{"id":338540,"date":"2023-06-07T20:14:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T00:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=338540"},"modified":"2023-12-18T14:45:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T19:45:29","slug":"former-astronaut-neil-a-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/astronauts\/former-astronauts\/former-astronaut-neil-a-armstrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block flex-align-center padding-y-8 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-lg\">Neil A. Armstrong<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg padding-0\">Research pilot, astronaut, and first man to set foot on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-left-0 desktop:padding-left-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-intro-quick-facts border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-top-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"label margin-top-0 margin-bottom-2 color-carbon-50-important\">Quick Facts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper hds-carousel-wrapper-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider margin-bottom-1 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\"><strong>November<\/strong> <strong>1957:<\/strong> NACA research pilot Neil A. Armstrong made three flights in the X-1B to validate the Reaction Control System (RCS) \u2013 small thrusters used to stabilize or redirect a vehicle in a near vacuum.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/340710main_E-4097_full-1.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"<strong>November<\/strong> <strong>1957:<\/strong> NACA research pilot Neil A. Armstrong made three flights in the X-1B to validate the Reaction Control System (RCS) \u2013 small thrusters used to stabilize or redirect a vehicle in a near vacuum.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.4); transform-origin: 100% 52%; object-position: 100% 52%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/340710main_E-4097_full-1.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/340710main_E-4097_full-1.jpg?resize=300,235 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/340710main_E-4097_full-1.jpg?resize=768,602 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/340710main_E-4097_full-1.jpg?resize=1024,803 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/340710main_E-4097_full-1.jpg?resize=400,314 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/340710main_E-4097_full-1.jpg?resize=600,470 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/340710main_E-4097_full-1.jpg?resize=900,705 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\"><strong>April 20, 1962:<\/strong> Armstrong completed longest flight in X-15 (12 minutes, 28 seconds); it was an accident. Armstrong was actively engaged in piloting and engineering aspects of the X-15 program from its inception.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/343617main_E-USAF-Armstrong-X-15_full.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"<strong>April 20, 1962:<\/strong> Armstrong completed longest flight in X-15 (12 minutes, 28 seconds); it was an accident. Armstrong was actively engaged in piloting and engineering aspects of the X-15 program from its inception.\" style=\"transform: scale(2); transform-origin: 29% 19%; object-position: 29% 19%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/343617main_E-USAF-Armstrong-X-15_full.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/343617main_E-USAF-Armstrong-X-15_full.jpg?resize=191,300 191w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/343617main_E-USAF-Armstrong-X-15_full.jpg?resize=768,1207 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/343617main_E-USAF-Armstrong-X-15_full.jpg?resize=651,1024 651w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/343617main_E-USAF-Armstrong-X-15_full.jpg?resize=977,1536 977w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/343617main_E-USAF-Armstrong-X-15_full.jpg?resize=1303,2048 1303w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/343617main_E-USAF-Armstrong-X-15_full.jpg?resize=254,400 254w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/343617main_E-USAF-Armstrong-X-15_full.jpg?resize=382,600 382w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/343617main_E-USAF-Armstrong-X-15_full.jpg?resize=573,900 573w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/343617main_E-USAF-Armstrong-X-15_full.jpg?resize=763,1200 763w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/343617main_E-USAF-Armstrong-X-15_full.jpg?resize=1272,2000 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\"><strong>May 6, 1968:<\/strong> Astronaut Armstrong, Apollo 11 mission commander, was forced to eject from the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle seconds before it crashed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/llrv_crash_5_armstrong_ejecting_from_llrv-1_may_6_1968.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"<strong>May 6, 1968:<\/strong> Astronaut Armstrong, Apollo 11 mission commander, was forced to eject from the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle seconds before it crashed.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 65% 0%; object-position: 65% 0%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/llrv_crash_5_armstrong_ejecting_from_llrv-1_may_6_1968.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/llrv_crash_5_armstrong_ejecting_from_llrv-1_may_6_1968.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/llrv_crash_5_armstrong_ejecting_from_llrv-1_may_6_1968.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/llrv_crash_5_armstrong_ejecting_from_llrv-1_may_6_1968.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/llrv_crash_5_armstrong_ejecting_from_llrv-1_may_6_1968.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/llrv_crash_5_armstrong_ejecting_from_llrv-1_may_6_1968.