{"id":1541,"date":"2012-08-27T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/?p=1541"},"modified":"2012-08-27T10:00:02","modified_gmt":"2012-08-27T10:00:02","slug":"neil-armstrong-the-astronaut-who-made-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/2012\/08\/27\/neil-armstrong-the-astronaut-who-made-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who made history"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/2012\/08\/neil-armstrong-the-astronaut-who-made-history\/neil-armstrong-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1546\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1546\" title=\"neil armstrong\" src=\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/neil-armstrong1.jpg\" alt=\"neil\" width=\"551\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/neil-armstrong1.jpg 551w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/neil-armstrong1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cI am,       and ever will be,   a white-sock, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When human\u00a0skills are surpassed, magic settles, triggering a special atmosphere . That\u2019s what happened \u00a0on that that hot day of July 20, 1969, when all\u00a0the eyes were staring at the TV in the day when Neil Armstrong made history.\u00a0It was\u00a0\u201cone giant leap for mankind\u201d with a small step onto the moon. Considered by many historians\u00a0the technology world\u2019s greatest pioneer, he has died at the age of 82.<\/p>\n<p>Neil Armstrong would mark the history, and sixties would never be the same. By commanding the historic landing of the Apollo 11 spacecraft on the moon July 20, 1969, he was the responsible for the most daring of the 20th century\u2019s scientific expeditions, becaming the first man to walk on the moon.<\/p>\n<p>His first words after the feat are etched in history books and the memories of the spellbound millions who heard them in a live broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>The sentence \u201cthat\u2019s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind\u201d as he stepped down from the lunar module and onto the surface, remains one of the most famous ever uttered.<\/p>\n<p>The world has said good bye to this brave astronaut last saturday, when Neil has died due to\u00a0complications as a result of cardiovascular procedures.<\/p>\n<p>US President Barack Obama led the tributes to Armstrong saying \u201che delivered a moment of human achievement that will never be forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey (the Apollo 11 astronauts) carried with them the aspirations of an entire nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/2012\/08\/neil-armstrong-the-astronaut-who-made-history\/walking-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1544\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1544\" title=\"walking\" src=\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/walking1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/walking1.jpg 551w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/walking1-531x400.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/walking1-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The first steps on the moon, on the historical day of\u00a0July 20, 1969<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/2012\/08\/neil-armstrong-the-astronaut-who-made-history\/neil-armstrong-2-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1550\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1550\" title=\"neil armstrong 2\" src=\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/neil-armstrong-21.jpg\" alt=\"neil\" width=\"551\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/neil-armstrong-21.jpg 551w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/neil-armstrong-21-380x400.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/neil-armstrong-21-300x316.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/neil-armstrong-21-475x500.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The emotions were at the peak when the world assisted to the placing of the American flag<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/2012\/08\/neil-armstrong-the-astronaut-who-made-history\/neil-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1552\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1552\" title=\"neil\" src=\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/neil1.png\" alt=\"neil\" width=\"551\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/neil1.png 551w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/neil1-396x400.png 396w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/neil1-300x303.png 300w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/neil1-496x500.png 496w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/neil1-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Neil Armstrong, after the placement of the American flag on the moon surface<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">See\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4\" title=\"\">here<\/a>\u00a0a video of the historical moment when Neil Armstrong lands on the moon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI am, and ever will be, a white-sock, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer.\u201d When human\u00a0skills are surpassed, magic settles, triggering a special atmosphere . That\u2019s what happened \u00a0on that that hot day of July 20, 1969, when all\u00a0the eyes were staring at the TV in the day when Neil Armstrong made history.\u00a0It was\u00a0\u201cone giant leap for mankind\u201d with a small step onto the moon. Considered by many historians\u00a0the technology world\u2019s greatest pioneer, he has died at the age of 82. 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