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**vaalmerruutel** · 08-27-2012, 10:48 PM

Armstrong stepping out onto the Moon was the culmination of a decade of work by hundreds of thousands of scientists, engineers, tradies, seamstresses etc. How many of these will have their passing noted publicly?

It's natural that we remember the figurehead and there is no need or intent to denigrate Armstrong or downplay the skills and personal qualities he provided to the project. But it's also good to remember that July 21 1969 wasn't something that he and Buzz just went out and did.

08-27-2012, 10:48 PM	#66
vaalmerruutel Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 487 Senior Member	Armstrong stepping out onto the Moon was the culmination of a decade of work by hundreds of thousands of scientists, engineers, tradies, seamstresses etc. How many of these will have their passing noted publicly? It's natural that we remember the figurehead and there is no need or intent to denigrate Armstrong or downplay the skills and personal qualities he provided to the project. But it's also good to remember that July 21 1969 wasn't something that he and Buzz just went out and did.
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