Humanity
used to look to the starry skies with wonder, and think of how
unreachable they seemed, almost frustratingly close. On May 26th, 1961,
one world leader once promised to land a man on our closest neighbour in
space before the decade was out. Unfortunately, that world leader did
not live to see, but Mankind would start to reach the stars, as his
legacy.
One
day, one man stepped forward, a reluctant hero, as the world watched in
silence, and said but a few words that would echo throughout the world,
throughout history, and throughout the stars.
"That's one small step for a man, but one giant leap for mankind"
That
immortal man was Neil Armstrong, the first man on Luna, better known as
The Moon. He proved to Humanity that we could step foot on other bodies
of land than our own, and that hope, and resilience, would help us in
our first steps to the stars.
That
man passed away today, and, although reluctant, his legacy has and will
always inspire the young and old alike, who look up at the stars and
think "I want to go up there" Neil Armstrong was among the first who
dared to take that first and dangerous step.
My
thoughts are with his family and friends alike. Neil Alden Armstrong,
first man on The Moon, Astronaut, Naval Aviator, Test Pilot, Aerospace
Engineer, University Professor, and above all, Human Being, 5/8/1930 -
25/8/2012.
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| A Teary-Eyed Neil Armstrong, as photographed by Buzz Aldrin, shortly after walking on the surface of The Moon |
