2006-10-19 09:40:50 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is a former American astronaut, test pilot, and Naval Aviator who is widely known for being the first human ever to set foot on the Moon. Armstrong's first space flight was as command pilot of Gemini 8 in 1966. On this mission, he performed the first manned docking of two spacecraft together with pilot David Scott. Armstrong's second and last space flight was as mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969. On this famous "giant leap for mankind", Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface and spent 2.5 hours exploring, while Michael Collins orbited above.
Before becoming an astronaut, he was an aviator for the United States Navy, seeing action in the Korean War. Following this he became a test pilot at the NACA High-Speed Flight Station, now known as the Dryden Flight Research Center, where he flew over 900 flights in a variety of aircraft. As a research pilot, Armstrong served as project pilot on the F-100 Super Sabre A and C aircraft, F-101 Voodoo, and the Lockheed F-104A Starfighter. He also flew the Bell X-1B, Bell X-5, North American X-15, F-105 Thunderchief, F-106 Delta Dart, B-47 Stratojet, KC-135 Stratotanker and Paresev.
The lunar crater, Armstrong, located 50 km away from the Apollo 11 landing site, was named in his honor.
2006-10-19 09:42:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
American Neil Armstrong has become the first man to walk on the Moon.
The astronaut stepped onto the Moon's surface, in the Sea of Tranquility, at 0256 GMT, nearly 20 minutes after first opening the hatch on the Eagle landing craft.
The Date:
July 20 ( July 21 GMT ) 1969
GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
2006-10-19 09:58:36 · answer #2 · answered by wandera1970 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember watching the event on my black & white television set. It happened on July 20, 1969. The fact that I had a B&W TV didn't matter because the NASA cameras were shooting B&W The first step was taken by Neil Armstrong, and he took a golf club and hit a golf ball. When Armstrong went back to the rocket, he left his golf club on the moon. Today I'm sure if someone was to go up there and get it, the golf club would be worth millions of dollars.
2006-10-19 09:52:51 · answer #3 · answered by mac 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
July 20, 1969 and Neil Armstrong
2006-10-19 09:48:32 · answer #4 · answered by Q&A4 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its fake man im telling you, the tape has somehow "dissappeared" from NASA to corroborate the story too.
"Armstrong's famous space walk, seen by millions of viewers on July 20, 1969, is among transmissions that NASA has failed to turn up in a year of searching, spokesman Grey Hautaloma said"
The tapes also contain data about the health of the astronauts and the condition of the spacecraft. In all, some 700 boxes of transmissions from the Apollo lunar missions are missing, he said.
HOW DO YOU LOSE 700 TAPES??????
2006-10-19 12:38:05 · answer #5 · answered by budda m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
July 20, 1969.
Neil Armstrong was the first to set foot on the moon, but he landed there with Buzz Aldrin (who was the second to set foot there).
2006-10-19 09:43:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
July 1969 and it was Neil Armstrong
2006-10-19 09:51:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well the man's name was Neil Armstrong. But sorry I don't know when exactly he landed on the moon.
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2006-10-19 09:46:24 · answer #8 · answered by Nirvana FREAK! 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space, im guessing they could have made it to the moon also first, but for some reason they didnt
2006-10-19 09:49:20 · answer #9 · answered by saga_child 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
20th July 1969, neil armstrong. or is this a trick question?
2006-10-19 14:22:15 · answer #10 · answered by peeve 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