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1. NASA ANNOUNCES MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG

Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:48:03 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA ANNOUNCES MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG

June 14, 2013

William P Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Report #M13-096

NASA ANNOUNCES MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG

HOUSTON�NASA will honor the life and historic achievements of astronaut Neil Armstrong during a memorial service at 10 a m CDT Thursday, June 20, at the Johnson Space Center in Houston Armstrong made history on July 20, 1969, when he became the first person to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11

JSC Director Ellen Ochoa, fellow Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, family members and longtime associates will pay tribute to Armstrong He was 82 when he died on Aug 25, 2012, in Cincinnati

Armstrong made two trips into space He made his first journey in 1966 as commander of the Gemini 8 mission On July 16, 1969, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins launched in Apollo 11 on a mission that went down in the history books Four days later, the world watched as the lunar module �Eagle� separated from the command module and began its descent to the lunar surface About 6 5 hours after landing on the moon, Armstrong, at age 38, became the first person to set foot on the moon, uttering the now-famous phrase: "That is one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind "

A tree dedication ceremony at the Memorial Tree Grove will follow the service Media planning to attend should contact the JSC Newsroom at 281-483-5111 before 5 p m June 19

Additional information about Armstrong is available at:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/armstrong-na html

For more information about NASA Johnson Space Center, visit:

http://www nasa gov/johnson

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