This small step is a small step for one person; it is a huge leap for the entire human race.

Armstrong, the first astronaut to land on the moon

Neil Alden Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930 in Wapacone, Ohio. tower. He received a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering from Purdue University in 1955. Served in the U.S. Navy (pilot) from 1949 to 1952. In 1955, he joined the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (later the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and later served as a test pilot at the committee's Edwards High Speed ??Flight Station in California. From 1962 to 1970, he served as an astronaut at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. In March 1966, he became the special pilot of the "Gemini-8" spacecraft.

On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first moon landing aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft

July 1969 On March 16, he flew to the moon on the Apollo 11 spacecraft with Aldrin and Collins (who served as commander). On July 20, Armstrong controlled the "Eagle" lunar module to land on the lunar surface. At 10 p.m. that day, he and Aldrin stepped out of the lunar module and set foot on the moon. Armstrong took the lead in setting foot on the desolate and silent land of the moon, becoming the first person to land on the moon and walk on the moon. At that time, he said a famous saying that has been often quoted on countless occasions since then: "This is a small step for a man, but a giant step for mankind." They spent 21 hours on the moon, and on the 21st It took off from the moon and returned to Earth on the 24th. In the same year, he was awarded the Medal of Freedom by the President