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After his death, Armstrong was described, in a statement released by the White House, as “among the greatest of American heroes—not just of his time, but of all time.”
Tereshkova presents Armstrong with badge to visit Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
Armstrong speaking at 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s first space flight
Burial at Sea of the ashes of Neil Armstrong
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Armstrong became more and more excited about the prospects of both the Apollo program and of investigating a new aeronautical environment.
Neil suiting up for Gemini 8, March 1966
Armstrong after ejecting from the Lunar Landing Test Vehicle
Buzz took this photo of Neil after the Moon walk
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When Neil was 2 years old his father took him to a flying event called the Cleveland Air Races. This could have been the beginning of Neil’s love for flying.
Young Neil Armstrong
Armstrong & X-15
Armstrong during the Gemini Program
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In space, Jim and Buzz began to wonder if everything had been shut down too soon. For 25 minutes, with one brief exception, they heard nothing from the ground. The Ascension Island tracking station had the wrong acquisition time, so its communicators had not talked with the astronauts…
G12 Nose
Buzz hanging out
Agena on Tether
