I am much saddened to learn now of his loss... I was too young to have seen any of that though at one point I had an origional copy of a newspaper from the moon landings that I found being used at one point in an old dresser... sadly I lost that (thanx to a little brother and a pair of clippers)...

I am also sad that due to this passing I am seeing the end of two eras in my life-time... The Space Shuttle and old Hero's of the Space Race... I was born just before the Shuttle first flew and now it's gone too but I remember being glued to the TV every time they televised a launch and I am happy to say that I saw the last shuttle fly via a live podcast from the Cape (I stayed up all night and followed the launch for 12 hours straight right up till the view cut-off in orbit).. I caught this screen capture right as it lifted off! :)

Good Flight to him and all that have followed in his footsteps and godspeed!