1969 Moon Landing: The Historics Movement Of Neil Armstrong And Buzz Aldrin: Are Neil Armstrong And Buzz Aldrin Still Alive

This book begins with the Space Race of the early 1960s and the beginning of the Apollo program. Russia had the lead with cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin orbiting the earth before the United States had even put a man in space. You'll then read some background of these two astronauts. Neil Armstrong, a farm boy from Ohio, fell in love with flying at an early age and actually had his pilot's license before his driver's license. Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. was born in New Jersey, the son of a pilot in World War I.

Both Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin flew planes in the Korean War; Armstrong flying 78 missions, almost losing his life in one of them. Aldrin flew 66 missions. After the war, Armstrong remained in the Naval Reserve and eventually became a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base. There is some coverage on how the loss of his first child affected him. Aldrin had graduated third in his class at West Point and finished his education after the war, surviving a bout with hepatitis.