Neil Armstrong Comments on Moonwalk Blog Post

Robert Krulwich, NPR's science blogger, had a cool post a few days ago, about our understanding of the relative size of things.

One of his examples showed just how small an area was actually traversed by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during the Apollo 11 lunar mission. The entire area would fit easily onto a soccer field or a baseball diamond.

What is uber cool, though, is the response he got from none other than Neil Armstrong himself!

Now I've got to tell you, I was not even in my terrible two's when all of this happened. But maybe because my brothers held it all in awe, I share some of that feeling. This is, in my mind, the greatest accomplishment of the 20th century, and it the event creates a watershed between eras of history. 

But effusing aside, Neil Armstrong has led a very private life since these days, so getting a response for  something as mundane as this should have been quite something.

You can read the post about Armstrong's response here.

I grew up with the space shuttle, and as interesting and exciting as NASA has tried to make it, I know, they know, everybody knows, that they peaked during the Apollo era.

Here's to getting serious about exploring again someday. But (and you heard it here first), the next Americans on the moon will be there under corporate sponsorship, and they will meet the Chinese when they get there.