31K views · 374 reactions | To prepare him for landing the lunar module, Neil Armstrong practiced on a training vehicle, right here on Earth. It was designed to replicate flying within a gravitational pull that was 1/6 that of Earth. Apollo's Moonshot | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

When Neil Armstrong landed the Lunar Module on the surface of the Moon he did it so gently that the shock absorbers didn't compress. This meant his first step out onto the Moon was actually close to a four foot jump! I guess "that's one four foot jump for man" doesn't quite roll off the tongue. | Spark

Stepping off the lunar module Eagle on #ThisDayInHistory in 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the surface of the moon. | HISTORY