One Small Step..... by RodS
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Just a little tribute to the first human to ever set foot on another world. Rest in Peace, Neil.
I well remember the sense of thrill and pride I felt while watching the coverage of the first lunar landing. I was stationed in Udorn Thailand at the time - the TV room in our barracks was packed. You could have heard a pin drop. I'll never forget the cheer that went up when that lunar module touched down, and we heard "Houston, the Eagle has landed."
I felt much the same thrill a couple weeks ago when Curiosity settled gently onto the surface of Mars.
Where were you when Neil took that historic step?
Flag photo by me, Moon photo courtesy of NASA.
Thanks for dropping by!
Comments (34)
You did a great job on this moving tribute to Neil Armstrong. He is an amazing man who had an impact on generations of people. I very much enjoyed your thoughts on his passing Rod
I was in High School, getting ready for my senior year. It was and still is a thrill to hear those words. Very beautiful tribute to a brave man - he can now fly among the stars - no ship required
bravo Rod! well done tribute to the man, i have his autograph on some congress card from years ago. was glued to the tv back when that happened. love that detailed moon shot my friend, yours? super job my friend//Steve
This is a lovely tribute to an inspiring man, Rod! I was sitting in our front room, glued to the tv. What a great moment in time :) Wonderful work hon.
Beautiful tribute!!! I was on a flight from Omaha to Atlanta and the pilot had the radio coverage playing so the passengers could listen to the landing as we were descending to Atlanta!
Such a great tribute to the late Neil Armstrong, Big Bro. I was probably on a crib still drinking milk from the bottle. Too young to remember, but a part of world history like this will always be etched on our thoughts. Amazing concept and your layout is wonderful!
A great man! People will always remember him.
I was eleven years old, and we went over to watch it on a friend's television set. There were probably eight or ten people there. I remember sitting on the floor in front of the TV with a couple of other kids, waiting for the big event. At that age the significance kind of passed me by, but I remember the solemnity and the awe. The thing that stands out most for me is that when we were driving over to our friend's house, we were the only car on the road. Everybody else was already glued to the television, I guess. It was a day I'll never forget!
Per ardua ad Astra? ...Through struggle... the stars.
Great tribute, RodS-san! When he was on the moon, I am 11:) After I watched the live on the TV, I went to my garden, climb the kennel and I watched the moon again.
Well done Rod! I read an fascinating stat earlier today. 600 million people around the world watched the moon landing in July 1969...that was 1/5th of the world's population at the time and that is still the largest number of people to have ever watched any event on TV at the same time. Where was I? Sitting on my couch in a little house overlooking the Ohio River near Fort Knox, Kentucky. I remember the suspense and the thrill of it all to this day.
Excellent tribute to a great team effort to beat the Russians (err sorry, to put a team on that satellite). Personally, I had just popped out and was in my cot ruminating on mankinds destiny .... in between feeds of course ......
As I recall I was taking a small step myself...in the labor room coming out of the capsule ; )
Wonderful tribute my dear!!!Bravissima!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
Great tribute to Neil Armstrong, I remember it well was sitting watching it on TV. Was a great moment in history..
Beautiful image and a great tribute.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! Awesome tribute Rod! I was in elementary school then. Feel old NOW buddy, LOL????
Wonderful tribute Rod! Yes, Mike and I were 8 at the time, so we probably watched it in school in what...first, second grade? As others said who were young at the time we didn't fully grasp everything that was going on, but we knew it was special. I actually work with a woman who is very educated, has traveled a lot and she STILL believes that the whole moon landing was a hoax, done on a sound stage somewhere. I know they made a movie about that, but the name escapes me at the moment.
Beautiful tribute. ")
Sadly, I wasn't born yet...shortly thereafter, but not yet. What a magical time...Beautiful dedication, my friend!
Awesome tribute!...Me?...well I was about four years old at the time, so I wasn't watching it, or remember what I was doing at the time...but that was a great time in history!!
I remember that day, when he put the first step on the moon, it was so exciting to watch it on the television in the middle of the night, may he rest in eternal peace!
WOW GREATTTTTTTTTTTRIBUTE :)
R.I.P.
I was upstairs, at my Dads pub, the Half Moon, watching it... I remember.. R.I.P. Rob
Great tribute. He's off to the final frontier for real now. I was only 4 and half or so when that happened, so I have little memory of it. Maybe I'll still be around if they ever get people to Mars. Exciting times we live in.
A most fitting and wonderful tribute!
I was 6 years short of being born when he planted his boots on the lunar surface. A great tribute to a real hero, now facing a different adventure.
A lovely tribute to this very brave man. I can remember watching this on the TV so well. Our coverage was an hour later than the event and we could hardly see it for all the snow on the TV but we were so excited about this event. It has changed so much for all our lives. We could hardly believe when we looked up at the moon and there really was a man on the moon. I was married with a daughter at that time.
wonderful image