Neil Armstrong

Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who, as the commander of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot and university professor.

Apollo 11 was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon, and the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program. The mission was crewed by Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, all of whom were on their second and final spaceflight.

sixth crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program

asteroid

Armalcolite () is a titanium-rich mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5. It was first found at Tranquility Base on the Moon in 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission, and is named for Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, the three Apollo 11 astronauts. Together with tranquillityite and pyroxferroite, it is one of three new minerals that were discovered on the Moon. Armalcolite was later identified at various locations on Earth and has been synthesized in the laboratory. (Tranquillityite and pyroxferroite were also later found at various locations on Earth). The synthesis requires low pressures

lunar crater

NASA aerospace research center in California, USA

NASA research center in Ohio, US

Apollo 11 landing site

United States space program

lunar module used during Apollo 11; first crewed spacecraft on the Moon

Apollo command module used during Apollo 11

Armstrongite (CaZr[Si6O15]·3H2O) is a silicate mineral.

airport in Ohio, United States of America

building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States

museum

book by James R. Hansen

Government report on the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster