First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong

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Marking the forty fifth anniversary of Apollo 11 s moon landing First Man by James Hansen offers the only authorized glimpse into the life of The us s most famous astronaut Neil Armstrongthe man whose one small step changed history The Eagle has landed When Apollo 11 touched down at the moon s surface in 1969 the first man at the moon became a legend In First Man Hansen explores the life of Neil Armstrong According to over fifty hours of interviews with the intensely private Armstrong who also gave Hansen exclusive get right of entry to to private documents and circle of relatives sources this magnificent panorama of the second one half of the American twentieth century Publishers Weekly starred review is an unparalleled biography of an American icon Upon his return to earth Armstrong used to be honored and celebrated for his monumental achievement He used to be alsoas James R Hansen reveals on this fascinating and important biographymisunderstood Armstrong s accomplishments as engineer test pilot and astronaut have long been a matter of record but Hansen s unprecedented get right of entry to to private documents and unpublished sources and his interviews with more than 125 subjects including more than fifty hours with Armstrong himself yield this first in depth analysis of an elusive American celebrity still renowned internationally In a riveting narrative filled with revelations Hansen vividly recreates Armstrong s career in flying from his seventy eight combat missions as a naval aviator flying over North Korea to his formative transatmospheric flights in the rocket powered X 15 to his piloting Gemini VIII to the first ever docking in space These milestones made it seem as Armstrong s mother Viola memorably put it as if from the very moment he used to be bornfarther back stillthat our son used to be one way or the other destined for the Apollo 11 mission For a pilot who cared more about flying to the Moon than he did about walking on it Hansen asserts Armstrong s storied vocation exacted a dear personal toll

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