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| My Vacation by Neil Armstrong University Professor of Aerospace Engineering University of Cincinnati magazine.uc.edu/favorites/web-only/armstrong/poem.html |
Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy, the
Sylvanus Thayer Award, the Collier Trophy from the National Aeronautics Association,
and the Congressional Gold Medal. The lunar crater Armstrong, 31 mi (50 km) from
the Apollo 11 landing site, and asteroid 6469 Armstrong are named in his honor.
Armstrong was also inducted into the Aerospace Walk of Honor and the United States
Astronaut Hall of Fame. Armstrong and his Apollo 11 crewmates were the 1999
recipients of the Langley Gold Medal from the Smithsonian Institution.
Armstrong underwent surgery on August 7, 2012, to relieve blocked coronary arteries.
He died on August 25, in Cincinnati, Ohio, after complications resulting from the
cardiovascular procedure. 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"; the White House statement said that Armstrong had carried the
aspirations of the United States' citizens and that he had delivered "a moment of human
achievement that will never be forgotten."
On September 14, Armstrong's cremated remains were scattered in the Atlantic Ocean
during a burial-at-sea ceremony aboard the USS Philippine Sea.
Sylvanus Thayer Award, the Collier Trophy from the National Aeronautics Association,
and the Congressional Gold Medal. The lunar crater Armstrong, 31 mi (50 km) from
the Apollo 11 landing site, and asteroid 6469 Armstrong are named in his honor.
Armstrong was also inducted into the Aerospace Walk of Honor and the United States
Astronaut Hall of Fame. Armstrong and his Apollo 11 crewmates were the 1999
recipients of the Langley Gold Medal from the Smithsonian Institution.
Armstrong underwent surgery on August 7, 2012, to relieve blocked coronary arteries.
He died on August 25, in Cincinnati, Ohio, after complications resulting from the
cardiovascular procedure. 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"; the White House statement said that Armstrong had carried the
aspirations of the United States' citizens and that he had delivered "a moment of human
achievement that will never be forgotten."
On September 14, Armstrong's cremated remains were scattered in the Atlantic Ocean
during a burial-at-sea ceremony aboard the USS Philippine Sea.
American to orbit Earth, recalled Armstrong’s
legendary humility. “He didn’t feel that he should
be out huckstering himself,” the former Ohio
senator told CNN. “He was a humble person, and
that’s the way he remained after his lunar flight,
as well as before.”
After 1994, Armstrong refused all requests for
autographs because he found that his signed items
were selling for large amounts of money and that
many forgeries were in circulation; any requests
that were sent to him received a form letter in
reply, saying that he had stopped signing.
He also stopped sending out congratulatory letters
to new Eagle Scouts, because he believed these
letters should come from people who know the
Scouts personally.
Armstrong received many honors and awards,
including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the
legendary humility. “He didn’t feel that he should
be out huckstering himself,” the former Ohio
senator told CNN. “He was a humble person, and
that’s the way he remained after his lunar flight,
as well as before.”
After 1994, Armstrong refused all requests for
autographs because he found that his signed items
were selling for large amounts of money and that
many forgeries were in circulation; any requests
that were sent to him received a form letter in
reply, saying that he had stopped signing.
He also stopped sending out congratulatory letters
to new Eagle Scouts, because he believed these
letters should come from people who know the
Scouts personally.
Armstrong received many honors and awards,
including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the
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| 1. What is the ceremony? 2. Who is the woman? 3. What is the date and place? |
| Answers: 1. Burial at sea for Neil Armstrong 2. Carol Armstrong, his widow 3. September 14, 2012 on board the Sea of the Philippines |
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| Moon Landing and First Moon Walk |
The landing on the surface of the moon
occurred at 20:17:39 UTC on July 20,
1969.When a sensor attached to the legs of
the still hovering Lunar Module made lunar
contact, a panel light inside the LM lit up
and Aldrin called out, "Contact light." As
the LM settled on the surface Aldrin then
said, "Okay. Engine stop," and Armstrong
said, "Shutdown." The first words
Armstrong intentionally spoke to Mission
Control and the world from the lunar
surface were, "Houston, Tranquility Base
here. The Eagle has landed." Aldrin and
Armstrong celebrated with a brisk
handshake and pat on the back before
occurred at 20:17:39 UTC on July 20,
1969.When a sensor attached to the legs of
the still hovering Lunar Module made lunar
contact, a panel light inside the LM lit up
and Aldrin called out, "Contact light." As
the LM settled on the surface Aldrin then
said, "Okay. Engine stop," and Armstrong
said, "Shutdown." The first words
Armstrong intentionally spoke to Mission
Control and the world from the lunar
surface were, "Houston, Tranquility Base
here. The Eagle has landed." Aldrin and
Armstrong celebrated with a brisk
handshake and pat on the back before
quickly returning to the checklist of tasks needed to ready the lunar module for liftoff
from the Moon should an emergency unfold during the first moments on the lunar
surface. During the critical landing, the only message from Houston was "30 seconds",
meaning the amount of fuel left. When Armstrong had confirmed touch-down, Houston
expressed its worries during the manual landing as "You got a bunch of guys about to
turn blue. We're breathing again".
Although the official NASA flight plan called for a crew rest period before
extra-vehicular activity, Armstrong requested that the EVA be moved to earlier in the
evening, Houston time. Once Armstrong and Aldrin were ready to go outside, Eagle
was depressurized, the hatch was opened and Armstrong made his way down the
ladder first.
At the bottom of the ladder, Armstrong said "I'm going to step off the LEM now"
(referring to the Apollo Lunar Module). He then turned and set his left boot on the
surface at 2:56 UTC July 21, 1969, then spoke the famous words "That's one small
step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."
When Armstrong made his proclamation, Voice of America was rebroadcast live via the
BBC and many other stations worldwide. The estimated global audience at that moment
from the Moon should an emergency unfold during the first moments on the lunar
surface. During the critical landing, the only message from Houston was "30 seconds",
meaning the amount of fuel left. When Armstrong had confirmed touch-down, Houston
expressed its worries during the manual landing as "You got a bunch of guys about to
turn blue. We're breathing again".
Although the official NASA flight plan called for a crew rest period before
extra-vehicular activity, Armstrong requested that the EVA be moved to earlier in the
evening, Houston time. Once Armstrong and Aldrin were ready to go outside, Eagle
was depressurized, the hatch was opened and Armstrong made his way down the
ladder first.
At the bottom of the ladder, Armstrong said "I'm going to step off the LEM now"
(referring to the Apollo Lunar Module). He then turned and set his left boot on the
surface at 2:56 UTC July 21, 1969, then spoke the famous words "That's one small
step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."
When Armstrong made his proclamation, Voice of America was rebroadcast live via the
BBC and many other stations worldwide. The estimated global audience at that moment
was 450 million listeners, out of a then
estimated world population of 3.631 billion
people.
About 20 minutes after the first step,
Aldrin joined Armstrong on the surface
and became the second human to set foot
on the Moon, and the duo began their
tasks of investigating how easily a person
could operate on the lunar surface. Early
on, they unveiled a plaque
commemorating their flight, and also
estimated world population of 3.631 billion
people.
About 20 minutes after the first step,
Aldrin joined Armstrong on the surface
and became the second human to set foot
on the Moon, and the duo began their
tasks of investigating how easily a person
could operate on the lunar surface. Early
on, they unveiled a plaque
commemorating their flight, and also
planted the flag of the United States. The flag used on this mission had a metal rod to
hold it horizontal from its pole. Since the rod did not fully extend, and the flag was
tightly folded and packed during the journey, the flag ended up with a slightly wavy
appearance, as if there were a breeze.[89] Shortly after their flag planting, President
Richard Nixon spoke to them by a telephone call from his office. The President spoke
for about a minute, after which Armstrong responded for about thirty seconds.
In the entire Apollo 11 photographic record, there are only five images of Armstrong
partly shown or reflected. The mission was planned to the minute, with the majority of
photographic tasks to be performed by Armstrong with a single Hasselblad camera.
After helping to set up the Early Apollo Scientific Experiment Package, Armstrong went
for a walk to what is now known as East Crater, 65 yards (59 m) east of the LM, the
greatest distance traveled from the LM on the mission. Armstrong's final task was to
leave a small package of memorial items to deceased Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin
and Vladimir Komarov, and Apollo 1 astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger B.
Chaffee. The time spent on EVA during Apollo 11 was about two and a half hours, the
shortest of any of the six Apollo lunar landing missions; each of the subsequent five
landings were allotted gradually longer periods for EVA activities—the crew of Apollo
17, by comparison, spent over 22 hours exploring the lunar surface
After they re-entered the LM, the hatch was closed and sealed. While preparing for the
liftoff from the lunar surface, Armstrong and Aldrin discovered that, in their bulky
hold it horizontal from its pole. Since the rod did not fully extend, and the flag was
tightly folded and packed during the journey, the flag ended up with a slightly wavy
appearance, as if there were a breeze.[89] Shortly after their flag planting, President
Richard Nixon spoke to them by a telephone call from his office. The President spoke
for about a minute, after which Armstrong responded for about thirty seconds.
In the entire Apollo 11 photographic record, there are only five images of Armstrong
partly shown or reflected. The mission was planned to the minute, with the majority of
photographic tasks to be performed by Armstrong with a single Hasselblad camera.
