The world remembers Neil Armstrong

With the passing of the first man on the moon, the world remembers the man and that amazing day.

  1. If you missed it worth checking my timeline for people's tweets to me of their memories of Neil Armstrong's stepping on the moon,great stuff
  2. @fieldproducer watching the moon over the sea in Majorca. I keep staring at it. I still can’t get my head around that he was there.
  3. @fieldproducer just took the dog out and looked at the moon. Remarkable that anyone was ever brave enough to go there
  4. @fieldproducer sitting on my grandfather's lap, motorcycle helmet on pretending it was me. Truly was one small step and one giant leap.
  5. @fieldproducer I was a young boy of 11 years old in South Africa no TV listening over the radio in complete awe will never forget
  6. @fieldproducer watched on giant screen in Jerusalem. Felt truely amazed that day, truly sad today.
  7. @fieldproducer I was 11 and at grandma's in Mexico. TV was in the den. Whole family crowded in to watch, amazed.
  8. @fieldproducer saw moon from nans lawn and ran inside to tv, ran outside again wondering if they would do a moon handstand, like us kids
  9. @fieldproducer as a 4yr old sat in front of small b&w in Hong Kong told by mum watch & remember this it's historic! I have. It was amazing.
  10. @fieldproducer I got engaged that evening, looking up at the moon. Have been married 41 years. A magical night. RIP Neil.
  11. @fieldproducer I was five. It was about 3a.m. and the whole family was gathered in my parents' bed. I'll always be thankful they woke us.
  12. @fieldproducer left school excited prev day watched orbit on friends telly. Pretended to sleep at home till dad brought us down. Happy days
  13. @fieldproducer 8y.o., in Toronto. Went to neighbours' house because they had colour TV. Moon walk in b&w! Will never forget, so exciting.
  14. @fieldproducer I was 9 yrs. old, our family gathered around the TV. Felt goose-bumpy-just knew I was watching something big.
  15. @fieldproducer Girl Scout Camp Mess Hall entranced by Black n White TVs. Just 11yr, saved Newspaper. #moonlanding #NeilArmstrong
  16. @fieldproducer Dad woke me to watch, said "You'll never see anything like this again". Special memories I will never forget.
  17. @fieldproducer my dad say us all down in the family room to watch as he put it "a moment that will change our lives". Remember like yesterdy
  18. @fieldproducer -I was in school. We were excused frm class 2 watch landing "live". Crowded in2 a room, gathered around old TV. Total silence
  19. @fieldproducer their names imprinted on me from watching on b&w as a ten year old. Made me choose science
  20. @fieldproducer I was 6 and stood in a store w/my mom and watched on their TV because we knew we would miss it if we tried to get home.
  21. @fieldproducer After seeing landing on TV I stood in my Norwegian schoolyard watching the moon; absolutely amazed that ppl were walkng there
  22. @fieldproducer was in a caravan near Plymouth aged 4 watching on a b/w tv in awe. 1st memory of life. Wanted to be an astronaut ever since.
  23. @fieldproducer It was the early AM of my seventh b-day. Dad woke me up to watch it, sleepy-eyed, a barely discernible B&W image on our TV.
  24. .@fieldproducer will never forget as a grad student @ UC Berk, skipping class to watch Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. #RIP Neil Armstrong
  25. @fieldproducer I was 11, Mum wouldn't let me stay up. Big brother woke me up, took me to his house to watch it! A memorable night for me.

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Citizen-driven media & open tech/culture. Non-profit communications for social good. Founder: Communications + Community Consultancy. Host: @WeMelbourne @WeTasmania. Rotation Curation (#RoCur) obsessive!

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