The Tragic Life of the First Man on the Moon

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How grief propelled Armstrong to the moon. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and get 20% off your annual premium subscription. I highly recommend James Hansen’s biography: First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong: https://a.co/d/4hF3UtD Chapters: 0:00 The Step That Changed History 0:17 The Quiet Man with a Hidden Pain 0:40 A Boy Obsessed with Flight 1:18 The Korean War Near-Death Experience 1:56 Becoming a Test Pilot 2:56 The Death of His Young Daughter 3:48 The Space Race 5:03 Gemini VIII Spins Out of Control 6:04 Apollo 1 Tragedy 7:05 Armstrong Ejects From Failing Lander 7:25 Appointed Commander of Apollo 11 7:50 Buzz Aldrin’s Ambition To Be First On the Moon 8:44 Training for the Dangerous Mission 9:14 Apollo 11 Launches 9:50 Armstrong’s Split-Second Decision 10:33 The Eagle has Landed 11:08 Why There Are So Few Photos of Armstrong 12:10 Nixon’s Historic Phone Call 13:06 Armstrong Retreats from the Spotlight 13:47 Personal Struggles, Divorce, and Final Years 14:41 Today’s Sponsor: Brilliant Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom https://x.com/cindypom Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com Support Cindy on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink Sources: Schweizer SGS 1-26 B sailplane (C-FPPM: The Aeronaut, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons