Allan Deonarine

Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong after his historic moonwalk. Credit: NASA

On a warm summer's night in the middle of nowhere, I found out that Neil Armstrong had passed away. A famously reclusive man who inspired generations to go where no one had gone before. In part, he was the reason I wanted to become an engineer. With the steady decline of NASA's budget and mandate since his walk, I'm not sure young kids will have the same dreams to strive for.

Time's Obituary.