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canaveral florida july 19th 69. 3 men set off on one of the greatest adventures in human history with their goal of the moon. that the right to travel hundreds of thousands were there to watch. the cold war was in full swing and the competition between the u.s. and the soviet union extended even to space. on july 20th 1069 astronaut neil armstrong became the 1st human to set foot on earth spoil me permanent satellite. up. this event would bring armstrong fame that he had never sought and it would

also change his life forever. strong became a living legend in the history of space travel like a 20th century christopher columbus. but at the height of his popularity he voluntarily withdrew from public life. armstrong served as a navy pilot during the korean war 1955 he signed on with the government's high speed flight station at edwards air force base in california. his 1st job was piloting chase planes during tests of experimental aircraft the flight station was home to some of the country's best airmen. they had the right

stuff a combination of bravery and maci small that drove them to take on dangerous missions with aircraft that were still in the development stage. armstrong's interest in aircraft dates back to his early childhood he and his father once took a ride in a ford tri motor known as the tin goose they also attended local air shows together . armstrong knew from the very start that he wanted to be a pilot later he worked various jobs to earn money for flying lessons and earned a student flight certificate on the day he turned 16. he also made his 1st solo flight later that month. in 1947 armstrong enrolled at purdue university and studied aeronautical engineering his 2. it was paid for by

a federal program in return after graduation he was required to complete 3 years of training and service in the u.s. navy. afterward armstrong returned to purdue earning a degree in aeronautical engineering in january 1055. years later armstrong married janet sharon whom he met at purdue. he wasn't yet thinking about space travel he was now starting a career as a test pilot. in october 957 the soviet union shocked the world by launching the 1st satellite called sputnik. at that time many in the west believe that the u.s.s.r. was technologically backward but the launch of sputnik changed all of that. and the soviet successfully tested their 1st intercontinental ballistic missile

1957 a cause of concern for the west. says better now nasa responded by setting up a civilian space program the national aeronautics and space administration right among the agency's missions to put an astronaut into space. nasa chose a number of experienced test pilots to take part in the program. meanwhile neil armstrong continued his career as a project pilot he flew a wide variety of aircraft including the famous x. 15 series these were experimental rocket powered aircraft that could fly faster than the speed of sound they often reached altitudes of more than 80 kilometers just short of the technical definition of outer space.

armstrong was an excellent pilot but led an unassuming private life he and his family lived in a home in the mountains of southern california with no electricity or hot water. his colleagues described him as friendly but reserved he preferred to let his talents as a pilot speak for themselves. in the early 1960 s. few thought that a manned spacecraft to the moon was possible and the u.s. space program was about to be outdone again by the soviet union. and april 1961 yuri gagarin became the 1st human to journey into outer space. capsule made a single orbit around the earth and then returned. but his good garden was being celebrated worldwide as the 1st man in space the u.s. was putting the final touches to its own inaugural spaceflight.

the next month former navy aviator and test pilot alan shepard took off from cape canaveral. it was only a 15 minute flight there are now. shepard did not orbit the earth as the garden had done after the flight his space capsule splashed down as planned off the coast of bermuda. shepherd's successful flight prompted president john f. kennedy to make a bold proposal. i believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. in february 1962 the usa launched its 3rd manned space flight the pilot was john glenn. since marine

corps aviator and a veteran of the advanced aircraft testing program washington spared no expense in its competition with moscow to conquer space. so officials started making crew assignments for future missions to the moon this program was called apollo among the candidates were james lovell. james mcdevitt. john young. and frank borman. in june 1902 neil armstrong applied to become an astronaut. at this point in his life armstrong was trying to cope with a very serious personal tragedy. his 2 year old daughter karen died of a brain tumor in january $962.00. armstrong dealt with his grief by working harder

than ever before. on september 17th 1962 armstrong was introduced as one of the 9 new nasa astronauts he was one of 2 civilians in the group the rest were active military pilots these men would take part in the gemini program which would feature a 2 manned spacecraft. that same evening armstrong's parents viola and stephen were special guests on a popular t.v. quiz program. the

new astronauts began a rigorous training program on board a modified air force jet to try to cope with the effects of weightlessness. the astronauts were pushed to their limits of their endurance because no one knew what dangers they might face in space it was a case of learning by doing. we choose to go to the just didn't do the other thing not be close they are easy but because they are. to help achieve this goal the u.s. space program developed the world's most powerful rocket. and did it without the use of sophisticated computer.

