The moon landing at 50: Neil Armstrong in his own words
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- In a 2005 interview, former astronaut Neil Armstrong discussed how it felt to walk on the moon, and why he shunned the fame that came from it.
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But You were almost killed! “ yeah but I wasn’t “ 🤣🤣🤣💪🏼
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They didnt put the neurotic kids in them fighterplanes , testplanes and rockets.
The moon landing at 50: Neil Armstrong in his own words. 21.5.24. when the space race was interesting. when nasa employed folk who, seemingly, knew what they were doing.....
Simply a legend, and a lovely modest person. A true hero.
The man was on the brink of tears 50 years later talking about his dead daughter. Being a father of a child who's the same age as Neil's daughter was when she passed I can understand why. You'll never ever get over it. Never. No matter what you do or achieve. It'll always devastate you as long as you live. Godspeed Neil.
Rip Karen "Muffie" Armstrong. Been reading "First man," the biography of Armstrong written by James R. Hansen and I got teary eyed reading about Neil and Janet struggling with Karen's tumor in her final months. Such a sweet, innocent little girl gone far too soon.
Having read the book and listening to his response, I think his sadness is broader. He said that he thought his family was handling it, so he went to work fully. They were not handling it well and I think he regrets not being there more for them.
Not quite 50. This was filmed in 2005 weirdly enough.
Neil the man who lied he went into space
@@michaelfedak2144 What is your evidence?
this guy radiated such warmth, i love his smile, when he said the moon was an interesting place to be “I recommend it” it really made me chuckle. Rest in peace commander, you’ve secured your legacy forever.
Oh yeah! Me too !
All three of these men - Armstrong, Cronkite, and Bradley - are now gone. So glad we have the video preserved here.
Michael B 😭😭😭😭
Michael B Good. Because they ALL lied about a moon landing. smh
@@consciouslyaware5275 smh!
consciously aware of how stupid you sound.
@@consciouslyaware5275 Damn you hella woke
Ed Bradley died of cancer the year after this. That strikes me as he asks how Armstrong dealt with his toddler’s cancer death.
I was ten years old in the summer of '69. Neil Armstrong was a childhood hero of mine, as were all of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo astronauts. They seemed larger than life and eternal. The world doesn't seem right without Neil Armstrong in it.
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technically hes more "in" it than both of us
I was 16 years old at the time, and I remember the excitement and the moon walks .
Watched all the Apollo missions and especially from the Apollo 8, where all the astronauts went to the moon (minus no's 9, 10 and 13)
Looking forward to the next generation of luna astonauts !
It's a cliche but the words "A inconvenient truth" comes to mind.
H i , So was I . I was 10 as well . I wanted to do the same thing but I do not have the right stuff .
"I don't think I will get the chance but I'm not going to say I'm not available". Such a willingness for more of the "impossible". Much respect and love for him. Amazing legend. 💜
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It's past 2018 has anyone been back to the moon?
@@lionzion1879 Never went in the first place
@@911jedi8 derp moon landing is fake derp even though there has been tons of data proving it's not derp. Let me guess you think the earth is flat right?
@@911jedi8 Let's please stop all this type of nonsense.
Interviewer: “You were just almost killed!”
Neil: “Well, I wasn’t.”
True badass.
He is my hero RIP Neil Armstrong
Fear is a word Neil never quite understood obviously.
He was a test pilot as well that's just another day at the office for a test pilot lol
Absoluetly the American Spirit
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I wish Neil were here to enjoy the 50 yr anniversary.
It is not reel
I’m glad he’s resting in peace. He’d be horrified to see who sits in the White House today.
Lol if only he actually went to the moon he woulda been a proud man after returning but first interviews he was ashamed disappointed and kept his head down. No blast crater landing on the moon but theres boot prints? Telemetry data all gone missing? What a joke. Phone call to president Nixon from the moon before cell phones? I bet you can't wait until the government tells you who to worship as a God because you will
Neil wasn't very proud of went on. Last of a true American. He hated lying. I'm not saying we didn't go. We went. Just not how we were told
@@bradjohnson6036 You really, must have an IQ of a pickle
What an incredibly humble man.
I was 10 years old when he walked on the moon. I was glued to the TV for hours.
Imagine the feeling you would have, to sit somewhere late at night, looking up at the moon in the night sky, and remembering you've been there once
Just like me this guy never went to the moon.
@@billgardner376 shame
He never said,or thought ,that...
Wild! Invigorating yet isolating. Imagine having an experience so rare, only a few people can truly share it.
Our true Heroes!!!
1969: We put a man on the moon.
2019: We can't agree what a man is.
LGBTQ wants to go back to the moon and plant the rainbow flag 🙄
1961: JFK - "I will put a man on the moon."
2016: Obama - "I will put a man in the ladies room."
Love you
Or in 2011 we put two planes into the world trade centre ,were did we go wrong .common sense just doesn’t seem to be that common anymore thanks mr Armstrong you certainly were one of my real heroes growing up we would sit for hours constructing all manner of thing out of goodness’s knows what ie moms kitchen what a mess I don’t think my mum agreed with our new found spaceship 🚀 building capabilities or funding the constant supply of aluminium foils and sticking tape lol thanks great program 🤠🇦🇺
Steven Ross special.
