https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/one-reason-why-neil-armstrong-got-the-job/ Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:28:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/one-reason-why-neil-armstrong-got-the-job/#comment-59859 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:28:10 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=19377#comment-59859 yeh he was badass

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/one-reason-why-neil-armstrong-got-the-job/#comment-59857 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:17:16 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=19377#comment-59857 We sure lost a great man, a true American hero, in Neil Armstrong. I was always impressed at how low-key he was, never sought the limelight. This video really shows what a cool customer he was – seems nothing rattled him. Of course, we know that to be true of all the astronauts, especially the original 7, who were all test pilots. Anyone who has never read “The Right Stuff” or seen the movie (which captured the feel of the book & the times perfectly) should do so. Ironically, I was just a few miles away from the KSC in Cocoa Beach when the news came about Armstrong’s death…

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