DC Tom Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 I hope there is a proclamation too!! It would be a shame!! There's not. Everyone's who's a victim of random acts of violence gets one. But not the first man to walk on another world. !@#$ing bull ****.
CowgirlsFan Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 There's not. Everyone's who's a victim of random acts of violence gets one. But not the first man to walk on another world. !@#$ing bull ****. + 1 !!!
bbb Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 they would have to get there for the 1st time much easier to stage the spreading of ashes on the Moon in a movie studio - just like how they "landed" on the Moon the first time Not sure if you're being serious or funny, but this is funny either way! Even as somebody who didn't live through the moon landing, this cartoon from the NYT choked me up a little. http://i.imgur.com/1PH29.jpg That is awesome!
Just Jack Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) DEATH OF NEIL ARMSTRONGBY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the memory of Neil Armstrong, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that on the day of his interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset on such day*. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh. BARACK OBAMA *The internment date of Neil Armstrong is set for Friday, August 31 Edited August 27, 2012 by Just Jack fixed date
bbb Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 I get the trick, they say they're going to do it on August 310th, and then that day never happens. It's an outrage!
Just Jack Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 I get the trick, they say they're going to do it on August 310th, and then that day never happens. It's an outrage! Oops. Cut-n-paste didn't work right. It's fixed now.
DC Tom Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 DEATH OF NEIL ARMSTRONGBY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the memory of Neil Armstrong, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that on the day of his interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset on such day*. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh. BARACK OBAMA *The internment date of Neil Armstrong is set for Friday, August 31 Well it's about goddamned time. That only took a couple of days to figure out.
CowgirlsFan Posted August 30, 2012 Posted August 30, 2012 Well it's about goddamned time. That only took a couple of days to figure out. + 1 I agree too!!!
Jim in Anchorage Posted August 30, 2012 Posted August 30, 2012 even if it was in his personal wishes for burial, and even with his status at NASA, it would be improbable. Manned missions are planned down to the ounce of weight, it seems unlikely they would scrap something for the mission to do it. Just saying... Did they not find room for golf clubs?
DC Tom Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 Did they not find room for golf clubs? There is typically an allowance - very small - for personal items. (Not that any manned missions are going to Mars any time soon.) But human ashes weigh around 5 pounds after cremation, give or take. That's a pretty big chunk of the weight budget for even a lunar mission. NASA puts PR stuff on missions all the time, but they're usually very lightweight (there's TWO 9/11 memorials on Mars right now - Spirit and Curiosity have "memorial" components that probably added a couple ounces of weight). Odds are they'll memorialize the same way they did Carl Sagan: name a probe after him (probably the next lunar lander, whenever that would be). It costs precisely jack **** to launch a name.
TheMadCap Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 There is typically an allowance - very small - for personal items. (Not that any manned missions are going to Mars any time soon.) But human ashes weigh around 5 pounds after cremation, give or take. That's a pretty big chunk of the weight budget for even a lunar mission. NASA puts PR stuff on missions all the time, but they're usually very lightweight (there's TWO 9/11 memorials on Mars right now - Spirit and Curiosity have "memorial" components that probably added a couple ounces of weight). Odds are they'll memorialize the same way they did Carl Sagan: name a probe after him (probably the next lunar lander, whenever that would be). It costs precisely jack **** to launch a name. They would likely send up a very small portion of the ashes, like the people who are turned into meteors...
section122 Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 I found it interesting that after all this time it was finally corrected. His real declaration when landing on the moon was "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." It does change the tenor a bit. http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Remembering+Neil+Armstrong+most+famous+quote+correctly/7165867/story.html
DC Tom Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 I found it interesting that after all this time it was finally corrected. His real declaration when landing on the moon was "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." It does change the tenor a bit. http://www.vancouver...5867/story.html And Buzz talked him out of saying "I claim this land in the name of Texas!" (Probably not a true story. Still a good one, though.)
Just Jack Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 And Buzz talked him out of saying "I claim this land in the name of Texas!" (Probably not a true story. Still a good one, though.) It's on the web now, so it's true (and soon to be added to Wikipedia)
bbb Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 And Buzz talked him out of saying "I claim this land in the name of Texas!" (Probably not a true story. Still a good one, though.) Not as good as the Mr. Gorsky one: Just before he re-entered the lander, however, he made this remark "Good luck Mr. Gorsky." In 1995: Mr. Gorsky had finally died and so Neil Armstrong felt he could answer the question. When he was a kid, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a fly ball, which landed in the front of his neighbor's bedroom windows. His neighbors were Mr. & Mrs. Gorsky. As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs.Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky. "Sex! You want sex?! You'll get sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!"
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