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\"><strong>July 16, 1969:<\/strong> The 363-feet tall, 6.2 million pound Saturn V rocket launches on the Apollo 11 mission from Kennedy Space Center. Onboard are astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot. Apollo 11 was the United States’ first manned, lunar landing mission.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624229main_1969-07-16-5_full.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"<strong>July 16, 1969:<\/strong> The 363-feet tall, 6.2 million pound Saturn V rocket launches on the Apollo 11 mission from Kennedy Space Center. Onboard are astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot. Apollo 11 was the United States' first manned, lunar landing mission.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 49% 50%; object-position: 49% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624229main_1969-07-16-5_full.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624229main_1969-07-16-5_full.jpg?resize=300,241 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624229main_1969-07-16-5_full.jpg?resize=768,617 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624229main_1969-07-16-5_full.jpg?resize=1024,822 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624229main_1969-07-16-5_full.jpg?resize=400,321 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624229main_1969-07-16-5_full.jpg?resize=600,482 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624229main_1969-07-16-5_full.jpg?resize=900,723 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\"><strong>July 20, 1969<\/strong>: Armstrong and Edwin \u201cBuzz\u201d Aldrin land on the Moon. Armstrong, commander, took this picture of Aldrin with a 70mm Hasselblad lunar surface camera.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/589552main_as11-40-5875_full.jpg?w=320\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"<strong>July 20, 1969<\/strong>: Armstrong and Edwin \u201cBuzz\u201d Aldrin land on the Moon. Armstrong, commander, took this picture of Aldrin with a 70mm Hasselblad lunar surface camera.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/589552main_as11-40-5875_full.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/589552main_as11-40-5875_full.jpg?resize=300,295 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/589552main_as11-40-5875_full.jpg?resize=50,50 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\"><strong>March 1, 2014:<\/strong> NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center is redesignated NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center. Legislation was signed into law by President Obama in January 2014 to rename NASA Dryden after the late Neil A. Armstrong.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"<strong>March 1, 2014:<\/strong> NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center is redesignated NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center. Legislation was signed into law by President Obama in January 2014 to rename NASA Dryden after the late Neil A. Armstrong.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 52% 1%; object-position: 52% 1%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg 1566w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=300,162 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=768,416 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=1024,555 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=1536,832 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=400,217 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=600,325 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=900,487 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=1200,650 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>   \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gpn-2000-000121.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Neil A. Armstrong standing in front of X-15.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 10%; object-position: 50% 10%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gpn-2000-000121.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gpn-2000-000121.jpg?resize=300,242 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gpn-2000-000121.jpg?resize=768,619 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gpn-2000-000121.jpg?resize=1024,825 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gpn-2000-000121.jpg?resize=1536,1238 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gpn-2000-000121.jpg?resize=2048,1651 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gpn-2000-000121.jpg?resize=400,322 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gpn-2000-000121.jpg?resize=600,484 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gpn-2000-000121.jpg?resize=900,725 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gpn-2000-000121.jpg?resize=1200,967 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gpn-2000-000121.jpg?resize=2000,1612 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Neil Armstrong stands with an X-15 Eagle after a 1960 test flight.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/342352main_E-6281_full.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Neil A. Armstrong in X-15 #1 with Life Support Crew\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 24% 5%; object-position: 24% 5%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/342352main_E-6281_full.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/342352main_E-6281_full.jpg?resize=300,258 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/342352main_E-6281_full.jpg?resize=768,660 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/342352main_E-6281_full.jpg?resize=1024,880 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/342352main_E-6281_full.jpg?resize=400,344 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/342352main_E-6281_full.jpg?resize=600,516 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/342352main_E-6281_full.jpg?resize=900,774 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA research pilot Neil Armstrong is seen here in the cockpit of the X-15 ship No. 1 (56-6670) after a research flight.