Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong went to Purdue University and Southern California. He got his degree in aeronautical engineering from Purdue and a masters degree in aerospace engineering from Southern California. When he got out of college, he went into the Navy in which he served as a pilot. After three years of serving, he left and became a test pilot. While being a test pilot, he was chosen to be part of the astronaut corps. In the astronaut corps, he was a part of the back-up crew. His first space flight was in 1966 aboard Gemini 8. In this flight, he and his partner, David Scott, successfully performed the first docking on the moon.
Then in July 1969, he was the commander of Apollo 11. This was going to be America's first attempt to land a space craft on the moon. This was a successful trip. He was the first man on the moon. The famous phrase that he said is, "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." He and his partner explored the moon for two and a half hours. Doing this he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom because of his accomplishments and contributions to the space program.
How did the person bring about change to the culture of the time? Was this change positive, negative, or a mixed bag?
Neil Armstrong brought a very positive change to this culture. He was the first man ever to land on the moon and this was huge for the U.S. because it put us ahead of the Soviet Union with the space race. It showed that our country was capable of doing good things in exploration for the country and that we were technologically advanced compared to other countries. It also showed that we had the ability to put a man on the moon and explore outside of this world. It allowed the media to show footage to the country about what was going on up there while they were exploring. He also brought back footage of all the things he did. The people of the United States were really curious about what was up there and they were able to see. They thought that it was amazing of what we were capable of and what Neil Armstrong did.
Then in July 1969, he was the commander of Apollo 11. This was going to be America's first attempt to land a space craft on the moon. This was a successful trip. He was the first man on the moon. The famous phrase that he said is, "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." He and his partner explored the moon for two and a half hours. Doing this he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom because of his accomplishments and contributions to the space program.
How did the person bring about change to the culture of the time? Was this change positive, negative, or a mixed bag?
Neil Armstrong brought a very positive change to this culture. He was the first man ever to land on the moon and this was huge for the U.S. because it put us ahead of the Soviet Union with the space race. It showed that our country was capable of doing good things in exploration for the country and that we were technologically advanced compared to other countries. It also showed that we had the ability to put a man on the moon and explore outside of this world. It allowed the media to show footage to the country about what was going on up there while they were exploring. He also brought back footage of all the things he did. The people of the United States were really curious about what was up there and they were able to see. They thought that it was amazing of what we were capable of and what Neil Armstrong did.