I was a young girl, when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.
My dad worked for Boston illustrate wire & cable company , at the time in El Segundo CA. His job was braiding the cables for the Appolo flights, he was very proud of his work. We all were proud.
What honour your father one part of Big suces of humanity for the times and the times forever one Big hock from Santiago Chile Marcelo Blum
Respect to all EMPLOYEES who maked the APOLLO PROGRAMM possible and all Astronauts ! ! !
4:56 A man of bravery with class. 5:02 "But I wasn't!" still with a smile. What a cool man. 😆😍👌♥️
What we are all watching is a man that will be remembered not for 100 years or 400, but for thousands upon thousands, until humanity has passed away into the annals of time. That is amazing to think about.
All it takes is one collapse of civilization for even him to be forgotten.
@@pedrokantor3997 Maybe. Or maybe not. 2500 years ago there was a man who took a great journey that would be comparable to Neil Armstrong's in our time. His name was Odysseus, and the story of his Odyssey is still taught in every college world wide, despite the collapse of the Delian League and the Roman Empire. Heroes do not fade so easily into the dark. They become legends.
@@BLansford You made a good point with Odysseus.
He will be remembered for the lies he told.
@@jjwest1272 Is your stupidity innate, or do you have to work at it?
I was born in 1962. As a young man back then my dad loved the space stuff! He spoiled me rotten with rockets, pictures and just about anything he could get his hands on. Mr. Armstrong is a very brave man and a true hero in my book! He did alot for this country!
What did he do for the country?
Sweet to read how much joy U2 shared.😊...v
I have often thought that we as a nation missed an opportunity by not having a black American walk on the moon.
@@dhardy6654 Why?
@@RocketPipeTV First things first: Get off the drugs. Then join AA...
There’s nothing thrilling about landing on a Hollywood set
There’s always an idiot in every crowd…
Sheppard put mirrors on the lunar surface for light speed tests in GPS technology still used today by Sanford University......so much for the fake
Egads...they are still among us after all these years. The extraterrestrial naysayers. So sad...
Famous for being the first to set foot on the moon. He felt we all should be recognized "For the ledger of our daily work." That is the epitome of an ultimate workaholic. Still it would have been wonderful to be one of those students to have a college instructor that walked on the moon.
I watched another interview with him. It was decided only late in the picture that Apollo 11 would land on the moon. He was committed to the space program and doing his part, which could have been simply to test the lunar module's descent and ascent from the surface. In fact he was thoroughly prepared to do that and let the next Apollo mission be the first on the moon. That humility of service with all your talents and experience to something larger than yourself is inspiring.
@3:13 when asked about his daughters death.....you can see he is still crying inside....so sad
I lost my precious girl at 38 last year. I cry every day.
@@wildbill5670 sorry mate .hope you get through it.
Indeed. Just goes to show that, it doesn’t matter who you are - I mean, this guy was Neil Armstrong - he faced dangers and celebrated accomplishments that almost every other person who has ever lived *never* could understand; yet, even Neil Armstrong couldn’t quite face the loss of a child. It simply must be the most horrible thing that any person could ever experience.
The discovery that Neil Armstrong was a glider pilot made my day. As a general aviation pilot and avid glider pilot, I agree. Spiraling in an updraft with the vultures is the closest you can get to being a bird. And it allows the pilot to really hone pure piloting skills.
It also gives me the opportunity to share time with many distinguished retired military pilots (even a retired air force general).
I am a general aviation pilot as well I fly an old luscombe 8a and my father and I built a steen skybolt. I have always wanted to try glider flying. It seems very interesting and fun. I can imagine the lack of engine noise is one of the better parts as well. Have a good one stay safe buddy!!!
Great man.
What an amazing humble man. All he accomplished in his career and life. He's still a simple man. This is the first time I heard him talk about the moon. Thank you Neil Armstrong for taking us all with you on that special trip to the moon. Rest in peace...
He really embodied the best of humanity, the best of America.
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Too bad he's a guilt ridden filthy liar.
First time? Thats because it's one BIG lie.
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What a beautiful smile he had. Can you imagine having a teacher that landed on the moon
I really disliked the portrayal of him in the movie 'First Man'. You notice in the movie that he doesn't smile at all. Never. His face is emotionless throughout the entire movie. By virtually all accounts he was a bit of a guarded person, but also quite personable.
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@@jsmith1746 because the movie was a portrayal of his life and how heavily the apollo mission effected his life in a negative way.
till today I've never known how humble he was!
To be picked and lucky enough to fly for NASA, there was a certain temperament pilots had to have. They are professionals who dont chase their ego.
Son Of Life Buzz Aldrin can be a bit feisty.
MS_ B
He never went.
