08 January 2023
The Light of Earth: reflections on a life in space
... notably his personal feelings about fellow astronauts, including Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, and the “shocking deaths” of ... a lot”). So, what about Neil and Buzz? He describes Armstrong as “the greatest gentleman I’ve ever met”, but assesses the ...
March 2015
Russia and safe space initiatives
...and adopted at a plenary meeting of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly on 2 December. American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon in 1969 as part of the Apollo 11 mission, inspiring generations of astronauts...
March 2015
Sowing a new dream
... is a nice girl, we always want to take care of her. But it seems she doesn’t need any help.” Neil Armstrong famously said during his moon landing, “That’s one small step for a man…One giant leap...
October 2015
Earth independence: new definitions of home on Mars missions and beyond
... 1960s, two moments in particular stand out – US President John F Kennedy saying, “We choose to go to the Moon…” and Neil Armstrong saying “…one giant leap for mankind.” Decades later it is easy to forget all that happened between those...
August 2016
International cooperation drives Germany’s space ambitions
... the goal of searching for exoplanets. The SOFIA airborne observatory operated by NASA and DLR is based at the Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California. HI-SEAS (Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation) where scientists conduct...
September 2016
Co-operating in space transcends national identity
... along this road. So, let’s think again about the history of space and recall the words of Neil Armstrong on the 21 July 1969, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”. Has...
