Remembering Neil Armstrong (24 images)

KSC99071522 - JULY 1969 - CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, USA: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has named NEIL A. ARMSTRONG as Commander of Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Mission.. iw/NASA UPI

KSC99071521 - MAY 1969 - CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, USA: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has named these three astronauts as the prime crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. Left to right, are Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot. iw/NASA UPI

The Apollo 11 crew (L to R) Neil Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, command module pilot, and Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, conduct a crew compartment fit and functional check of the equipment and storage locations in their command module at Kennedy Space Center, Florida on June 10, 1969. NASA marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon and the historic first "moonwalk" this year. During the eight-day space mission, Armstrong and Aldrin explored the Moon's surface and brought back rock samples for scientists to study. Collins piloted the command module in the lunar orbit during their 22-hour stay on the moon. (UPI Photo/NASA)

The Apollo 11 crew (L to R) Neil Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, command module pilot, and Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, conduct a crew compartment fit and functional check of the equipment and storage locations in their command module at Kennedy Space Center, Florida on June 10, 1969. NASA marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon and the historic first "moonwalk" this year. During the eight-day space mission, Armstrong and Aldrin explored the Moon's surface and brought back rock samples for scientists to study. Collins piloted the command module in the lunar orbit during their 22-hour stay on the moon. (UPI Photo/NASA)

The Apollo 11 crew (L to R) Neil Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, command module pilot, and Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, conduct a crew compartment fit and functional check of the equipment and storage locations in their command module at Kennedy Space Center, Florida on June 10, 1969. NASA marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon and the historic first "moonwalk" this year. During the eight-day space mission, Armstrong and Aldrin explored the Moon's surface and brought back rock samples for scientists to study. Collins piloted the command module in the lunar orbit during their 22-hour stay on the moon. (UPI Photo/NASA)

KSC99071501 - 16 JULY 1969 - CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, USA: On 16 July 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in the mammoth-sized Saturn V rocket on their way to the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Cmdr. Armstrong.and pilot Aldrin landed the spacecraft, Eagle, on the moon's Sea of Tranquillity. Apollo 11 booster stages were tested at Stennis Space Center. iw/NASA UPI

KSC99071501 - 16 JULY 1969 - CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, USA: On 16 July 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in the mammoth-sized Saturn V rocket on their way to the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Cmdr. Armstrong.and pilot Aldrin landed the spacecraft, Eagle, on the moon's Sea of Tranquillity. Apollo 11 booster stages were tested at Stennis Space Center. iw/NASA UPI

KSC99071501 - 16 JULY 1969 - CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, USA: On 16 July 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in the mammoth-sized Saturn V rocket on their way to the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Cmdr. Armstrong.and pilot Aldrin landed the spacecraft, Eagle, on the moon's Sea of Tranquillity. Apollo 11 booster stages were tested at Stennis Space Center. iw/NASA UPI