Watch the 'return' press conference.
he is so down to moon
Neil Armstrong’s son at career day: My dad is an astronaut and the first man to walk on the moon. But as we all know it was faked. So my dad is a damn loser
On July 10th 1970, I was in Washington DC vacationing with my family. My uncle was a senior administrator for NASA's and worked at it's headquarters in Washington DC. He promised me that I could meet Neil Armstrong who was then working for NASA in DC. I was so much looking forward to it as an 18-year-old senior that just graduated from prep school. The day before my meeting Neil, my uncle advised me, had to be at Langley that day and would not be in his office. It was such a great disappointment to me but my uncle and I sat in Neil's office for a good hour just looking at the pictures in his office and both of us hoping he would be back early and possibly come into his office. On his desk was the famous earthrise over the Moon's horizon picture and his picture in his astronauts uniform with a personalized to me autograph from him. Not meeting Neil had to be one of the greatest disappointments in my life.
There's more stories like yours that just don't get told and that's ashamed.
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don't cry he was never on the moon with a rocket
@@bobbywoods684 Thanks. It still hurts, but the fact that Neil on the day before, sign his picture and personalized it to me meant that he knew I was disappointed and I guess the picture would help. It did.
So humble. The right stuff. Rest in peace Niall.
"I don't think I'm going to get the chance but......I don't want to say, 'I'm not available.' What a great sense of self and humor!!!
@Time4Truth said _"It's pretty obvious at this point the 1969 moon landing was fake."_
Obvious? How so? Got anything other than anonymous armchair cherry-picked and selectively edited conspiratard nutjob youtube videos to back your claim? On top of that, there were 9 moon shots, and 6 of those actually landed. All fake? Yeah, right.
@Time4Truth Neil DeGrasse Tyson believes we landed on the moon. LiveScience.com believes we landed on the moon. The 400,000 it took to make the the launch happen believes we landed on the moon.
Basically, you're stupid if you believe it was faked.
www.google.com/amp/s/www.livescience.com/amp/65911-moon-landing-footage-impossible-to-fake.html
Neil Armstrong was a special man, he didn't "cheat death" in that lunar lander training vehicle, he made a correct quick decision that saved his life. His knowledge and understanding of the Gemini 8 systems saved his life and his fellow astronauts life.
His manual landing on the moon was calculated and superbly executed, he could see the computer was going to put them down in an unsuitable place. Neil Armstrong was the right man for that job.
@Fuktard Fagtroll He test piloted the X-15 which was basically a manned missile with airplane wings. That also takes hella balls.
The computer didn't have anything near that kind of capacity. The radar showed that the target landing site was covered with boulders and Neil decided 'let's head over there and check it out, our only other option is abort'. Neil had manual control over virtually everything from start to finish.
r u being serious? or joking? hopefully the latter....
@@speddytaghetti7905 Who's comment are you replying to ?
@@WildPhotoShooter I'm wondering the same.
Even after his escape with death ejecting from the lunar lander training vehicle seconds before it crashed, he didn't complain he went back to his office that same day which shows how cool he is ebven under pressure.
The thing about Neil Armstrong that is so absolutely amazing is that he kept the milestone accomplishment in perspective. He always felt he was just the last link in a very long chain, and it was just luck of the draw that his is the name that goes down in history. He’s no Columbus, he’s no Magellan, he’s no Lindbergh. It could have been anyone. It could have been you. It could have been me, and he conveys that so unselfishly.
Compare Neil Armstrong's attitude and sensibilities to many of today's sports "heroes" for example. They are all about themselves. completely self-centered.
This was a man of true courage and character. An actual American hero.
Great comment and only 7 likes but now 8 👍should be thousands.
It was a good thing for him to say. Especially since he went to the NASA back channel and told them "They're on the edge of the crater, and they're watching us."
The film, & I hope the book, makes clear what I've believed for a very long time...Gus Grissom would have been first
It could have been anyone who could survive the massive radiation poisoning that killed everything living the USSR sent up above low earth orbit.
He came to my mother's home town of Tralee in the South West of Ireland in 1997 to open a Space Exploration exhibition. As the story goes the organisers were trying to think of who they might get to come and open it and say a few words, and someone said 'Why not Neil Armstrong?' and of course everyone laughed at this preposterous idea. But they sent a letter just because why not, and the man himself came. They unveiled a dedication to him last year i think. The fact he wasnt interested in talking endlessly about himself and his achievements to the newspapers and TV, but was willing to fly over and open an exhibition in a small town is a mark of the character of the man.
Thanks for sharing that story. The person who called him a pos should be so humble.
America picked the right man to hold the honor of the first man to step on the Moon. Deke Slayton is probably the man most responsible for choosing Armstrong.
The moon landing was supposed to be Apollo 10 until they decided kinda last minute for 10 to go down to only 10 miles or so I think above t the surface.
In hindsight that mighta been for Armstrong.
@@bbbabrock Apollo 10 was a dress rehearsal for the descent but the mission plan did not include landing and the LEM was loaded with insufficient fuel to land.
@Requiem4aDr3Am Not sure I follow you. Some say that NASA made Apollo 10 short on fuel because.otherwise Cernan and Stafford would have probably been tempted to set that thing down on the surface.
If Apollo 10 had landed on the Moon, Stafford and Cernan would have been in so much trouble. They would have been branded for life as insubordinates out for glory.
Cole Thornton it’s a lie. He never went to the moon.
yes some of us can vouch for how much the program can take from your family life. Neil was one of the reasons I went forward into the NASA program and was driven.I was mission support for 32 years starting 1979.
