Introduction to the first man on the moon

Darryl 2022-11-20 23:19:07

Act 1

1961

After a flight training, Neil returned safely, but his superiors were dissatisfied and grounded him.

Family - my daughter is undergoing chemotherapy for a tumor, and there is a young son at home. Daughter died soon.

A man weeps bitterly.

Decided to go back to work.

Temporarily banned from flying. Stumbled upon an ad for astronauts by the National Space Agency.

Apply, be professional and sincere. Soon, I was notified that I got the job.

Explain the "Moon Landing Plan" through the news.

Neighbors come to the door; again explaining the priorities of the Gemini program, then everyone's missions, and then the Apollo program.

Start training - physical, theoretical. Neil is all very good and progressive.

Go home and talk to your wife.

1965

Dinner with colleagues. See the news - the USSR has made another major advance on this front.

Get notified: In charge of Gemini Eight.

on the second act

Birthday. It was learned that three buddies had crashed while on a mission.

Party after birthday. Everyone is in a bad mood. Neil saw the dead partner's child and left early. When he got home, he didn't speak and watched the moon.

The Gemini 8 launch was very tense - Neil's wife could hear the whole thing on a specific frequency on the tape recorder.

In outer space, Neil and his partners adjusted themselves and returned to the correct position.

Dock with the ship. but--

There was another problem - Gemini 8 broke away from the spacecraft and kept rolling. If this continues, they will faint within 40 seconds.

Wife's radio was cut off.

The companion fainted, Neil turned off a device, and the problem was temporarily solved. The center decided to have them return immediately.

Investigated by superiors; questioned by the media.

The wife said that she was with Neil for stability.

Friends gathering.

under the second act

Neil was informed that he was going to be sent to the Apollo mission and to the White House.

Family, swing, dead daughter.

A test begins.

Neil went to the White House, embarrassed.

Three people died when electrical wiring caught fire in the cabin.

Neil gets a call.

Moon landing vehicle test, crashed. The superiors were a little less confident, and Neil insisted on continuing.

Domestic opposition is growing.

Colleagues talk.

Neil was called to be the navigator of Apollo 11.

Family members are anxious and nervous.

press conference.

Packing up, don't know how to face parting. The wife was angry and asked him to take the initiative to say goodbye to the child.

Officials have prepared a press release about the failed moon landing.

Act Three

Ready to launch.

the entire moon landing process.

Throwing the chain into a deep valley somewhere in Jinghai.

Back to quarantine. With my wife across the glass, fingers facing each other...

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Extended Reading

First Man quotes

  • Janet Armstrong: It'll be an adventure.

  • Bob Gilruth: Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace. These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know there is no hope for their recovery.

    Bob Gilruth: They will be mourned by their families; they will be mourned by a Mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown...

    Bob Gilruth: Others will follow, and surely find their way home. But these men were the first, and they will remain the foremost in our hearts.

    Bob Gilruth: For every human being who looks up at the moon in nights to come will know there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind.