NASA Administrator Statement on Neil Armstrong's Death:
WASHINGTON -- The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden regarding the death of former test pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong. He was 82.
"On behalf of the entire NASA family, I would like to express my deepest condolences to Carol and the rest of the Armstrong family on the passing of Neil Armstrong. As long as there are history books, Neil Armstrong will be included in them, remembered for taking humankind's first small step on a world beyond our own.
"Besides being one of America's greatest explorers, Neil carried himself with a grace and humility that was an example to us all. When President Kennedy challenged the nation to send a human to the moon, Neil Armstrong accepted without reservation.
"As we enter this next era of space exploration, we do so standing on the shoulders of Neil Armstrong. We mourn the passing of a friend, fellow astronaut and true American hero."
Footfall sr 08/2012
ReplyDeleteOne step
Crossing a threshold
A choice
A hard collective push
Determining a pace
In a new direction
Believing
A better place
One foot
One person
Taking the step
For all of us
Talented and modest
One of us
To show
The best of us
We know
The forever fame
And just one name
One man’s
Step
The rest of us
Chose the best
For that one
Step
And beyond hope
Heroic and epic scope
Could have failed
Having sailed so far
But the best does indeed
Step forward
More than an actor
An essential factor
One with the skill
And the will to
Take that first
Historic
Step
Then the apt quote
To the rapt masses
And attention to task
And asking all to share
In the glare of fame
Not just one name
But yet that
Step
One foot
One boot
One man
One
Leap
So long ago
So long Neil
So like a friend
Just a signed photo
At the end
So much left unsaid
So keenly aware of loss
So sad
Without another
Step.