Neil Armstrong will always be a hero! At 8 years old I witnessed him on the moon, and will forever be proud of my fellow Buckeye!
What a thoroughly decent human being. Humble, honest and very cool.
. . . and a LIAR to boot.
You're a FOOL.
WWG1WGA
An honest liar?
@G.Gorrell fake moon rock ?
@G.Gorrell there is no moon rock
@@veilbreak5867 Yawn, snore...next conspiracy clown please.
The most humble human being to have ever lived
Willfully deceiving every living member of your own species will definitely humble a man.
@@coolnamebro oh look, a moon landing denier 😒😒😒
The epitome of class, and courage....both Neil and Ed.
Found myself sitting here smiling the whole time watching this----- RIP Neil-- You are defiantly missed by all !!!!
NOT BY ME. He was the lie. He was paid to live a LIE. I am the 1st space traveler, and you are not conscious you are not conscious.
Gnorts mr alien
Just wish he would of told ua the truth before he went
@@MountainMassOutDoorshe wasn't even a very good actor. Went to the grave with his lie.
Kept his beautiful smile and baby face all through. RIP Neil. You are a legend and live on in our hearts
Every one knows what Neil said, but does anyone know what Buzz said when he stepped foot in the moon?
Aldrin's first words after he set foot on the Moon were “Beautiful view”, to which Armstrong asked “Isn't that something? Magnificent sight out here.” Aldrin answered, “Magnificent desolation
Must have been a nice night in the desert on earth. Do these sound like pre-rehearsed lines.?
@@helpstopanimalabuse8153 : As opposed to what? Please give the only acceptable statement they would have made from the moon.
After all, you're the only one who knows, right?
After Peter Hyatt's assessment of his "words" he transformed from being Neil to Lance
What a humble man. Rest in peace, sir.
Glad to see it. He is a good reference.
Hes a liar,nasa puppet,...we never went to moon....
@@fumemanv Really... must have been Trump fake news then!
Keep believing these lies..its all gonna come out.....wait n see
@southeastern777..ask your mom, son..lol
1:18 That smile was because he adjusted one of his microphones without the need for the suit-up crew to remove his helmet, which made everybody happy.
Imagine going to class at the University of Cincinnati and one of your professors is literally Neil Armstrong!! I don't think I could've possibly ever paid attention to learning in that class, I'd be too busy asking him about 9000 questions every single day.
Me too
😂 he wasn’t good at answering questions hence why he left. His press conference said it all
Yeah, first question being-"now, about that Van Allen Belt?"
@@craighuey881 aww diddums you don’t know what Mylar is
@@dogwalker666 That'll help with 100 rem of radiation over a period of 2 hrs, when the allowable dosage by law is 5 rem in a year.
Diddums you don't know what it means that no one has ever gone back to the moon in 50 years, including the Russians, Chinese and Koreans.
Now go and pick up your crayons and try again...
Rest in peace Neil. A true American hero.
How😂
@@TransitionedToAShark he's a hero for millions , brave man who drove some of the fastest planes on earth at that time also a little fact of him going to the moon , the first ever man..um what have you done lately lol 😂
@@darrenfry4695 going to the 🌓 lol proof? What have I done? I went to a real place and didn’t lie about it to kids.
I win
@@TransitionedToAShark Hi i, hope that you are well. "I went to a real place "....You do not think that the moon is real......seriously? Its pretty hard to miss for much of the time. Take care.
A true human hero for all humanity
Such a humble man. He was kind enough to write a letter to my Dad who worked in the Apollo program at KSC. Since my Dad died, I've treasured the letter just as my Dad did. :)
The Space Age.. certainly much better then todays 21st century disinformation age. ♞☇
A letter of a deceiver.
@Alchemica Blackwood except they werent faked
Soft spoken, humble, a man who knew his role in the larger good. I know a few leaders that could really use those skills today....
At 13. 59 Neil Armstrong speaks in answer to losing his Daughter (1962) visibly still, traumatised and upset strongly holding emotion in. Greatest empathy for him, I know exactly what that feels like. I lost my beautiful Daughter she was 16 , she went away to Heaven, very hard to live with, you never come to terms with the loss. over time you learn to live with it. The Good Doctor who came out to talk me, said keep busy, work is good, take your mind off things. Just like Neil Armstrong said he went to work and carried on and kept busy. One thing I am pretty sure of, when he walked on the moon he thought of his Daughter, and in that moment thought I am just a little bit closer to my beautiful Daughter.
At the very end of the moonwalk, after Aldrin had returned to Eagle, Armstrong took an unscheduled walk to the edge of a nearby crater. It's said he placed a picture of his daughter there.
@@Tim22222 thank you, you gave a thump in my heart (in a good way).💕
They portrayed his dealing with it really well in First Man (2018)
@@DangerousDavies2008 thank you I will look for that💕
How did they convince such an honorable man to accept the studio footage?
How does such a brainless lout as yourself remember breathe in and out?
this is the first 60 minutes I have seen where they aren't scared to let ppl comment what a shame
Being able to be on earth, look up at the moon knowing you’ve been there has got to be an incredible feeling
@NASA Going Nowhere Since 1958 bro you're so dumb. imagine thinking it was fake. just imagine.
