Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong

A community portal about Neil Armstrong with blogs, videos, and photos. Armstrong born August 5, 1930 is a former American astronaut, test pilot, and Naval Aviator, and was the first human to set foot on the Moon. Armstrong's first... [more]

A community portal about Neil Armstrong with blogs, videos, and photos. Armstrong born August 5, 1930 is a former American astronaut, test pilot, and Naval Aviator, and was the first human to set foot on the Moon. Armstrong's first spaceflight was Gemini 8 in 1966, for which he was the command pilot. On this mission, he performed the first manned docking of two spacecraft together with pilot David Scott. Armstrong's second and last spaceflight was as mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission on July 20, 1969. On this famous "giant leap for mankind", Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface and spent 2.5 hours exploring, while Michael Collins orbited above.

 
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Is there an "Alien Base" on the Moon? More and more people are coming forward with stories that might prove this is true. Rumors say that there is an Alien Moon Base on the far side of the moon, the side we never see from Earth. Did you ever wonder why the Moon landings stopped and why we have not tried to build a Moon Base? It does seem like a better and easier idea than a floating space station with no access to any raw materials or supplies? According to the NASA Astronaut Neil Armstrong the aliens have a base on the Moon ... Read Full Story
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NOTE: EDWIN ALDRIN'S THREAT TO SUE WHOEVER SHOWS PROOF THAT THE MOON LANDINGS WERE FAKED HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM OUR VIDEO AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE. THAT IS MORE EVIDENCE NASA DOES NOT WANT THE TRUTH TO BE TOLD!!!! WE HAVE EVEN INCLUDED THE VIDEO THAT SAYS "IT HAS BEEN REMOVED DUE TO TERMS OF VIOLATION"!!! "VIOLATION" Means we are telling the TRUTH!!!!! -- **"In the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in ... Read Full Story
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NOTE: EDWIN ALDRIN'S THREAT TO SUE WHOEVER SHOWS PROOF THAT THE MOON LANDINGS WERE FAKED HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM OUR VIDEO AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE. THAT IS MORE EVIDENCE NASA DOES NOT WANT THE TRUTH TO BE TOLD!!!! WE HAVE EVEN INCLUDED THE VIDEO THAT SAYS "IT HAS BEEN REMOVED DUE TO TERMS OF VIOLATION"!!! "VIOLATION" Means we are telling the TRUTH!!!!! -- **"In the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in ... Read Full Story
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Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin Jnr, the crew of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing mission are subjected to a period of quarantine upon their return to earth. 24 July 1969.Through the window of their Mobile Quarantine Facility, they hold a conversation with President Richard Nixon (1913 - 1994). Just a Preview... Read Full Article on DHM... Read Full Story
 
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Four decades after the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, NASA found that it had accidentally destroyed the archival video footage of one of mankind’s greatest achievements. But Lowry Digital was able to use digital video restoration technology to reconstruct a high-definition version of the footage . The Lowry Digital software tapped Nvidia ’s graphics chips with CUDA technology — which allows non-graphics software to tap the processing power of the graphics chips. Now we can watch Neil Armstrong take his giant leap for mankind in high definition. Lowry Digital worked with several video sources to produce the footage. It could take low-quality images from ... Read Full Story
Forty years after U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon, many conspiracy theorists still insist the Apollo 11 moon landing was an elaborate hoax. Examine the photographic evidence, and find out why experts say some of the most common claims simply don't hold water.  
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TELLURIDE, Colo., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials at the Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) will soon be celebrating a grand re-opening following the completion of a $22 million runway renovation project. TEX officials are proud to announce that astronaut and Telluride homeowner Neil Armstrong will serve as the guest of honor at the re-opening events on Thursday, Dec. 17.  
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Criticism: Assertion comment deleted, no reference. ← Previous revision Revision as of 22:55, 24 November 2009 Line 28: Line 28: Aldrin's attorney, Robert O'Brien, says that Sibrel has a history of [[stalking]] other former astronauts, including [[Neil Armstrong]], [[Alan Bean]], and [[Alfred Worden|Al Worden]]. Buzz Aldrin's wife Lois summed up her feelings about Bart Sibrel: "He said...  
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Lunar satellite spots Neil Armstrong's footprints on moon. Neil Armstrong - Apollo 11 - NASA - Tranquility Base - Space  
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What if Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin never made it off the moon? How would the public have been told? Following on from the recent death of President Nixon's speech writer, William Safire, here is his most eloquent speeches that never was.  
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Sofia, Bulgaria – Neil Armstrong, The First Man on the Moon and an icon of the 20th century is represented for his speaking engagements by CSA Celebrity Speakers. Neil Armstrong was involved in ... read more  
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Neil Armstrong is My Uncle & Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me by Nan Marino. Roaring Brook Press. 2009. Audio by Brilliance Audio, 2009. Read by Emily Bauer. Listened to audio supplied by Brilliance. The Plot: Tamara Ann Simpson should be having a great time because it is summer. It's 1969, and for a ten year old in a Long Island suburb, summer is the ice cream man and kickball games, mothers who stay home while fathers take the train...  
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Ever since astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their first steps on the Moon, there has been an adamant group of conspiracy theorists who claim the whole event was concocted in a film studio. Now new photos taken by Nasa's Lunar Reconnaisance Orbiter (LRO) camera may settle the matter once and for all.  
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Lunar satellite spots Neil Armstrong's footprints on moon. Moon - Neil Armstrong - Earth - Space - Solar System  
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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has given moonwalker Buzz Aldrin a new title: Honorary consul general to the moon.Forty years after Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first men to walk on the moon, county supervisors gave him the title while saluting the contribution of veterans to America's space program.The 79-year-old Aldrin was an Air Force veteran before joining NASA.Aldrin thanked the supervisors and called on the federal government...  
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