations is to point out that it requires the efforts of hundreds of thousands of backroom engineers, mathematicians and technicians to make space flight possible.

As the first man to walk on another world, Armstrong received the lion’s share of the adulation. All the while, he quietly insisted that the popular image of the hard-charging astronaut braving mortal danger the way other men might brave a trip to the dentist was exaggerated. “For heaven’s sake, I loathe danger,” he told one interviewer before his fateful flight. Done properly, he opined, spaceflight ought to be no more dangerous than mixing a milkshake.

See the Obituary – here.

Less than a year later – Apollo 13. But first…

Creativity & Innovation – Dave Snowden

Serendipity Too – Apollo 13

Rest in Peace

RIP – Neil Armstrong

RIP – NASA Space Program

Thank you both – for all that you gave us.

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