Son, Eric, arrived in , followed by daughter, Karen, in Sadly, Karen died of complications related to an inoperable brain tumor in January Armstrong faced an even bigger challenge in Along with Michael Collins and Edwin E. The trio were launched into space on July 16, Serving as the mission's commander, Armstrong piloted the Lunar Module to the moon's surface on July 20, , with Buzz Aldrin aboard. Collins remained on the Command Module. He said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," as he made his famous first step on the moon.
For about two and a half hours, Armstrong and Aldrin collected samples and conducted experiments. They also took photographs, including their own footprints. The crew and the craft were picked up by the U. Hornet, and the three astronauts were put into quarantine for three weeks. Before long, the three Apollo 11 astronauts were given a warm welcome home. Crowds lined the streets of New York City to cheer on the famous heroes who were honored in a ticker-tape parade.
Armstrong received numerous awards for his efforts, including the Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Armstrong remained with NASA, serving as deputy associate administrator for aeronautics until Armstrong remained at the university for eight years. Staying active in his field, he served as the chairman of Computing Technologies for Aviation, Inc. Helping out at a difficult time, Armstrong served as vice chairman of the Presidential Commission on the space shuttle Challenger accident in The commission investigated the explosion of the Challenger on January 28, , which took the lives of its crew, including school teacher Christa McAuliffe.
Despite being one of the most famous astronauts in history, Armstrong has largely shied away from the public eye. He gave a rare interview to the news program 60 Minutes in He described the moon to interviewer Ed Bradley, saying "It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on earth. It's an interesting place to be. I recommend it. He was selected as an astronaut by NASA in On March 16, , Armstrong and Dave Scott were launched in Gemini 8 to conduct the first linkup in space, docking with an Agena target satellite.
The linkup was successful, but after a short time, the astronauts reported their craft was spinning out of control. They disengaged from the Agena, but the tumbling continued. One of 16 Gemini jet thrusters was stuck open and was spewing fuel into space, inparting the roll motion.
For this government agency, he worked in a number of different capacities, including serving as a test pilot and an engineer. He tested many high-speed aircraft, including the X, which could reach a top speed of 4, miles per hour.
He and fellow astronaut David Scott were launched into the earth's orbit on March 16, While in orbit, they were able to briefly dock their space capsule with the Gemini Agena target vehicle. This was the first time two vehicles had successfully docked in space. During this maneuver, however, they experienced some problems and had to cut their mission short. They landed in the Pacific Ocean nearly 11 hours after the mission's start and were later rescued by the U.
Armstrong faced an even bigger challenge in Along with Michael Collins and Edwin E. The trio was launched into space on July 16, Serving as the mission's commander, Armstrong piloted the Lunar Module to the moon's surface on July 20, , with Aldrin aboard. Collins remained on the Command Module. At p. He said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," as he made his famous first step on the moon.
For about two and a half hours, Armstrong and Aldrin collected samples and conducted experiments. They also took photographs, including their own footprints. Neil Armstrong inside the Lunar Module on July 20, The crew and the craft were picked up by the U. Hornet , and the three astronauts were put into quarantine for three weeks. Before long, the three Apollo 11 astronauts were given a warm welcome home.
Crowds lined the streets of New York City to cheer on the famous heroes who were honored in a ticker-tape parade. Armstrong received numerous awards for his efforts, including the Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
Armstrong remained with NASA, serving as deputy associate administrator for aeronautics until Armstrong remained at the university for eight years. Staying active in his field, he served as the chairman of Computing Technologies for Aviation, Inc. Helping out at a difficult time, Armstrong served as vice chairman of the Presidential Commission on the space shuttle Challenger accident in The commission investigated the explosion of the Challenger on January 28, , which took the lives of its crew, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe.
Despite being one of the most famous astronauts in history, Armstrong largely shied away from the public eye.
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