The very last American to actually spend time alone in space was Gordon Cooper, who is also the only astronaut to actually spend over one day orbiting the earth alone in a space capsule. read more
While Neil Armstrong’s name has become legacy in the story of the moon landing of July 20, 1969 (just short of ten years after the Soviet Luna mission reached the moon with an unmanned satellite), Mr. Armstrong was a remarkably inaccessible person who never chose to monetize that experience by going commercial. read more
Armstrong traveled with Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Aldrinwent with Armstrong to the lunar surface. read more