The whole world heard the name Neil Armstrong on 20 July 1969, when he became the first man to set foot on the moon.0:07
About 600 million people, a fifth of the world's population, watched the moon landing on television and followed it on the radio.0:17
That was when they heard Neil Armstrong's famous that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.0:26
It happened during the historic flight when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent nearly three hours walking on the moon, collecting information, doing experiments and taking photographs.0:35
Armstrong had become interested in aviation and got his flying license before he left school.0:47
He studied engineering and technology in universities and then became a pilot testing new planes.0:54
Soon he joined a group of pilots preparing for space flights to become astronauts.1:00
After his historic flight to the moon, Armstrong became a national hero.1:06
He was a very modest, quiet and private man who didn't like the idea of being a public figure.1:11
On one occasion he said that he was and would always be an engineer and that he was very proud of his profession.1:17
Armstrong stopped flying, but never lost interest in the space exploration program.1:23
Once he visited the USSR and met Russian cosmonauts.1:29
His name, like the name of Yuri Gagarin, will always be remembered.1:33
Their names are written down in history books, as they are among those people who opened the door to the unknown for all the humanity.1:37
Neil Armstrong died in August 2012 at the age of 82.1:47
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