@NASA Going Nowhere Since 1958 At its peak, the Apollo program employed 400,000 people and required the support of over 20,000 industrial firms and universities. Dont you think someone would blow the whistle if it was all faked? If you still believe this conspiracy nonsene in 2021, it only makes you look really stupid.
@@extracoolboy okay why didnt we go back at least once in the 80s, 90s, or 2000s, its 2021 and look at our technology, it's because they can't do it they cant get passed van allen's belt, till today they still cant figure out how, that is how hard it is, one day human race will eventually but if we cant go in today's technology what makes you think they did it in the 60s with alluminium foil wrap around the space ship hahahha use your brain cell buddy, gold foil wrap around the outer of space ships can prevent the super strong Allen belt's radiation? Do you even know how strong the radiation is.
@@jugg9140 I see you've 'graduated' from the Prestigious University of Utube. I hear one of the con men (sorry. learned professors) there is Bart Sibrel. Yet even after all that 'research' you've apparently done, it's all for nothing. If your 'diploma' was printed out, it'd not be worth the paper it's printed on. Probably only be good for arse wipe. Then it'd most likely block up the sewer.
@@jugg9140 Let James van Allen tell you all about those radiation belts. QUOTE: "The radiation belts of the Earth do, indeed, pose important constraints on the safety of human space flight. The very energetic (tens to hundreds of MeV) protons in the inner radiation belt are the most dangerous and most difficult to shield against. Specifically, prolonged flights (i.e., ones of many months' duration) of humans or other animals in orbits about the Earth must be conducted at altitudes less than about 250 miles in order to avoid significant radiation exposure. A person in the cabin of a space shuttle in a circular equatorial orbit in the most intense region of the inner radiation belt, at an altitude of about 1000 miles, would be subjected to a fatal dosage of radiation in about one week. However, the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage - a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. -- James A. Van Allen" END QUOTE
So, why do you think you understand more about the Van Allen belts than James Van Allen?
Much of the reason for concern on the manual landing was having enough fuel left for liftoff from the moon's surface, which was actually something that was never done before. Please allow me to say here that my Uncle Jerry worked at the A/C Division of GM on the guidance system with Raytheon and MIT. He just passed away two weeks ago.
The ascent stage had its own fuel supply; having fuel for liftoff was never a concern.
RIP Uncle Jerry. Sorry to hear about that.
The fact that he walked on the moon AND won the Tour de France is an amazing feat that will never be repeated 💪🏻👍🏼🇺🇲
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Neil Armstrong what a amazing man
This man also help engineer the homeless tweeker shelter masterpiece too! He was the one who drove down to Bunnings to get supplies. Bless him
Interesting contrast - he flew the most powerful rocket machine known to man with all of its noise and rumble, and now takes solace and joy from riding in a glider, with no noise whatsoever as it slices through the air effortlessly.
Born in 67 in South Africa before the moon landing in 69, sharing his name and now living in the US, Neil's name is serving me well when I have a bad telephone connection. I just tell them. . . My name is Neil, as in Neil Armstrong. Everyone gets it immediately.
How is it we come across so many people that have these big egos and do nothing but boast about themselves,yet this man is incredibly humble about being one of the bravest men to walk the Earth.
Agreed man
I recall watching this all unfold from my living room as a youngster!
same here Christopher Green, used to wait for Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny too back then. Same thing!
@@stillperfectgenerations5852 LOL. Same here.
It remains the highlight of my life.
dumbest movie ever.....FE.......
I was 10, and remember it like yesterday. My mind still boggled.
How humble Neil Amstrong is. Love how he kept working and doing things like flying a plane with no engine.The closest as a bird that gives him a lot of excitement. He was right, astronauts has little time to spend with family due to the intense training and work. Interesting to know he expected a lot more than NASA achieved related to the Moon and permanence. Lack of competition think to matter, as far as he said.
A man I admire mostly because he was genuine, and humble.
Great interview!
you confuse humility with evasiveness.
You would be humble too if you think you got away with the hoax of the century.
@@Skipbo000yeah here's a conspiracy theorist...
I still can't believe we went to the moon! That's absolutely amazing.
Me neither! When are we going back 🤔
@@thecoldglassofwatershow Haven't you heard of the Artemis Program?
Neither can I..........they didn't.
The Apollo 11 moon landings are so profoundly beautiful to me. I never fail to cry for joy when thinking about it.
You've been decieved beyond belief. Especially so if your getting emotional and crying about something that is for certain a trip that did not happen. The research and proof is out there, however I doubt you'd like to look. People like yourself would rather be lied too and believe the lie rather then admit to yourself that you've been lied too.
Lol
@@MassSolarClosers "People like yourself would rather be lied too and believe the lie rather then admit to yourself that you've been lied too."
Same people took the 'Rona shots and believe that Russia is to blame for Ukraine. Whatever the corporate media on their side says must be true. To admit otherwise would be a foundational devastation of their observable overview. They are weak and simply cannot allow criticism. It must be censored at all costs.
