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Congressional Record (Bound Edition). (September 16–22, 1969.) Volume 115. Part 19. p.25611. US Government Printing Office.("Joint Meeting of the Two Houses of Congress to Receive the Apollo 11 Astronauts". September 16, 1969) President Obama's Statement on Neil Armstrong's Death". The Wall Street Journal. August 25, 2012. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012 . Retrieved August 26, 2012. Neil walked a distance of about 60 metres on the surface of the moon —that’s roughly the length of 11 Asian elephants! For many years, he wrote letters congratulating new Eagle Scouts on their accomplishment, but decided to quit the practice in the 1990s because he felt the letters should be written by people who knew the scout. (In 2003, he received 950 congratulation requests.) This contributed to the myth of his reclusiveness. [198] Armstrong used to autograph everything except first day covers. Around 1993, he found out his signatures were being sold online, and that most of them were forgeries, and stopped giving autographs. [189] Personal life Armstrong speaking in February 2012, six months before his death, on the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's first spaceflight

After the tour Armstrong took part in Bob Hope's 1969 USO show, primarily to Vietnam. [166] In May 1970, Armstrong traveled to the Soviet Union to present a talk at the 13th annual conference of the International Committee on Space Research; after arriving in Leningrad from Poland, he traveled to Moscow where he met Premier Alexei Kosygin. Armstrong was the first westerner to see the supersonic Tupolev Tu-144 and was given a tour of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, which he described as "a bit Victorian in nature". [167] At the end of the day, he was surprised to view a delayed video of the launch of Soyuz 9 as it had not occurred to Armstrong that the mission was taking place, even though Valentina Tereshkova had been his host and her husband, Andriyan Nikolayev, was on board. [168] Life after Apollo Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, presenting a badge to Neil Armstrong, Star City, Soviet Union, June 1970 TeachingArmstrong and his wife attended the memorial service for the victims of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003, at the invitation of President George W. Bush. [178] Business activities Neil Armstrong, First Man on Moon, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Associated Press. August 25, 2012. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012 . Retrieved August 25, 2012. Activity: Ask the children to write a newspaper article about Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon. Can they view an actual newspaper from 21 July 1969, detailing the Moon landing? (These can be found online). Ask pupils to imagine they are taking the first steps on the Moon and write a descriptive piece about what they can see, hear and what they can feel through their space suit. Jones, Eric M. (November 1, 2005). "Apollo 11 Crew Information". Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on August 28, 2007 . Retrieved August 28, 2007. Neil Armstrong was the first human to walk on the moon during the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Apollo 11 mission on 20th July 1969. He completed the mission alongside co-pilots Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins.

Biography: Neil A. Armstrong". NASA ( Glenn Research Center). March 2008. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011 . Retrieved May 16, 2011. NASA's Director of Flight Crew Operations, Deke Slayton, called Armstrong on September 13, 1962, and asked whether he would be interested in joining the NASA Astronaut Corps as part of what the press dubbed "the New Nine"; without hesitation, Armstrong said yes. The selections were kept secret until three days later, although newspaper reports had circulated since earlier that year that he would be selected as the "first civilian astronaut". [68] Armstrong was one of two civilian pilots selected for this group; [69] the other was Elliot See, another former naval aviator. [70] NASA selected the second group that, compared with the Mercury Seven astronauts, were younger, [67] and had more impressive academic credentials. [71] Collins wrote that Armstrong was by far the most experienced test pilot in the Astronaut Corps. [55] Gemini program Gemini 5 Bruhns, Sarah (August 27, 2013). "When Neil Armstrong and Edmund Hillary Took a Trip to the North Pole". Atlas Obscura. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016 . Retrieved May 19, 2016. This History primary resource assists with teaching the following History objectives from the National Curriculum:Armstrong's famous 'one small step' quote — explained". WHYY-FM. July 14, 2019 . Retrieved July 13, 2023. When Neil was a child growing up in rural America, he loved to learn all about aeroplanes and space. He got his student pilot’s licence when he was just 16 — before he even learned to drive a car! First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong is the official biography of Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who became the first human to walk on the Moon, on July 20, 1969. The book was written by James R. Hansen and was first published in 2005 by Simon & Schuster. The book describes Armstrong's involvement in the United States space program (culminating in the historic Apollo 11 mission), and details his personal life and upbringing. [1] [2]

Jones, Eric M. "Apollo 11 Mission Commentary 7-20-69 CDT 15:15 – GET 102:43 – TAPE 307/1". Apollo 11 Surface Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017.World Scouting salutes Neil Armstrong". World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015 . Retrieved July 27, 2015. A: I mean, there isn't any way of my knowing. When I listen to the tape, I can't hear the 'a', but that doesn't mean it wasn't there, because that was the fastest VOX ever built. There was no mike-switch — it was a voice-operated key or VOX. In a helmet you find you lose a lot of syllables. Sometimes a short syllable like 'a' might not be transmitted. However, when I listen to it, I can't hear it. But the 'a' is implied, so I'm happy if they just put it in parentheses. Schorn, Daniel (July 2, 2006). "Being The First Man On The Moon". CBS News. Archived from the original on October 13, 2010 . Retrieved January 9, 2011. Carreau, Mark (September 30, 2006). "Hear what Neil Armstrong really said on the moon". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved July 25, 2019.

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