The moon landing at 50: Neil Armstrong in his own words

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Published 2019-07-14
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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All Comments (21)
  • @michaelb3870
    All three of these men - Armstrong, Cronkite, and Bradley - are now gone. So glad we have the video preserved here.
  • 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.
  • I was 10 years old when he walked on the moon. I was glued to the TV for hours.
  • @clinthowe7629
    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.
  • Interviewer: “You were just almost killed!”

    Neil: “Well, I wasn’t.”

    True badass.
  • "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. 💜
  • @TS-ev1bl
    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.
  • @Laviolette101
    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.
  • @msb3235
    till today I've never known how humble he was!
  • @mrsmars123
    He’s so humble. This is such a remarkable interview
  • @tayzonday
    Ed Bradley died of cancer the year after this. That strikes me as he asks how Armstrong dealt with his toddler’s cancer death.
  • @FanTazTiCxD
    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
  • @rogercanja8308
    4:56 A man of bravery with class. 5:02 "But I wasn't!" still with a smile. What a cool man. 😆😍👌♥️
  • I was 6 year's old and watch it all on television. Truly a great moment in human history glad I was alive to see
  • "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!!!
  • @toppertruthio
    @3:13 when asked about his daughters death.....you can see he is still crying inside....so sad
  • @bellakort9521
    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.
  • @moisesall6712
    His smile, his humility, modesty after what he achieved makes me see how little i am.