"I don't want to say I'm not available..." That quote has stuck with me ever since I saw this interview when it first came out.....
@Donald Trump It's the closing comment. Why do people like you comment on videos you obviously have not even bothered watching?
@Donald Trump Quit trolling us.
@Donald Trump When you ask for a time of literally the last comment of the video then yes you are. Quit wasting people's time.
I've always wanted to say that to an insanely hot entitled woman...
I watched on TV those days with so many people in our living room. It still makes me cry! ❤
American hero. Such a role model for young kids today. This is how you perform and act in life.
Role model? No the kids don't need to come up being liars
@@mike.j3913 The only liar here is *YOU.*
He seemed like the kind of guy I would have loved to have a conversation with. A true hero without ego. Just a very nice, sincere guy with an amazing legacy and story to tell.
Man you just made me realize that if I could sit down with anyone and have a conversation with them Neil would be my top pick
except he wouldn't talk to people about it. its why he quit his University teaching job - students kept wanting him to tell about how he went to the Moon and he didn't want to.
Neil Armstrong’s son at career day: My dad is an astronaut and the first man to walk on the moon. But as we all know it was faked. So my dad is a damn loser
I would have a few questions myself.
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My father cried when watching this moon landing. Americans need to get back to doing great things again.
Now we cry when schools are shot up
We don't cry now. We whine endlessly. About anything and everything. You are correct. We do need to get back to doing great again.
@Flat earth is New Jerusalem Yes, and so is your IQ.
Jim Barr Official your father cried over a movie
@Flat earth is New Jerusalem Fool. Wear a pointy hat made of foil and feel superior in your lonely little corner.
Armstrong was the epitome of the reluctant hero. He, much like the heroes of WWII , did his job only to come home and quietly slip into the background and try to lead a normal, quiet and productive life. He was a child of the Greatest Generation, and he exhibited their same incredible traits. We need more of that today. Wow, what an impressive man. I would have loved to spent some time with him. Rest in peace sir. And Thank you for all that you did.
I was eleven. I watched and Walter Cronkite watched, and we were both Very impressed to see THAT in our lifetime!
A down to earth, humble man was the perfect man to walk on the moon, RIP Neil
An extreme contrast to one public man I can think of.
Yea he was so humble
A down to earth man? I think he is QUITE the opposite 😂😂😂😂😂
Guilt ridden, he was never the same after that press conference, turned him into a nervous wreck.
@@FanTazTiCxD He always seemed to be a little up in the air to me
Man...it was hard to watch as Armstrong tried to explain how he dealt with the death of his daughter. Broke my heart.
What a thing to happen. But he was right, what do you do? Fall apart, or go on as best you can for your family?
7 22 19 Hey@@Nautilus1972 , My mother always said "You never 'get over' the death of a child." Armstrong appeared very pained trying to discuss the topic. Be well. v
Same here. He choked up a few times talking about it, even 50 years later.
To those who don't know, he left a tribute to his daughter on the moon, one of her shoes.
A special, special human being. 🙏🏼
Neil Armstrong was, and still is, my biggest hero. I was truly upset and emotional when I learned of his passing. I salute you, Mr. Armstrong, Sir.
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Men like him never retire. I believe he really meant it , when he said, ' I don't wanna say, I'm not available'.
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Back to the moon by 2018... I guess we missed that one. ;-)
LMacNeill too many people have the technology to reveal hoax’s. They don’t have the technology to fake and not get caught anymore. They lost it somehow. So they said.
@@bdill3445 it was faked to boost American morale in the Space Race. They 'Lost' the technology? They thought they would actually be able to pull it off given another 10 years, so they faked it with Stanley Kubricks help...So now, 50 years later, they seem to have 'misplaced' or 'lost' the technology of the previous 5 decades Are you serious! More like, people are able to find the many anomalies in video footage!
It would be too obvious and they would lose the last few NASholes that are still under NASA's propaganda brainwashing. Cant have that now can we....
Neil even thought a decade after Apollo 11 they would going above and beyond. Perhaps Mars?
Now it's by 2023. In 2023 it will be 2028. In 2028...lol
@@stillperfectgenerations5852 Kubrick faked it but he was such a perfectionist that he decided to film it on site, on the moon.
I would have loved to ask Armstrong if he ever was at a party where we all meet the bore, the one who says 'yes, just made a million on the stock market, got myself a new Ferrari' etc etc.
Could imagine Armstrong listening politely then perhaps waiting for the inevitable question:
'Yes, I am wonderful - so who are you, what have you ever done?'
To which Armstrong - and only ever Armstrong could reply:
'I was the first man on the Moon'.
Ha! Can you imagine how quickly the party bores would run away. I wonder if he ever did deliver that line to shut someone up.
He made one more interview after that then he decided that he was tired of lying to the world. He attended a university graduation ceremony...said a few words of encouragement in a very encrypted manner, and that was it for him.
Yea, and only you and a few other crackpots are capable of decoding what he said.
Do you have to wear your special foil hat to decode things like that?
*SHAME ON YOU FOR LYING!!* Armstrong was a stand-up guy, brave & capable; whereas YOU are a loser typing in your mother's basement.
Get a life.
What interview was that?
