The cold war was in full swing and the competition between the u. S. And the soviet Union Extended even to space. On july 20th 1069. 00 astronaut Neil Armstrong became the 1st human to set foot on earth spawn the permanent satellite. This event would bring armstrong fame that he had never sought and it would also change his life forever. Neil armstrong became a Living Legend in the history of space travel like a 20th century christopher columbus. But at the height of his popularity he voluntarily withdrew from public life. Cutler. Armstrong served as a navy pilot during the korean war 1955 he signed on with the governments high speed flight station at Edwards Air Force base in california. His 1st job was piloting chase planes during tests of experimental aircraft the flight station was home to some of the countrys best airmen. They had the right stuff a combination of bravery and maci small that drove them to take on Dangerous Missions with aircraft that were still in the development s
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the rocket is going to need significant repair work. this mission was nasa s first return to the moon in more than 50 years, and the idea was that the rocket was going to launch a small spacecraft called orion, it s perched at the top of the rocket, and take it orbiting around the moon before it returned to earth. the whole thing was going to take five or six weeks. it was a test flight so no people were set to be on board, but for the next mission astronauts were going to join the ride and they would go in orbit around the moon but the ultimate aim was to land astronauts on the moon, and nasa wanted the first woman and the first person of colour walking on the lunar surface. this will take a bit longer now because now the first step to all this getting this test flight, getting this rocket off the ground. it is important to remember, though, that this is a new rocket. rockets are incredibly complex machines and this is the one is the most powerful that nasa has ever built so they are
at the top of the rocket, and take it orbiting around the moon before it returned to earth. the whole thing was going to take five or six weeks. it was a test flight so no people were set to be on board but for the next mission astronauts were going to join the ride and they would go in orbit around the moon but the ultimate aim was to land astronauts on the moon, and nasa wanted the first woman and the first person of colour walking on the lunar surface. this will take a bit longer now because now the first step to all this getting this test flight, getting this rocket off the ground. it is important to remember, though, that this is a new rocket. rockets are incredibly complex machines and this is the one is the most powerful that nasa has ever built so they are learning about it, they are learning about it with every attempt to get this thing to lift up off the ground, so setbacks and delays aren t uncommon. but it does appear that nasa s ambitions to get back to the moon are going
three times, in fact, but their troubleshooting didn t work and the launch was stopped. over the last few hours, they ve been poring over the data to find out what went wrong, and they have announced the rocket is going to need significant repair work. this mission was nasa s first return to the moon in more than 50 years, and the idea was that the rocket was going to launch a small spacecraft called orion, it s perched at the top of the rocket, and take it orbiting around the moon before it returned to earth. the whole thing was going to take five or six weeks. it was a test flight so no people were set to be on board, but for the next mission astronauts were going to join the ride and they would go in orbit around the moon but the ultimate aim was to land astronauts on the moon, and nasa wanted the first woman and the first person of colour walking on the lunar surface. this will take a bit longer now because now the first step to all this getting this test flight, getting this rocke