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Neil Armstrong, Hallmark Settle". Chicago Tribune. December 2, 1995. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011 . Retrieved May 19, 2011. While the astronauts flew in space, Mission Control closely monitored from the ground. Coordinating with radio stations in California, Spain and Australia to provide 24-hour communications and telemetry data during the Apollo missions, “Houston”—as the astronauts called Mission Control—is almost as famous as any of the people who flew to the moon, and Gene Kranz was one of the most influential people in that room. The original Nasa photographic film from the Apollo missions is some of the most important in existence. To maintain its condition, it is securely stored in a freezer in Building 8 at Johnson Space Center, Houston. It never leaves there – in fact it rarely leaves the freezer. The images it contains include the most significant moments in our history, as humankind left our home planet for the first time. Apollo 11, 21 July 1969 Neil Armstrong photographed by Buzz Aldrin moments after their historic moonwalk. Photograph: Nasa/JSC/ASU/Andy Saunders Armstrong, First Man on the Moon, Recovering From Heart Surgery". Reuters. August 8, 2012. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012 . Retrieved August 8, 2012.

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Learn about the first man who walked on the Moon in our 10 amazing Neil Armstrong facts… Neil Armstrong facts Neil in his (at the time) state-of-the-art NASA spacesuit — without the helmet! Apollo 11 – Day 3, part 2: Entering Eagle – Transcript". NASA. April 11, 2010 . Retrieved February 14, 2022. I'd like to say hello to all my fellow Scouts and Scouters at Farragut State Park in Idaho having a National Jamboree there this week; and Apollo 11 would like to send them best wishes". Capsule communicator Charles Duke replied: "Thank you, Apollo 11. I'm sure that, if they didn't hear that, they'll get the word through the news. Certainly appreciate that.

Granath, Bob (August 30, 2012). "Neil Armstrong Praised as a Reluctant American Hero". NASA . Retrieved July 8, 2018. When Neil was a child growing up in rural America, he loved to learn all about aeroplanes and space. He got his student pilot’s licence when he was just 16 — before he even learned to drive a car! Gain historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different contexts, understanding the connections between local, regional, national and international history; between cultural, economic, military, political, religious and social history; and between short- and long-term timescales. a b Farhi, Paul (July 20, 2009). "Neil Armstrong Took One Small Step, Then Made a Giant Retreat Into Private Life". The Washington Post . Retrieved June 8, 2018.

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