Stop lying
@@joe92 Instead of calling me a liar, try doing a little research on the matter. There are tons of videos out there which shows Armstrong giving his encrypted speech to university graduate students. Just look up Armstrong's encrypted speech to university grads. But I guess that would be asking you to do too much.
To this day, I still don't know Walter Cronkite's political views. I'm sure the info is available somewhere, but it's not on the TV screen when he spoke. Because it wasn't all about him - or the ratings. We looked to anchors for honesty and candor and they helped us understand the context and relevance of World events. Newsmen and women carried themselves with dignity and professionalism and they took their job- their duty to inform us with the FACTS- very seriously. Walter's unexpected reaction when Apollo touched down on the moon was remarkably touching and unrehearsed. How refreshing.
Now, 50 years later, we have Jim Acosta.
He was, as every person able to see his surroundings in any kind of objective light, a left wing liberal.
He was a true newsman. He told the story. He was the one who decided Watergate was a story worth reporting and it was then that the nation took notice. He didn't opine over it, he just reported it. There are few newsmen today. They are "personalities" and often have a character they portray. Cronkite managed the news, now it's done by corporate. Go with what sells, not what is really news.
Watch an episode of BBC World News and then watch any US network newscast. It's embarrassing. They will spend 20 minutes on a crisis that the US news will give a brief mention at the end of the newscast... and then show you puppies so you feel good. Ugh.
What a great comment! A view I hadn’t considered.
Cronkite was a globalist.
filoIII
I watched Cronkite in his glory days. I never got a feel of his personal views. Years later it turns out he was far left wing. He was a professional unlike many of today.
It's really the only slightly downbeat thing about the 50th anniversary, that Neil Armstrong isn't here to celebrate it. It can't be helped, of course, there's nobody to blame. He just deserves to be here with Buzz and Mike to commemorate one of the greatest things that our little species has achieved.
It's a wonderful thing for us that towards the end of his life, Neil felt comfortable enough to be in the public eye once again.
I think it was the same understanding of his place in history that was partly responsible for it. Imagine now if the period immediately following the Apollo 11 mission was all we had of this great good man.
It's obvious to most people that of all those who are possessed of "the right stuff", Neil Armstrong was the missile man with the steeliest eye. That's why he commanded the mission, that's why he was first down the ladder. He was the right kind of human being to represent the rest of us on another celestial body.
Right stuff or no, nothing prepares you for or strengthens or comforts you through the loss of your child. And you can see here, in the judiciously edited few moments when Neil answers a question or two about Karen, that we are, as a species, levelled by certain things.
Through it all, Neil Armstrong was, is and will remain a towering figure of our planet's history.
He was a beautiful man.
Well said.
Unfortunately Buzz is the only remaining member of the three, R.I.P. to Neil and Michael
I think that was the furthest thing from his mind. He really didn't care about anniversaries. He wasn't that kind of a man. He probably was ready to go be with his baby girl.
@@tomconverse7862 in fact his daughter died on his sixth wedding anniversary
Good old Iowa boy. Rest In Peace, hero!
It may not have been all that planned, but NASA couldn't have picked a better man to be the first moonwalker. Armstrong was one of the top test pilots in the world, had proven himself over and over in dangerous flight challenges from the Korean War through Gemini 8 which nearly killed him. But above all else he had the proper temperament to be the first man on the moon. Stoic, humble, totally uninterested in acclaim that fell upon him.
Remember when you were young and your hero was a REAL hero, Godspeed Neil
Are you suggesting Caitlin Jenner isn't the equal to these guys?
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Bobby Cars man never landed on the moon. It was all faked.
I used to believe in Santa too but he is not a hero....
Not anymore she’s a few inches short must be the jimmy chews 🥾
One of my fondest memories was to meet this incredible man. It was at the 2002(?) Reno National Championship Air Races where I was a crewmember for one of the race planes. It was a very impromptu stop for a cocktail with a beautiful young woman and former Playboy bunny who I had met the evening before. Her grandfather who was there, told us to meet him at a particular motorhome in the VIP area across from the home pilon. The motorhome was nestled in the midsh of several others, with a white fence around it. They were inside the motorhome when we arrived, but a hostess from one of the casinos downtown came out to let us in, and seated us just outside, and took our orders for drinks saying that "Lee, Bill, and Neil" would be right out. The only one I knew there was Kimberly, having only just met her grandfather. I had no idea who "Lee, Bill, and Neil" even were, so we sat back to enjoy our drinks and enjoy each other's company. The racing was over for the day, save for the last Unlimited class heat race for Saturday. The race planes were gathering on the apron right in front of us, when the door opened and out came our hostess followed by three gentlemen, one wearing a red and white flight suit, the others both dressed in casual attire. The only one I recognized was Bill Destifanti, the pilot of the Unlimited racer "Voodoo", a gold class contender and familiar face from my 18 or so years of crewing for our own racer. Then, to my utter amazement, the other two fellows took off their sunglasses as they introduced themselves first, to Kimberly, her grandfather, then to me. "Hi. I'm Lee Bailey...F.Lee Bailey. Please call me Lee. And I'm Neil, pleased to meet both of you.",as we shook hands. Then Lee started joking with Neil, telling him it would be impolite to Kimberly for him not to give her his last name. "Armstrong" was all he said. I could have been knocked over so easily, I had just shaken hands with Neil frickin Armstrong!!! That's not the end of the story by far. But suffice it to say that meeting Neil Armstrong that way, sharing a drink, watching the heavily modified P51s, Sea Furies, Corsairs race in the late afternoon sun in an ultra blue sky and talking airplanes with him was a moment I'll never forget.
