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On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch thirty-eight-year-old American astronaut Neil Armstrong become the first person ever to step on the surface of another heavenly body. When he returned to earth, Armstrong was honored and celebrated for his monumental achievement. He was also-as James Hansen reveals in this fascinating and important biography-misunderstood. Armstrong's accomplishments as an engineer, test pilot, and astronaut have long been a matter of record, but Hansen's unprecedented access to private documents, interviews with more than 125 subjects (including more than fifty hours of interviews with Armstrong himself and twelve hours with his first wife Janet), and unpublished sources yield the first in-depth analysis of this elusive American celebrity still renowned the world over. In a riveting narrative filled with revelations, Hansen vividly recreates Armstrong's career in flying, from the heights of honor and recognition earned as a naval aviator, test pilot, and astronaut to the dear personal price paid by Armstrong-and even more so by his wife and children-for his dedication to his storied vocation. Hansen addresses the rumors that have swirled around Armstrong for thirty-six years and provides a penetrating exploration of American hero worship-of astronauts and of Armstrong, in particular. In First Man, the personal, technological, epic, and iconic blend to form the portrait of a great but reluctant hero who will forever be known as history's most famous space traveler.
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TimSpalding
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- Astronauts
- Biography
- Project Apollo (U.S.)
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- Space flight to the moon
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