‘Nerdy engineer’ Neil Armstrong: a life in 60 photos
by Anorak | 25th, August 2012
NEIL Armstrong has died. The Korea war fighter pilot and self-titled “nerdy engineer” was for a time the most famous man in the world. You know what he did. On 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 crew took “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. Neil Armstrong and the Nasa team made humanity look up…
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*Scanned low-res from print, high-res available on request* Prince Edward shaking hands with Neil Armstrong, first man to set foot on the Moon at Buckingham Palace during their triumphal world tour. Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Colonel Michael Collins, who orbited in the command module.
Posted: 25th, August 2012 | In: Celebrities Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
