Hardcover Jby Neil Armstrong (Author), Michael Collins (Author), Edwin E. If the flight was successful, Armstrong would be that man. The United States was in a race with the Soviet Union to put the first man on the Moon.
This was an exciting time for the entire country. This would be the first manned landing on the Moon.
Featuring interviews with Armstrong's first wife Janet, their two sons, Rick and Mark, Neil's brother and sister Dean and June, his best friend Kotcho Solacoff and second wife Carol. First on the Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. On DecemNeil was offered the command of the Apollo 11. The filmgoes beyond his days as an astronaut and shows that his life after the flight of Apollo 11 was, in many ways equally challenging, as Armstrong came to terms with life outside NASA and the relentless demands of fame until his death in August 2012.įrom the producers of 'In the Shadow of the Moon'. Seen through the eyes of those who were with him, the film explores the man behind the myth, a man who was very much a product of his time. From his childhood during America's Great Depression to the heady days of the space programme, his historic first step on the Moon and his famously private later life.
FIRST MAN ON THE MOON NEIL ARMSTRONG ARCHIVE
Neil Armstrong's family and friends, many of whom have never spoken publicly before, tell the story of the first man to set foot on the moon.ĭrawing heavily on unbroadcast archive footage and the unique perspectives of the contributors, this is an exclusive account of Neil Armstrong's extraordinary life story.