http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2012/08/roger-launius-reflects-on-the-life-of-space-pioneer-neil-armstrong/ A new Smithsonian blog covering scenes and sightings from the Smithsonian museums and beyond. Mon, 20 May 2013 19:14:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2012/08/roger-launius-reflects-on-the-life-of-space-pioneer-neil-armstrong/comment-page-1/#comment-9382 Libby Wright Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:31:16 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=29953#comment-9382 I remember vividly the day of the moon landing. The whole world was caught up in it. I was glued to the TV. When they landed, I shot off a little carbide cannon. And I stayed up that night, waiting for the moon walk. I had the famous photo of the Apollo 11 Astronauts on my bedroom wall and when in college, the spectacular Earth Rise was an integral part of my dorm room decorations. Now Neil Armstrong rests with the world’s most daring explorers I remember vividly the day of the moon landing. The whole world was caught up in it. I was glued to the TV. When they landed, I shot off a little carbide cannon. And I stayed up that night, waiting for the moon walk. I had the famous photo of the Apollo 11 Astronauts on my bedroom wall and when in college, the spectacular Earth Rise was an integral part of my dorm room decorations. Now Neil Armstrong rests with the world’s most daring explorers

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