Armstrong and Aldrin undock in the Lunar Module Eagle and begin the landing.

Three days after launch, Apollo 11 enters lunar orbit.

After telling them about the risks he faces, Armstrong says goodbye to his family. Prior to the launch, Janet confronts Armstrong about the possibility that he might not survive the flight and insists that he explain the risks of the mission to their young sons. As the mission nears, Neil becomes increasingly preoccupied and emotionally distant from his family. The next year, after Armstrong ejects from the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle in an accident that could have killed him, Slayton informs Armstrong that he has been selected to command Apollo 11, which will likely attempt the first lunar landing. Armstrong learns the news while representing NASA at the White House. During a launch rehearsal test on January 27, 1967, a fire kills White and the Apollo 1 crew. Later, White reveals that he has been selected for the Apollo 1 mission, along with Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee. He initially faces criticism, but NASA determines the crew is not at fault and the mission is rated a 'success'. After nearly blacking out, Armstrong activates the RCS thrusters and safely aborts the mission. Armstrong and Scott successfully launch on Gemini 8 and dock with the Agena target vehicle, but soon afterward, a malfunction causes the spacecraft to roll at an increasingly dangerous rate. Prior to the mission, See and Charles Bassett are killed in a T-38 crash, deepening Armstrong's grief at the string of recent losses. In 1965, after the Soviets complete the first extravehicular activity (EVA), Armstrong is informed that he will command Gemini 8, with David Scott as the pilot. Armstrong and Janet have a second son, Mark. As Armstrong begins training, Deke Slayton impresses upon the new astronauts the importance of the Gemini program, as the Soviet Union had reached every milestone in the Space Race ahead of the United States. He befriends Elliot See, another civilian test pilot, and Ed White. With his wife Janet, and their son Rick, Armstrong moves to Houston alongside other astronaut families. Grief-stricken and suspecting he has been grounded, Armstrong applies for Project Gemini and is accepted to NASA Astronaut Group 2. Desperate to save her, Armstrong keeps a detailed log of her symptoms and researches possible treatments, but she dies soon afterward. His 2-year-old daughter, Karen, is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor. Although he manages to land the plane in the Mojave Desert, his colleagues express concern that his recent record of mishaps is due to distraction. In 1961, NASA test pilot Neil Armstrong is flying the X-15 rocket-powered spaceplane when it inadvertently bounces off the atmosphere. It received numerous accolades, including two nominations at the 76th Golden Globe Awards (winning Best Original Score), ten nominations at the 24th Critics' Choice Awards (winning Best Editing and Best Score), seven nominations at the 72nd British Academy Film Awards, and four nominations at the 91st Academy Awards (winning Best Visual Effects).

ĭespite the rave reviews from critics, notable cast and crew, and $59 million production budget, the film underperformed at the box office, grossing $105.7 million worldwide. flag on the lunar surface led some commentators to criticize the film for a lack of patriotism. Before the film's release, the filmmakers' choice not to depict the planting of the U.S. The film received critical acclaim, particularly regarding the direction, Gosling and Foy's performances, musical score, and the Moon landing sequence. The film had its premiere at the 2018 Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2018, and was released in the United States on October 12, by Universal Pictures. After that rendition fell through, Chazelle, Gosling and Singer all signed on by 2015, and principal photography began in Atlanta in November 2017. The project was originally announced in 2003, with Clint Eastwood slated to direct. The film stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, alongside Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Christopher Abbott, and Ciarán Hinds, and follows the years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969. First Man is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Damien Chazelle from a screenplay by Josh Singer, based on the 2005 book of the same name by James R.

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