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People Archives:Neil Armstrong

Photo of astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module (LM) is on the left, and the footprints of the astronauts are clearly visible.

Yes, Buzz Aldrin Walked on the Moon But We Asked Him About His Fighter Jock Days

by Dave Kindy2/2/20242/21/2024

Aldrin flew the F-86 Sabre and downed two MiG-15s in Korea.

Interview: Fred Haise / The Best Time of This Apollo 13 Astronaut’s Career? …It Wasn’t Space

by Douglas G. Adler9/23/20224/29/2024

How Troops in Vietnam Saw the First Moon Landing

by Rick Fredericksen6/11/20198/19/2022
An astronaut trains for a prospective moon landing in a Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) at the NASA Flight Research Center in 1967.

The Crazy Contraption That Almost Killed Neil Armstrong

by Douglas G. Adler5/31/20198/22/2022

For Neil Armstrong, it was a Muddy Boot in Korea Before a Step on the Moon

by Jay Barbree7/20/20176/15/2023

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