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Neil Armstrong Narrates His Moon Landing In a Rare TV Interview

Posted May 24, 2012 3:08 PM

From Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now:

Neil Armstrong During Apollo 11 Buzz Aldrin took this photo after Armstrong completed his lunar EVA during Apollo 11. NASA/via Wikimedia The immortal first words on the moon, uttered so shakily by a man who has done his best to avoid the spotlight ever since, are even more impressive in hindsight. The Eagle lander nearly plunked Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong in a boulder field, and Armstrong had to take over from autopilot to set the spacecraft down. This is according to very rare new commentary from Armstrong himself.

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05/25/2012 3:28 AM

"Stress". Only Neil Armstrong knows the true meaning of the word.

Respect.

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05/25/2012 9:03 AM

amazing the computer power compared to a $10.00 calculator today.

I agree, his training paid off.

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