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/685346main_A-32136-1_full.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Neil A. Armstrong at Ames\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 42%; object-position: 50% 42%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/685346main_A-32136-1_full.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/685346main_A-32136-1_full.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/685346main_A-32136-1_full.jpg?resize=300,297 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/685346main_A-32136-1_full.jpg?resize=768,761 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/685346main_A-32136-1_full.jpg?resize=1024,1014 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/685346main_A-32136-1_full.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/685346main_A-32136-1_full.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/685346main_A-32136-1_full.jpg?resize=400,396 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/685346main_A-32136-1_full.jpg?resize=600,594 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/685346main_A-32136-1_full.jpg?resize=900,891 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Ames test pilot Fred Drinkwater, astronaut Neil Armstrong, and Ames project engineer Stu Rolls in front of the Ames Bell X-14 airplane being flown by Armstrong in February 1964, five years before Armstrong landed on the moon.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Lee Jones<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624145main_1969-06-19_full.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Neil A. Armstrong, commander for the Apollo 11 Moon-landing mission, practices for the historic event in a lunar module simulator in the Flight Crew Training Building at Kennedy. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 51% 58%; object-position: 51% 58%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624145main_1969-06-19_full.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624145main_1969-06-19_full.jpg?resize=234,300 234w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624145main_1969-06-19_full.jpg?resize=768,984 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624145main_1969-06-19_full.jpg?resize=799,1024 799w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624145main_1969-06-19_full.jpg?resize=312,400 312w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624145main_1969-06-19_full.jpg?resize=468,600 468w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624145main_1969-06-19_full.jpg?resize=702,900 702w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/624145main_1969-06-19_full.jpg?resize=936,1200 936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Neil A. Armstrong, commander for the Apollo 11 Moon-landing mission, practices for the historic event in a lunar module simulator in the Flight Crew Training Building at Kennedy.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1301\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ201907120004\/NHQ201907120004~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1301&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A spacesuit display showing Neil A. Armstrong's Pressure Suit, A7-L, which he wore to walk on the Moon, with the first words he spoke on the surface displayed behind the suit.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 44% 3%; object-position: 44% 3%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ201907120004\/NHQ201907120004~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1301&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ201907120004\/NHQ201907120004~large.jpg?w=300&h=203&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ201907120004\/NHQ201907120004~large.jpg?w=768&h=520&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ201907120004\/NHQ201907120004~large.jpg?w=1024&h=694&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ201907120004\/NHQ201907120004~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1041&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ201907120004\/NHQ201907120004~large.jpg?w=400&h=271&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ201907120004\/NHQ201907120004~large.jpg?w=600&h=407&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ201907120004\/NHQ201907120004~large.jpg?w=900&h=610&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ201907120004\/NHQ201907120004~large.jpg?w=1200&h=813&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Neil Armstrong’s Pressure Suit, A7-L, A19730040000, Apollo 11, that he wore to walk on the moon July 20, 1969, in its new display case in The Wright Brothers & the Invention of the Aerial Age Gallery of the National Air and Space Museum, July 12, 2019.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Smithsonian Air and Space Museum\/Eric Long<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-story width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-story\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-y-9 padding-x-4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-6 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subtitle-md\">Biography<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-48\">Neil A. Armstrong<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-18 line-height-md\">First man to set foot on the Moon.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Neil A. Armstrong served as a naval aviator from 1949 to 1952 before joining the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory in 1955. Later that year, he transferred to the NACA\u2019s High-Speed Flight Station in Edwards, California, as an aeronautical research scientist and then as a pilot, a position he held until becoming an astronaut in 1962. He was one of nine NASA astronauts in the second class to be chosen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/neil-a-armstrong\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">\n                        Read More About Neil <span class=\"usa-sr-only\">about Neil A. Armstrong<\/span>                    <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1328\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907200048HQ\/200907200048HQ~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1328&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"Neil Armstrong stand at a podium while speaking during a Apollo 40th anniversary celebration.