WATCH -- Neil Armstrong Dies at 82 - RIP LEGEND - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

	WATCH -- Neil Armstrong Dies at 82 - RIP LEGEND - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO click our link edinaco.com - to watch full "WATCH -- Neil Armstrong Dies at 82 - RIP LEGEND - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO" exclusive video for free! WATCH -- Neil Armstrong Dies at 82 - RIP LEGEND - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO This is a tribute to the man who was the first to step on the moon "Neil Alden Armstrong". "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind." When Armstrong set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, he fulfilled the goal that had been set by President John F. Kennedy just eight years earlier. It was a long, long way from Armstrong's birthplace near tiny Wapakoneta, Ohio in 1930. Armstrong's fascination with airplanes began with his first flight at age six, and that fascination never abandoned him. He left Purdue University in 1950 when the Korean War broke out, and flew 78 combat missions as a naval aviator. After the war, he became a test pilot and flew the hottest aircraft around, including the sleek X-15 rocket plane. He took the powerful craft to 207000 feet - almost 38 miles - and the edge of space. He was in the first group of civilian astronauts, and made his initial flight in 1966, aboard Gemini eight. The mission almost ended in disaster when a thruster on his craft stuck open, sending the ship whirling through space. With his trademark coolness, Armstrong used a back-up system, stopped the one-revolution-per-second spin and made an emergency landing in the Pacific. The preparation for the moon landing included learning how to fly the ungainly lunar <b>...</b>	From: x123charlyogahart Views: 0 0 ratings
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