He also found success back home in his native Ohio in business and academia, and became a community leader in Cincinnati. He served his nation proudly, as a navy fighter pilot, test pilot, and astronaut. "Neil Armstrong was also a reluctant American hero who always believed he was just doing his job. "Neil was our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend.
"We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away," his family said in a statement. They even spoke to President Nixon while on the moon.Neil Alden Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon and an enduring icon of the the space age for taking "one giant leap for mankind," died today after complications from cardiovascular surgery. They erected the flag of the United States on the moon. While on the moon, Aldrin and Armstrong did some experiments and collected rocks and soil samples to take back to earth. Armstrong was the one documenting the landing therefore, most of the photographs captured on the moon were of Aldrin. Armstrong and Aldrin skipped the scheduled four hour rest and proceeded to explore the moon instead.Īrmstrong was the first to descend at around 11:56 pm followed by Aldrin twenty minutes later. After landing, they confirmed if the systems were ok and then configured the vessel before they ate. Collins remained in the orbit where he did some experiments and took some photographs while Armstrong and Edwin landed on the moon. The astronauts entered the lunar module (known as the eagle) on July 20, 1969, where they separated from the Command/Service Module and proceeded to the moon. On July 16, 1969, NASA launched the Apollo 11 at the Kennedy Space Center. Some of the factors which helped them determine the landing spot included the terrain of the surface including craters, cliffs, and boulders. Using the up-close photographs captured by a surveyor vessel and the high-resolution photographs captured by the Lunar-Orbiter satellite, they narrowed the first thirty landing spots to three. Born in New Jersey, January 20, 1930, Edwin piloted Gemini-12, and he spent 20 minutes in space just to prove that you can work on your spacecraft.īefore the mission, the planners had studied the surface of the moon for over two years to determine the best position to land the spacecraft. Edwin Aldrin was the first individual with a doctorates degree to go to the moon. Michael Collins was the one flying Gemini-10, and he space walked for over one hour. He had previously piloted Gemini 8 on a mission that resulted in two vessels docking in space for the first time. Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930, and at age 38 he became the first civilian ever to command two space missions. Who Were the Astronauts on the Moon Landing Mission? These three astronauts were experienced on Apollo 11 and had been to space on different missions before going to the moon. The three people on the moon-landing mission were Edwin Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins. By then NASA was trying to send astronauts to space as they prepare for the first ever moon landing which happened eight years later. In 1961, President John Kennedy spoke of land human beings on the moon, and even though they were not ready, they knew that it was possible.
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