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"It's a small step for me, but it's a giant leap for humanity."
This sentence is Armstrong's words, and it is also a major breakthrough in human exploration of the universe, but 11 years after Neil · Armstrong first landed on the moon in 1969, he chose to return to his position in education.
Instead of taking the opportunity to make a fortune and put on the show, he refused to be the public focus and lived a life behind closed doors, but what happened to Armstrong on the moon?
Why did you make such a choice?
His mission.
July 16, 1969, turned out to be the day of the human landing on the moon, and Armstrong's moon landing experience is still very curious.
Armstrong was born into an ordinary family and was curious about scientific knowledge from an early age.
Although his grades have always been excellent, what he yearns for most is the work of an astronaut.
In 1954, the foundation was laid for him to become an astronaut.
This "foundation" is the work of Air Force pilots, but everything is only preparation, the most important thing is that in 1961, Kennedy delivered a speech on the moon landing, arguing that United States should go to the moon and show the world that United States' science and technology have caught up with developed countries.
Subsequently, based on Armstrong's special work, he was allowed to conduct a test of a flying, fishing device.
In March 1965, Armstrong was notified to become an astronaut and completed his first manned flight.
Four years later, as commander, he led the Apollo 11 lunar module to the moon.
He then became the first human in the history of astronauts to set foot on the moon.
However, his stay on the moon was short, just over two hours.
But during this time, Armstrong left 11 photographs of the moon and also collected some data.
Two hours later, Armstrong returned to the lunar module, and about two hours later, Buzz · Aldrin also landed on the moon.
Because of some scientific experiments and data collection, they stayed on the moon for another two hours before returning to the lunar module and resting.
After they were rested, they began to carry out the ignition and recovery of the lunar module, but after their lunar module lifted off, it entered a circular orbit.
After all, they spent only 30 hours on the moon, and not much of the experiments they conducted were announced.
The relationship between Armstrong and Buzz also has little intersection and no communication.
Once they returned to Earth, Armstrong began to analyze their experiments on the moon.
He is not in the public eye.
Armstrong was in the global spotlight when he successfully landed on the moon in 1969, but he had a deeper understanding of the choices he made.
In the 11 years since he landed on the moon, Armstrong has chosen to return to teaching and dedicating his time to teaching and research.
Although he himself said that he did not want to be in the public spotlight, many people regretted him and thought that he had the opportunity to make a lot of money.
At the time, his efforts to land on the moon were in vain, but now he is regarded as "prescient", and many people place him on the "selfless scientist".
But Armstrong prefers to be remembered for his teaching and research contributions rather than for the small achievements of the moon landing.
Armstrong's experience is also a reflection of his introverted personality and the importance he attaches to personal privacy.
He does not like to be in the public spotlight, preferring to focus on teaching and research, and has no necessary interpersonal relationships.
But he stayed on the moon for a short time, will he regret the choice he made?
What did he say about this issue himself?
Because when he landed on the lunar module, Armstrong had a smile on his face and looked relaxed.
But from the moment he landed on the lunar module, his expression became very solemn, which can't help but make people wonder, what did he experience during the moon landing?
Why did he choose not to do too many moon landing activities in the 11 years after the successful moon landing, and even closed his private life?
Armstrong's real experience.
The confusion and curiosity about Armstrong was mainly due to the fact that his expression on the lunar module was too serious at the time.
This led to more speculation about his experience on the moon, but at the time Armstrong refused to be questioned by the media.
Just said lightly, "We have only experienced some simple things on the moon, just collected some data." ”
After that, without much explanation, the interview ended.
Armstrong was reluctant to talk to the media, and Buzz was very cold about it.
At the International Air Show nine years later, in the face of many inquiries from reporters, Buzz only said one sentence: "We went to the moon and did nothing." ”
There was no further explanation after that.
Over the years, Armstrong and Buzz have been very consistent in what they say in person, but they are reluctant to say more.
It's easy to get speculation, but Armstrong has remained silent.
Both Armstrong and Buzz had left the public eye at the time, and it is unknown what happened to them on the moon.
But what they call "simple things" must be extremely difficult for Armstrong.
When Armstrong landed on the lunar module, he was smiling and relaxed, clearly confident in his mission.
But the moment he landed on the lunar module, his expression became very solemn, as if he was feeling the pressure of the task he was about to face.
Although he has been silent and closed his doors since then, many people have analyzed his performance, "He may have experienced an extreme weight-bearing experience on the moon".
As a result, he has a great psychological burden, and he may continue to explore this area after returning to Earth.
However, it is also possible that Armstrong was under pressure to prepare to analyze the experimental data, fearing that he would not be able to explain the process or produce accurate results.
He may feel that he is under constant stress, causing his mind to not be able to relax and be in a state of tension all the time.
epilogue
Armstrong's experience on the moon also aroused curiosity, but he remained silent and chose to live a low-key life.
But his experience on the moon and the choices he made, no matter what, profoundly affected Armstrong, and perhaps he didn't think about it, but his choices would also affect the astronauts who followed.
There are some things that they just know for themselves, and they don't necessarily have to share them with everyone, so sometimes silence is also a kind of forbearance.
In order to return to his career in education, Armstrong has been living in a quiet environment with his wife for 11 years after his assignment, and seems to be living a very low-key and boring life.
But they are happily off, Armstrong said, "We're doing well now, doing what we like better than anything else."
Maybe Armstrong doesn't want to live too luxuriously, he just wants to do what he likes and live a dull and happy life, after all, his small step is a big leap for humanity.