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 90%; object-position: 50% 90%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907200048HQ\/200907200048HQ~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1328&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907200048HQ\/200907200048HQ~large.jpg?w=300&h=208&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907200048HQ\/200907200048HQ~large.jpg?w=768&h=531&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907200048HQ\/200907200048HQ~large.jpg?w=1024&h=708&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907200048HQ\/200907200048HQ~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1062&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907200048HQ\/200907200048HQ~large.jpg?w=400&h=277&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907200048HQ\/200907200048HQ~large.jpg?w=600&h=415&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907200048HQ\/200907200048HQ~large.jpg?w=900&h=623&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907200048HQ\/200907200048HQ~large.jpg?w=1200&h=830&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Apollo 11 Mission Commander and first man to set foot on the Moon, Neil Armstrong speaks at the Apollo 40th anniversary celebration held at the National Air and Space Museum, Monday, July 20, 2009 in Washington.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-story minh-tablet bg-carbon-black flex-column position-relative hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-story\">\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex flex-column padding-y-9 padding-x-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-widescreen margin-bottom-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-0 z-400\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center heading-12 text-uppercase z-400 color-spacesuit-white\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"margin-right-1\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 500 500\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 500 500;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <g> <path d=\"M490.4,19.2c-27.5,0-55,0-82.5,0c-43.4,0-86.7,0-130.1,0c-36.7,0-73.3,0-110,0c-43.4,0-86.7,0-130.1,0 c-8.6,0-17.1,0-25.7,0c-0.5,0-1.1,0-1.7,0c0,0.6-0.1,1-0.1,1.5c0,74.2,0,148.4,0,222.6c0,79,0,158,0,237c0,0.2,0,0.4,0,0.6 c-0.1,0-0.3-0.1-0.3-0.1c0-0.4,0-0.8,0-1.2c0-153.6,0-307.1,0-460.7c159.7,0,319.3,0,479,0C489.5,18.9,489.9,19.1,490.4,19.2z\"><\/path> <g> <path d=\"M243.5,1.4C108,4.8-2.5,117.7,1.4,257.4C5.2,391.1,115.8,501,254.5,498.6c135.9-2.4,245.1-113.6,244.1-250.8 C497.2,108.9,382.9-2,243.5,1.4z M249.9,473.7c-122.8,0-222.5-99.1-223.6-221.6c-1.1-124.5,99-224.7,221.4-225.9 c124.3-1.2,224.9,98.6,226.1,221.5C474.9,373.1,373.5,473.9,249.9,473.7z\"><\/path> <path d=\"M384.2,205.3c-32.8,0.1-65.5,0.1-98.3,0.2c-3.1,0-3.9-0.6-4.8-3.6c-2.1-6.9-4.2-13.7-6.3-20.6 c-7.7-24.9-15.3-49.9-23-74.8c-0.5-1.8-1.1-3.5-1.8-5.5c-0.2,0.6-0.4,0.9-0.4,1.1c-10.2,33.1-20.3,66.3-30.5,99.4 c-1,3.3-1.7,3.9-5.3,3.9c-10.8,0-21.5,0-32.3-0.1c-14.2,0-28.4-0.1-42.6-0.1c-8.4,0-16.7,0-25.6,0c0.9,0.7,1.4,1.1,1.9,1.5 c26.6,20.3,53.3,40.5,79.9,60.8c2.2,1.7,2.6,2.9,1.8,5.5c-9.1,29.1-18.1,58.2-27.2,87.3c-1.4,4.5-2.8,9-4.2,13.7 c0.6-0.4,1-0.6,1.3-0.9c26.6-20.4,53.1-40.8,79.7-61.1c3.1-2.4,3.8-2.4,6.9,0c26.5,20.3,53,40.7,79.5,61c0.4,0.3,0.8,0.5,1.5,1 c-0.3-1-0.4-1.6-0.6-2.2c-10.2-32.7-20.4-65.5-30.5-98.2c-1.1-3.5-0.8-4.3,2.1-6.6c26.1-19.8,52.1-39.6,78.2-59.5 c0.9-0.7,1.8-1.4,3.1-2.4C385.5,205.3,384.8,205.3,384.2,205.3z\"><\/path> <\/g> <\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Featured Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-widescreen width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-0 z-400\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-60 color-spacesuit-white-important\">July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg color-spacesuit-white-important\">July 1969. It\u2019s a little over eight years since the flights of Gagarin and Shepard, followed quickly by President Kennedy\u2019s…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/july-20-1969-one-giant-leap-for-mankind\/\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-heading-md color-spacesuit-white-important\">Read the Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/62291main_crater_orbit_full.jpg?w=640\" ><\/figure>\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-card-grid padding-top-7 padding-bottom-3 padding-x-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-card-grid\">\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-header grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-start margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-sm line-height-sm\">Apollo 11 Crew<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-0 padding-0\">The primary objective of Apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy on May 25, 1961: perform a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/apollo-11\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tApollo 11 Mission                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-cards grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cards-included grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/464436main_S69-31741_full.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Official Portrait of Neil A. Armstrong\" style=\"transform: scale(1.5); transform-origin: 81% 24%; object-position: 81% 24%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/464436main_S69-31741_full.