Astronaut Buzz Aldrin

August 25th, 2012

I was sad when I heard the news that astronaut Neil Armstrong passed away this morning. A man who marked humanity with “the” step, in many ways and forever. I never met the first man who walked on the moon, but I did meet the second one Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin (at the opening of the hotel Montage Beverly Hills).

I was very impressed and very intimidated as only 12 men in the universe have set foot on the only natural satellite of the earth, the second brightest object in the sky after the sun, 384,403 kilometers (238,857 miles) away from our planet.

May I express my sincere condolences to Armstrong’s family, who can very proud of him.