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Neil Armstrong Gives Rare Interview

pcritter writes "In a rare coup for accountants' association CPA Australia, CEO Alex Malley interviews Neil Armstrong, whose dad worked as an Auditor, bringing him back four decades to the pinnacle of the space race. Neil reveals, 'I thought we had a 90 per cent chance of getting back safely to Earth on that flight but only a 50-50 chance of making a landing on that first attempt.' The four-part video series is now posted on CPA Australia's website."

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  1. Re:What's the problem with building self-sustainin by cheekyjohnson · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What the hell happened to America?

    Too busy spending money on killing people and figuring out more efficient ways of killing people.

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    Filthy, filthy copyrapists!
  2. Re:What's the problem with building self-sustainin by MindlessAutomata · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Or maybe because even most scientists (actual scientists, not armchair commentators on slashdot) can't find an actual utilitarian reason to build a moon base other than juvenile delight at living out their sci-fi fantasies?