Neil Armstrong: An American Life

Neil Armstrong: An American Life

August 27, 2012

Going for a Moon Walk

This NASA file image shows astronaut Neil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 mission commander, standing next to the lunar module, "Eagle," on the surface of the moon, on July 20, 1969.

<p>This NASA file image shows astronaut Neil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 mission commander, standing next to the lunar module, "Eagle," on the surface of the moon, on July 20, 1969.</p>prevnext

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