Famed astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 space mission in July 1969, is seen here operating the mechanical reaction control simulator.
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Famed astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 space mission in July 1969, is seen here operating the mechanical reaction control simulator. Armstrong served for 7 years as a research pilot at the NACA High-Speed Flight Station, now the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, at Edwards, CA, before he entered the space program.October 8, 1956NASA Photo / Iron Cross Project Description