Sad news over the weekend with the passing of Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on another planet. (ABC news Herald-Sun)
Although those first steps on the moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were more than 40 years ago, it was such an amazing achievement that I doubt that there are too many people who wouldn’t immediately recognize the phrase “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”.
I was interested to read that the moon landing came at the end of his NASA career as Mr. Armstrong retired as a NASA astronaut in 1971. His name is so linked with space travel that if it was reported that he had passed away in the actual building containing mission control I wouldn’t have been surprised.
I have done a post about the Australian movie The Dish before, but I am going to share it with you again as it is such a favourite in our house. This movie is the reason why when I said “Oh no, Neil Armstrong died today” the kids immediately knew who I was talking about.
Watching the crowd completely engrossed in the moon landing on the old television in this movie still gives me the chills, what an amazing thing it was.
Buried words and Bushwa. 