After helping to set up the Early Apollo Scientific Experiment Package, Armstrong went
for a walk to what is now known as East Crater, 65 yards (59 m) east of the LM, the
greatest distance traveled from the LM on the mission. Armstrong's final task was to
leave a small package of memorial items to deceased Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin
and Vladimir Komarov, and Apollo 1 astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger B.
Chaffee. The time spent on EVA during Apollo 11 was about two and a half hours, the
shortest of any of the six Apollo lunar landing missions; each of the subsequent five
landings were allotted gradually longer periods for EVA activities—the crew of Apollo
17, by comparison, spent over 22 hours exploring the lunar surface
After they re-entered the LM, the hatch was closed and sealed. While preparing for the
liftoff from the lunar surface, Armstrong and Aldrin discovered that, in their bulky
spacesuits, they had broken the ignition
switch for the ascent engine; using part of
a pen, they pushed the circuit breaker in
to activate the launch sequence. The lunar
module then continued to its rendezvous
and docked with Columbia, the command
and service module. The three astronauts
returned to Earth and splashed down in
the Pacific ocean, to be picked up by the
USS Hornet.
After being released from an 18-day
quarantine to ensure that they had not
switch for the ascent engine; using part of
a pen, they pushed the circuit breaker in
to activate the launch sequence. The lunar
module then continued to its rendezvous
and docked with Columbia, the command
and service module. The three astronauts
returned to Earth and splashed down in
the Pacific ocean, to be picked up by the
USS Hornet.
After being released from an 18-day
quarantine to ensure that they had not
picked up any infections or diseases from the Moon, the crew were feted across the
United States and around the world as part of a 45-day "Giant Leap" tour. Armstrong
then took part in Bob Hope's 1969 USO show, primarily to Vietnam
Armstrong announced shortly after the Apollo 11 flight that he did not plan to fly in
space again. He was appointed Deputy Associate Administrator for aeronautics for the
Office of Advanced Research and Technology, Advanced Research Projects Agency
(ARPA), but served in this position for only a year, and resigned from it and NASA as a
whole in 1971.
He accepted a teaching position in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the
University of Cincinnati, having decided on Cincinnati over other universities, including
his alma mater, Purdue, because it had a small aerospace department; he hoped that the
faculty members would not be annoyed that he came straight into a professorship with
only the USC master's degree. He began the work while stationed at Edwards years
before, and finally completed it after Apollo 11 by presenting a report on various
aspects of Apollo, instead of a thesis on the simulation of hypersonic flight. The official
job title he received at Cincinnati was University Professor of Aerospace Engineering.
After teaching for eight years, he resigned in 1979
Armstrong is generally referred to as a "reluctant" American Hero. John Glenn, the first
United States and around the world as part of a 45-day "Giant Leap" tour. Armstrong
then took part in Bob Hope's 1969 USO show, primarily to Vietnam
Armstrong announced shortly after the Apollo 11 flight that he did not plan to fly in
space again. He was appointed Deputy Associate Administrator for aeronautics for the
Office of Advanced Research and Technology, Advanced Research Projects Agency
(ARPA), but served in this position for only a year, and resigned from it and NASA as a
whole in 1971.
He accepted a teaching position in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the
University of Cincinnati, having decided on Cincinnati over other universities, including
his alma mater, Purdue, because it had a small aerospace department; he hoped that the
faculty members would not be annoyed that he came straight into a professorship with
only the USC master's degree. He began the work while stationed at Edwards years
before, and finally completed it after Apollo 11 by presenting a report on various
aspects of Apollo, instead of a thesis on the simulation of hypersonic flight. The official
job title he received at Cincinnati was University Professor of Aerospace Engineering.
After teaching for eight years, he resigned in 1979
Armstrong is generally referred to as a "reluctant" American Hero. John Glenn, the first
| -Nine Summers ago, I went for a visit -To see if the moon was green cheese. -When we arrived, people on earth asked: “Is it?” -We answered: “No cheese, no bees, no trees.” -There were rocks and hills and a remarkable view -Of the beautiful earth that you know. -It’s a nice place to visit, and I’ m certain that you -Will enjoy it when you get to go. |
| Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon with the image of Neil Armstrong reflected in his helmet as Armstrong took his picture. NASA photo. |
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The press often asked Armstrong for his views on
the future of spaceflight. In 2005, Armstrong said
that a manned mission to Mars will be easier than
the lunar challenge of the 1960s:
"I suspect that even though the various questions
are difficult and many, they are not as difficult and
many as those we faced when we started the
Apollo [space program] in 1961." Armstrong ...also
publicly recalled his initial concerns about the
Apollo 11 mission, when he had believed there was
only a 50% chance of landing on the moon. "I was
elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we
were successful", he ...said.
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