[Curmudgeon]

Neil Armstrong embodied the dreams , goals and optimism of a generation . The manned space program captivated the public interest in a way the more scientifically productive robotic missions will never do . Neil Armstrong's step onto the Lunar surface was in my opinion the pinacle of a century of a century of exploration and technological and scientific achievement which our species will be hard pressed to duplicate . To paraphrase Dr. Tyson : "Godspeed Neil " .


Richard C Schmidt