Constellation) and the now proposed cutbacks in the NASA COTS budget I think It'd be a good question.Īlso ask him what he thinks is the most compelling reason for mankind to leave earth to explore space if you get the chance!Ī historical question I'd ask him is what he felt was the motivation and goal of the moon mission. Considering all the cutbacks in American space development (i.e. I'd ask him what he thinks about private industry in space and what he thinks the governments role is in the entire thing. I'll be f5'in for a while, so please keep the posts coming! I love it when a plan comes together!Īnd here, my dears is the 30 minute audiotape I managed to bootleg during the Q&A: Besides, what would anyone gain from knowing his particular spiritual beliefs (if he even has any). I won't be asking him about religion for the same reason. As said, I'm not looking to get punched in the face at a science-con. (Apart form the C.O.L.B.E.R.T-treadmill, of course I got nothin') Also, for the sake of argument, let's assume he HAS visited the moon. I really appreciate everything everyone has shared, but since spacetravel isn't my direct area of knowledge I'd feel silly asking him about a such-and-such aeronautic module (really, I don't want to offend here), when I honestly don't know my ass from my elbow in this particular science discipline. I'm really hoping that clears up in a couple of hours, I'll do my best to make a 'top five' of eligible questions once I've read everything, but I can tell you guys now that it won't be anything too technical. I'll do anything I can to get proof of our encounter!ĮDIT: Neil Armstrong hits FRONT PAGE! You guys I didn't know it felt this hot! Thanks, all you sexy astronaut enthusiasts really made my day!ĮDIT: Whoa, still going! Unfortunately reddit is experiencing extra-heavy traffic today (i guess?), so I'm unable to see/reply to half of the posts made so far. He's the 'mystery guest' at a science-con I'm going to, so shhhhhh, don't ruin the surprise, ok? Thing is, I respect the legend and I'd love to ask him a sophisticated question but alas, I don't know anything about space or astronautness. Hey guys, Looks like I'll be meeting Neil Armstrong upcoming Thursday.

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