@odiupicku, life must be very difficult for you. And I'm OK with that.
@@thanksfernuthin You're story involving
You're story involving Armstrong and a Playboy girl is about as real as Santa Claus and the moon landing they faked in '69. If it talks like a govt troll and sounds like a gov troll, then it's a govt troll embedded in social media.
Was fortunate enough to meet Neil Armstrong in the late 90’s while playing in a Member-Guest Golf Tournament in Tuscaloosa,Alabama. Remember seeing his name on the Tournament Board the first day and joking to my partner that this must be the guy that walked on the moon, well, I’ll be damned it was. Nice humble man that was very approachable.
I think it's the greatest achievement that man has ever made and we need to go back and we need to find a way to go on to Mars and the cosmos
What a guy and what a contrast to the braggadocious style so prevalent today.
He sets the reference. Big mouth never achieved much.
@Roger Clemons What makes you think that?
Is that you Lebron James?
Shut up
He was a paid actor who sold his country out.
I admire Neil Armstrong's humility and remarkable calm. Barely escaped death in a test landing that crashed, but walked away and did paperwork. I can't think of a more deserving man to be the first to step on the moon. His absence was felt at the 50th anniversary commemoration.
You sound like an ^!^ ask your self how in the world that moon landing was filmed live and how was it possible for the president to call him from a landline phone.
He was a test pilot that's just another day at the office for a test pilot
@@waterfall8285 ask yourself how it would be possible for yourself to get a job without an education......that's where your focus should be!
@@dontmentiontheviewcount3366 I am going to guess by faking that I have an education. But because I do, you can actually find it online no fake landing on it.
@@waterfall8285 having an education would have taught you to never start a sentence with the word but…..but you did, and it clearly didn’t…..and hence I am correct! I can also find the moon landings online!! Have another go if you want to but this time at least act as if you received an education!!
Wonderful interview. I do remember watching the landing on a black & white TV. Just received a postcard showing Neil Armstrong stepping onto the moon. And got to see this interview 🙂
On July 20th of 1969, I was age 16 and living in a 12x60 foot trailer in North Las Vegas. Most of the neighbors were newly moved in and thus had no cable TV yet. So we had 50 or 60 people poke their heads in that day just to check up on how our Astronauts were doing on the Moon. I must have stayed up 36 hours straight! It was THE biggest think happening in the entire World back then!
A Worldwide hero. Thank you SIR
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He was a wonderful actor
@@kimjongun2946 no proof that it was faked
@@reiforsale any proof they went?
Amazing that he came up with "One small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind" -- that's Shakespeare-worthy. For some reason I thought that line had been given to him to say.
"it's an interesting place to be; I recommend it." brilliant
Imagine being the man every kid in the world wants to grow up and be like and ever man in the world wishes they were like. What an experience he got to experience. A true legend that will be remembered for eternity.
someone should tell Neil that.
You are so on point. Can you imagine being that guy? Millions of kids looking up to you and in your own heart you know that you have defrauded millions of kids. You would be a Recluse just like mr. Armstrong. He lived a lie. WE NEVER WENT TO THE MOON.
Experience of lie? He never went to the moon.
Thank you to all those who made the Moon landing possible. It is one of my most memorable events of my life, watching them step out onto the Moon!
And mine...awsome.
You were lied too. dont be proud of that moment you should be angry about it actually.
youtube a funny thing happened on the way to the moon. Sorry but you were lied to
@@Sirdontrip You are an idiot, did you even finish the fifth grade. I worked for NASA my entire career and you are an ignorant fool.
@@patriotgains7455 You are an idiot, did you even finish the fifth grade. I worked for NASA my entire career and you are an ignorant fool.
i thought there was a delay of radio messages travelling from the moon yo the earth by a few seconds..😂
Yes, the transmissions took about 1.3s each way - which you can clearly hear so what's the problem?
(Remember, the recordings were made in Houston - so you hear what you'd expect: Mission control responds _immediately_ to transmissions from the moon, whereas it takes at least 2.6s to get a response from the moon. It's all there.)
What a wonderful man. Blessed in so many ways. Thank you sir.
Thank you 60 Minutes for posting this incredible story, on perhaps the most reluctant interview in history. And yet Armstrong sounds so relaxed, not reluctant to speak at all! I could watch 2 or 3hrs of Armstrong speaking, without one frame of b roll! If CBS reads these comments (I have to admit I don't, there's too much ignorance and Flat Earthers), *PLEASE* consider uploading "Neil Armstrong: The Unedited Interviews!!!" (shot in 4 or 5 locations, was it?) Hundreds of millions would watch, I'm sure!
And RIP Neil, and Ed Bradley, too...what a deft touch on this story.
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