The First Person to Walk on the Moon
As Apollo 11 descended toward the Moon, the computer steered the lunar module toward a field of boulders. Neil Armstrong took manual control.
Lived
1930–2012
Known for
Apollo 11 Moon landing
Field
Human spaceflight
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Apollo 11 and the Moon
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Chapter 1
Armstrong became fascinated by flight as a child, earned a pilot certificate before his driver’s license, and later served as a naval aviator and test pilot.
Chapter 2
Land the first crewed lunar module safely with limited fuel, unfamiliar terrain, and no previous landing to copy.
Chapter 3
Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed Eagle in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969.
Chapter 4
The landing achieved the first human exploration of another world.
Chapter 5
Apollo 11, the Moon, Saturn V, and lunar geography can all be connected through TransitSatellite.
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James R. Hansen
An authorized biography that follows Armstrong from his early flying career through Gemini, Apollo 11 and life after the Moon landing. Interviews and personal records give the mission story a wider biographical context.
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