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/464436main_S69-31741_full.jpg?resize=236,300 236w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/464436main_S69-31741_full.jpg?resize=768,978 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/464436main_S69-31741_full.jpg?resize=805,1024 805w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/464436main_S69-31741_full.jpg?resize=314,400 314w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/464436main_S69-31741_full.jpg?resize=471,600 471w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/464436main_S69-31741_full.jpg?resize=707,900 707w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/464436main_S69-31741_full.jpg?resize=943,1200 943w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Neil A. Armstrong<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Commander<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/armstrong\/about\/biographies\/pilots\/neil-armstrong.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Official NASA portrait of astronaut Michael Collins.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.5); transform-origin: 50% 19%; object-position: 50% 19%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=240&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 240w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=768&h=960&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=819&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 819w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=1229&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1229w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=320&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 320w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=480&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 480w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=720&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 720w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=960&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Michael Collins<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Command Module pilot<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-michael-collins\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1535\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31743\/S69-31743~large.jpg?w=1535&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Official NASA Astronaut Photograph of Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin\" style=\"transform: scale(1.6); 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https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-37036\/s69-37036~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1043&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-37036\/s69-37036~large.jpg?w=400&h=272&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-37036\/s69-37036~large.jpg?w=600&h=407&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-37036\/s69-37036~large.jpg?w=900&h=611&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-37036\/s69-37036~large.jpg?w=1200&h=815&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tablet:grid-col grid-row latest-news-items\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/apollo\/apollo-11\/wide-awake-on-the-sea-of-tranquillity\/\" class=\"tablet:grid-col latest-news-item news-item margin-bottom-2 tablet:margin-bottom-0 desktop:margin-bottom-0 tablet:padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-2\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column flex-align-start flex-justify-start z-200\"><div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-auto\"><svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Article<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">7 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>Wide Awake on the Sea of Tranquillity<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/apollo11_capcom.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/apollo11_capcom.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/apollo11_capcom.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/apollo11_capcom.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/apollo11_capcom.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/apollo11_capcom.jpg?resize=600,450 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/a><div class=\"grid-col news-item-stack\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/50-years-ago-armstrong-visits-the-soviet-union\/\" class=\"tablet:grid-col latest-news-item news-item tablet:margin-right-0 desktop:margin-right-0 margin-bottom-2 mobile:margin-bottom-2 tablet:margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-2\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column flex-align-start flex-justify-start z-200\"><div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-auto\"><svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Article<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">8 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>50 Years Ago: Armstrong Visits the Soviet Union<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"92\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/armstrong_arrives_at_pulkovo_airport_may_24_1970.jpg?w=140\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/apollo-11s-return-to-earth-rooted-in-aeronautics-research\/\" class=\"tablet:grid-col latest-news-item news-item tablet:margin-right-0 desktop:margin-right-0 margin-bottom-2 mobile:margin-bottom-0 tablet:margin-bottom-0 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column flex-align-start flex-justify-start z-200\"><div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-auto\"><svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Article<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">5 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>Apollo 11\u2019s Return to Earth Rooted in Aeronautics Research<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/apollo11-command-module-gpn-2000-001212-4x3-2.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: 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