Address the following after viewing the documentary on Neil Armstrong: https://w

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Address the following after viewing the documentary on Neil Armstrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=EctBxBk22Q 1 . Considering the X-15 was operating at the edge of the atmosphere, what kind of dangers could a test-pilot consider for the air breathing engine or the control surfaces for the aircraft itself? 2. Consider the conservation of angular momentum for the stuck thruster from Gemini 8. What would happen when they undocked from the Agena module that has twice the length of the Gemini capsule? 3. How did the lunar module training device prepare him for computer failures on the Eagle? 4. Comment on Armstrong's effectiveness dealing with the worldwide fame for the remainder of his life. What would you say to him if you met him for 2-3 minutes?

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Armstrong, on becoming the first person to set foot onto another planetary body on July 20, 1969, radioed back to Earth, "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind." His quote instantly became a part of history. (The "a" wasn't audible in the broadcast but the astronaut said — and a 2006 audio analysis supported — that he did indeed speak the word.)

Since returning to Earth four decades ago and up until his death last year, Armstrong maintained that he did not give any thought to what he would say while on the moon until after he safely landed the Apollo 11 lunar module "Eagle" at Tranquility Base.

But a new interview with his brother suggests Armstrong's "small step" quote was not a "giant leap" at improvisation. [Neil Armstrong Buried at Sea (NASA Photos)]

"He slipped me a piece of paper and said 'read that,'" said Dean Armstrong, Neil's younger brother, during a new BBC documentary on the first moonwalker's life that first aired on Sunday (Dec. 30). "On that piece of paper there was 'That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.'"

Neil then asked his brother what he thought about the quote. "Fabulous," Dean recalled as saying, to which his brother replied, 'I thought you might like that, but I wanted you to read it.'"

According to Dean, that conversation took place months before his brother launched to the moon. But not everyone accepts his account as being accurate.

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