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1930–2012 United States
Neil Alden Armstrong (5 August 1930 – 25 August 2012) was an American test pilot and astronaut, who was the commander of the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission on July 20, 1969, in which he and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to land on the Moon, and he was the first man to walk on the Moon.
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That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.
Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.
A century hence, 2000 may be viewed as quite a primitive period in human history. It's something to hope for.
Pilots take no special joy in walking: pilots like flying. Pilots generally take pride in a good landing, not in getting out of the vehicle.
I'll not assert that it was a diversion which prevented a war, but nevertheless, it was a diversion.
Apollo 11 40th anniversary celebration (2009)
The landing approach was, by far, the most difficult and challenging part of the flight.
The exciting part for me, as a pilot, was the landing on the moon.
I am comfortable with my level of public discourse.
I'm quite certain that we'll have such [lunar] bases in our lifetime, somewhat like the Antarctic stations and similar scientific outposts, continually manned.
BBC interview (1970)
He served his Nation proudly, as a navy fighter pilot, test pilot, and astronaut. He remained an advocate of aviation and exploration throughout his life and never lost his boyhood wonder of these pursuits.
I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul ... we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.
Apollo mission press conference (1969)
It would be impossible to overstate the appreciation that we on the crew feel for your dedication and the quality of your work.
It's a great honor and privilege for us to be here representing not only the United States but men of peace of all nations, and with interests and the curiosity and with the vision for the future.
The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further than that and our opportunities are unlimited.
We were involved in doing what many thought to be impossible, putting humans on Earth's moon.
The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on Earth.
It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight.
All the Apollo people were working hard, working long hours, and were dedicated to making certain everything they did, they were doing to the very best of their ability.
Later Apollo flights were able to do more and move further in order to cover larger areas, particularly when the Lunar Rover vehicle became available in 1971.
Letter to Robert Krulwich (2010)
There was great uncertainty about how well we would be able to walk in our cumbersome pressurized suit.
Letter to Robert Krulwich (2010)
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