Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 08:01:18 -0400
From: mark <whitroth at 5-cent.us>
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Subject: [WSFA] Neil Armstrong breaks his silence to give accountants moon exclusive
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

Excerpt:
It was therefore something of a coup for Alex Malley, chief executive of
Certified Practicing Accountants of Australia, to secure almost an hour
of Armstrong's time to discuss the astronaut's trip to the moon.

In the illuminating conversation posted online on the CPA Australia
website, Armstrong revealed how he thought his mission, Apollo 11, only
had a 50% chance of landing safely on the moon's surface and said it was
"sad" that the current US government's ambitions for Nasa were so
reduced compared with the achievements of the 1960s.

"Nasa has been one of the most successful public investments in
motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve," said
Armstrong. "It's sad that we are turning the programme in a direction
where it will reduce the amount of motivation and stimulation it
provides to young people."
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<http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/may/23/neil-armstrong-accountancy-website-moon-exclusive>

mark
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Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.  -- Aldous Huxley