searches when i started in 1962 i had an adding machine on my desk just a normal adding machine with a crank used it to calculate trajectories we prepare a complex tables and then fill them in. the engineers who are now in uncharted territory no one had ever attempted a manned flight to the moon before they had to design everything from scratch. the astronauts including neil armstrong became america's new heroes armstrong was no stranger to personal bravery. in the spring of 1964 armstrong's house caught fire in the middle of the night but he managed to rescue both his young sons . $400000.00 we're now working on the moon project the next step would be to develop the gemini 2 manned spacecraft.

the astronauts also practiced for space walks but here too they were playing catch up with the russians a cosmonaut made the 1st spacewalk in march 965. the astronauts worked on docking maneuvers involving 2 spacecraft the u.s. did this successfully for the 1st time in late 1965 half. of the space program encountered several setbacks but learned from its mistakes. greg rucka. russian landings proved especially difficult at 1st.

in march of 1966 neil armstrong and david scott took off on a mission that was marked by both success and failure the astronauts plan to dock their gemini caps in with an unmanned target vehicle. their 1st task was to rendezvous with the vehicle. after the astronauts carried out the docking procedure successfully they noticed that one of the capsules thrusters had become stuck in the on position which was causing the spacecraft to rotate at high speed armstrong managed to study the spacecraft and then decided to abort the mission immediately the capsule landed safely in the pacific ocean southeast of japan.

the gemini 8 mission was a major disappointment for the u.s. but nasa was still determined to win the space race. was there a political aspect do you work back when the from the storms on t.v. we were verdes aware of the competition. what was. done for us all. these an opt out that in some. we had great my style of it. was a mistake for. the us was now preparing for the 1st blood of the apollo program which featured a 3 man crew. but the mission would end with the deaths of 3 astronauts . gus grissom.

and roger chaffee. during a launch test in january 1967 a fire broke out in the capsules cabin and spread quickly all 3 astronauts were killed. nasa blamed the fire on deficiencies in capsule design workmanship and quality control. the agency made improvements to the spacecraft and to operational procedures. meanwhile nasa continued to experiment with using parachutes to return apollo capsule safely to earth. a more difficult challenge was the design and construction of the vehicle that would actually land the astronauts on the surface of the mood. armstrong took part in flight tests of early versions of the lunar module. armstrong took part in flight tests over earlier versions of the lunar module.

some of the astronauts called it the flying bedstead the module suffered from a number of technical problems at the start in may 1968 armstrong was at the controls when the crap started to spin out of control. armstrong ejected safely with just seconds to spare. but time was running out for nasa to meet president kennedy's call to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960 s. in december 1968 the apollo 8 astronauts frank borman jim lovell and bill landers took off from the new kennedy space center in florida.

but 1968 was a turbulent year. the war in vietnam was raging. young people held antiwar protests across the country. dr martin luther king was assassinated. then on christmas eve 1968 the world heard a voice from space a voice that carried a message of peace and reconciliation. and in december 1968 neil armstrong was appointed commander of the apollo 11 mission but the lunar lander still needed work. in maine 1969 the crew. of apollo 10 took part in

a dress rehearsal for the moon mission the astronauts tested all the equipment and procedures that would be involved in an actual landing. the flight that would place astronauts on the surface of the moon apollo 11 was now just 2 months away. armstrong was under enormous pressure as he revealed in a 2010 interview. he's satisfied was arraigned this day and they caught it. 100-1000 that's a sure thing he didn't want to know it was given to. so. the u.s.s.r. was also working hard to put a man on the moon. alexei laon an experienced cosmonaut was chosen to command the 1st lunar landing mission. the soviets had been carrying out tests of the huge and one rocket that would carry the crew into space. but in july 1969

during a test launch the latest version of the rocket exploded shortly after liftoff. meanwhile in the u.s. nasa sought to personalize the space program by publishing photos of the astronauts with their families. as the scheduled date of the moon launch approached people around the world found a new interest in space. huge crowds gathered around the launch site the visitors were in a festive mood. on july 16th neil armstrong buzz aldrin. and michael collins make their final preparations.

perhaps it was appropriate that a reclusive engineer not a dashing air force pilot should be the 1st man to set foot on the moon. his name was neil alton armstrong. shortly after 7 in the morning the 3 astronauts headed for the launch pad. with. armstrong the mission commander and pilot buzz aldrin will attempt a landing. michael collins will stay on board the command module as it continues to orbit the moon. it's now been 8 years and 2 months since president kennedy gave the order.

among those doing the launch is former president lyndon johnson. for. all and. 30.

