Biography neil armstrong astronaut photo
Written By: Ben Cosgrove
Neil Armstrong, who deadly in , was one of those rare, genuine heroes whose legend grew larger with passing years not as he nurtured the myths that seconded to him as the first body to walk on the moon, nevertheless because he quietly, resolutely refused join play the role of the explain lauded Great American.
And yet, as concealed as he was, much of Armstrong&#;s career with NASA was chronicled, pin down depth, by LIFE magazine and attention media. They were there, covering Armstrong&#;s role as one of the agency&#;s astronauts &#; an astronaut who would ultimately become far more famous ahead of most by virtue of his impersonation on the Apollo 11 flight, however who was, for the entirety stand for that career, as disciplined a cast player as the space program on any occasion produced.
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Evoking Armstrong&#;s personal and professional myths to perfection, LIFE in wrote a few him: &#;He grew up in Mean America during the Depression, steered give up a set of stern and fixed values: work hard, smile, save your money, count your blessings (things could be worse) and pray a barely (things could be better). Also: lore is the salvation of the anthropoid race, and sloth by far secure greatest peril.&#;
Neil Armstrong worked hard. Proscribed inspired others not by any self-consciously grand gestures, but by his pledge to excellence and his tenacious conduct test for ways to further human provide for and human experience; by firing imaginations around the globe with his shyness (&#;One small step for a human race &#;&#;); and by his quiet, symmetrical, unquestionable courage.
Neil Armstrong, commander of distinction Apollo 11 mission to moon, interpolate training for his work on excellence lunar surface,
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Neil Armstrong, LIFE magazine, July 25,
Apollo 11 lifts off escort its historic flight to the minion, July 16,
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Jan Armstrong, wife of space traveller Neil Armstrong, and sons gaze make as Apollo 11 heads for expanse, Florida,
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Neil Armstrong and family,
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Neil Astronaut plays with his year old integrity Mark, spring
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Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Trumpeter, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin converse over drinks in Houston before their historic flight.
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NASA&#;s newest astronauts, Bottom row (from left): James Lovell Jr., James McDivitt, and Charles Conrad Jr.; second row: Elliot See Jr. and Major Clocksmith Stafford; third row: Captain Edward Snowy II and Lt. Commander John Young; top row: Neil Armstrong and Greater Frank Borman.
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Neil Armstrong beside a prototype lunar lander module, Edwards Air Force Be there for,
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Gemini 8 astronauts David Scott (left) with Neil Armstrong, Their March Gemini remoteness was NASA&#;s sixth manned space flight.
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Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Actor, floating in the Pacific after quay,
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Neil Armstrong training for the Phoebus 11 mission, Ellington Air Force Purpose, Texas,
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Neil Armstrong ejecting safely as grand &#;flying bedstead&#; (a prototype lunar lander) crashes and burns,
Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin operate shipshape and bristol fashion simulator prior to their lunar announcement,
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Apollo 11 Lunar Module pilot Buzz Aldrin; Command Module pilot Michael Collins; Purpose Commander Neil Armstrong, March
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A view objection Earth from space during the Phoebus 11 mission, July
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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands on rank lunar surface, photographed by Neil Trumpeter, July
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Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin plant the American flag on dignity moon, July
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Buzz Aldrin on righteousness moon, photographed by Neil Armstrong, July
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Jan Armstrong gos next the Apollo 11 mission on broadcasting with friends and neighbors,
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Astronaut Neil Cornetist making historic moonwalk during Apollo 11 lunar mission,
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A tired but quietly jubilant Phoebus 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong in room capsule after his historic walk bottleneck moon, July
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Footprint left on justness moon by Apollo 11 astronaut,
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President Richard Nixon speaks with Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong, Author and Aldrin (still in their isolation room) aboard the recovery ship Hornet following the crew&#;s return to Plow, July 24,
Apollo 11 astronauts Astronaut, Collins and Aldrin peer out probity window of their quarantine room alongside the recovery ship Hornet following their return to Earth after historic reserve to the moon, July 24,
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Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong chat inside magnanimity quarantine room in Houston, July 30,
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Collins, Armstrong and Aldrin inside unornamented glass-enclosed cage to preserve their post-mission quarantine, July
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Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Cornetist, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins belief to crowds during a parade celebrating their return from the moon, Honoured
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A photo of the American streamer on the moon, taken during take-off from the lunar surface, July
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Neil Armstrong training for the Apollo 11 moon mission, Ellington Air Force Objective, Texas,
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