the saturn 5 was the 1st u.s. rocket that was designed and built exclusively for space flights even though it was originally proposed as a launch vehicle for military satellites. janet armstrong and her 2 sons watched the liftoff from a friend's yacht it's now 1032 on the morning of july 16th. the crew reached orbit around 12 minutes after launch here they fly over the canary

islands on an altitude of 190 kilometers. now the crew had to make a key flight decision once they did there would be no turning back. nearly 3 hours after liftoff the 3rd stage of the saturn 5 rocket was fired which pushed the apollo capsule into a trajectory toward the moon. about 30 minutes later the crew separated the command module from the spent 3rd stage of the rocky. and docked with the eagle lunar module that was still attached to it the

docking maneuver worked perfectly the apollo astronauts were now well on their way to making the dream of a moon landing come true. the crew played a cassette tape of tulsa's crafts about to start. the theme had recently been featured in the film 2001 a space odyssey the u.s. mission to put a man on the moon was about to become reality. but the flight controllers on the ground were concerned that an unmanned soviet spacecraft was orbiting the moon at this time the probe was to land on the lunar

surface and gather soil samples what's believed to have crashed into a mountain on july 21st. on the afternoon of july 19th apollo 11 swung into lunar orbit and the crew started making preparations for their descent to the moon surface. after the janet armstrong hoped for the best. set for later afternoon on july 20th armstrong and buzz aldrin now entered the eagle lunar lander and separated from the columbia command module. armstrong steered the lunar module standing up the vehicle had no seats to cut down on wait. astronauts families followed the flight on t.v. . suddenly the modules guidance computer set off

alarms but it turned out to be nothing serious. feared the worst. control technician who'd seen this problem before told the crew to ignore the computer and keep going. strong notice that the lander was headed for a rocky area so he took a face of action. strong stepped on the. helicopter knowing full well that he was running out of. breath as the reports came in 60 seconds 30. strong kept his nerve and landed the module safely. right. ok

and. already. agree with me on the ground. and again. cough cough. cough. armstrong and aldrin are now scheduled to sleep for a few hours but instead they started making preparations for leaving the lander and stepping onto the moon surface. war than anything else was just a moment is reality and that is only you don't know what this woman says it is i get it i see it it's tough to see if i can move any i don't feel as if he's. back on earth an estimated 600000000 people were following these events on my t.v. . early a. week.

before he left the module armstrong took a bag of garbage that had piled up in the cabin and tossed it out the door. it took 15 minutes for armstrong to climb down the letters 9 steps. coming down the ladder. armstrong's 1st step on the moon just lasted a few seconds then he jumped back on to the ladder ok. back up. for. our very bad. we got to be your good progress. armstrong stepped down again this time with his left foot in mission control. good alternate structures on how to use the camera.

of them all i want to hear that i can work out over guardedly on the big one. however. i prefer to. think of where we're. at. the bar. on our character. our are. very very smart and very good to get the other portable power. out there very far. armstrong stepped away from the latter and turned toward the camera. have a very proper lamb out. then he spoke the

words that would go down in history. or. the scene was filmed by a camera attached to the outside of the lander. and the whole deciding whether it was climbing down. the lever laid open the storage banner which contained black and white t.v. cameras caught up to also understood for you know that's how we got to see him climbing down the ladder so it doesn't need on from off to like to have window curtain saw. armstrong was now the star of the 1st live global t.v. broadcast. war. or. the whole. world was watching.

the moon landing was not broadcast in the u.s.s.r. in 2010 cosmonaut alexei leonov described his reaction to armstrong's historic achievement. the die crossed my fingers and wish him all the best it was dangerous and i knew what could have gone wrong but he did his job brilliantly. 20 minutes after armstrong and buzz aldrin climbed down the ladder. armstrong took photos of his colleagues at this turning point in the history of space travel. armstrong and aldrin then examined the lunar lander for possible damage they also

set up equipment to measure the moon's exact distance from the earth and to study lunar earthquakes. the astronauts climbed back into the lunar module close the hatch and sealed it. while they were moving around inside buzz aldrin created a serious technical problem. there i know for in his background it's bumped into the ignition switch for the ascent. to for in see should we have. buzz aldrin used a felt tip pen to activate the mechanism. before they reentered the lunar module armstrong and aldrin left behind a commemorative plaque. during

their 2 and a half hours on the moon surface the astronauts put up an american flag. there to hold my girl you're. president richard nixon phoned the crew with a special message. i am right there i. am going to remember. right i. am glad. they are very very poor we got. a german newspaper said. is now american. the astronauts now had some time to sleep before they blasted off to rejoin the command module but they didn't get much rest it was cold and the earth was shining brightly . armstrong and aldrin left a lot of equipment on the moon surface including the modules landing gear and the

scientific testing equipment. a few hold off even if you die once they were back on board the reopening of the hatch and tossed out their backpacks gloves and boots he told mr goddard left all that stuff behind it to reduce the weight of the lander before lift off of it. and. they also had placed a golden all of branch on the moon surface and a medal of honor in cosmonaut yuri gagarin the 1st man in space. armstrong and aldrin spent a total of nearly 22 hours on the moon as the lander module took off the powerful exhaust from the engines blew down the american flag that the astronauts had put up . the mission had gone well so far but the white house had already prepared

a statement in case something went seriously wrong. by the holes. they had already written a speech for nixon to read to the american people if the astronauts had not been able to return to earth for whatever reason you'll. actually recorded speech in advance. he mourned the loss of the crew and promised that america's exploration of space would continue at least as with just. 3 teams of astronauts had trained for the 1st moon mission if apollo 11 had failed a backup crew would try a 2nd launch. vehicle. we would have put astronauts on the moon in 1969 in any case fortunately we got it right the 1st time yes. like if you bought land 8 days after the apollo 11 crew began their

mission they returned safely to earth. the capsule splashed out on the morning of july 24th in the pacific ocean around 1200 kilometers southwest of hawaii. the crew was picked up by a navy helicopter and then taken to an aircraft carrier that was waiting nearby. mission accomplished. armstrong and aldrin and collins then walked to a mobile quarantine facility where they would spend the next 3 weeks. i president nixon arrived to greet the astronauts personally they had to stay in foreign teams because nasa was concerned that they might have brought back pathogens from the lunar surface. on aug 13th new york welcomed the astronauts with one of the biggest parades in the city's history. was armstrong said

later that it was not important for him to be 1st it was more important for him to return from the moon safely. over the next 3 years there were 6 more apollo missions but none generated as much excitement as apollo 11 did. the astronauts newfound fame was often hard for them to handle neil armstrong in particular was annoyed by all the fuss. still the apollo crew traveled the world and were given a warm welcome wherever they went. during a visit to germany armstrong was surrounded by reporters and fans. armstrong

would now have more time to pursue his passion for flying gliders he resigned from nasa in 1971. that same year he joined the faculty of the university of cincinnati as a professor of aeronautical engineering he was already serving on the board of directors for several companies and continued to do so for the next 20 years. armstrong resigned from the university in 1900. armed strong now lived in a small town in ohio where he was born but even there he couldn't escape his fame. in 2005 he found out that his barber had sold some of his hair trimmings to a collector armstrong was angry and ordered the barber to donate the proceeds to charity which he did.

in 1909 the apollo 11 crew traveled to washington d.c. for a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of their flight. in the 1970 s. buzz aldrin had battled for depression and alcohol addiction. and. the market for the bottle in 2002 aldrin was involved in an altercation with a conspiracy theorist who claimed that the moon landing had been filmed in a hollywood studio. here the one who walked away with it. while you're a coward. and. neil armstrong took a light hearted approach to such claims at the golden camera lord ceremony in berlin in 1990 he was honored for starring in the 1st live worldwide t.v. program the movement. first.

it kept me looking good. also. kept me alive. to recognize also my crew. for. ever but certainly most important treats leash. well it was not chalked up to date on location i. am strong married a 2nd wife carol in 1904. if you believe the conspiracy theories any more space probes that map the lunar surface in 2011 in 2012 found all sorts of

evidence that apollo astronauts had indeed been there. the landing site of apollo 12. footprints left by the apollo 14 crew. lunar rover vehicles used during the apollo 151617 missions and their trucks. scientific equipment that the astronauts had set up. and of course the site where neil armstrong 1st set foot on the moon surface. in 2009 president obama and the astronauts marked the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. up in hawaii as many of you know and i still recall. sitting on my grandfather's shoulders when those capsules would land from the

surface ship brought back. we'd go up with. the term life take it seriously wavering folks go home. at another ceremony armstrong aldrin and collins were awarded the congressional gold medal one of america's highest civilian honor. the alarm strong died on august 25th 2012 after undergoing heart surgery at the age of $82.00. people around the world mourned the loss of a man with flown to the moon but kept his feet planted for. only on the ground. armstrong's cremated remains were scattered at sea by a navy honor guard he summed up his historic achievement with a few simple words. in my own view the important achievement of apollo was a demonstration that humanity is not forever changed to this planet.

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this is coming to you live from bali and india is off to the moon as the chandrayaan tours rocket successfully lifts off. the big. spacecraft is heading for the dark side of the moon to perform the soft landing of the of a vehicle.