In a rare interview, astronaut Neil Armstrong talks about the space program, his walk on the moon, and the fate of NASA.
For all his global fame, Neil Armstrong is a remarkably modest man. So modest, in fact, that he almost never gives interviews and insists occasionally that he hates talking about himself. He spoke with the Discovery Channel .. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/25011532/ns/today-entertainment/t/when-we-left-earth-series-spectacular/#.T75_UO2SCQI .. in 2008 for an anniversary special. But now Armstrong, 81, is finally opening up in great detail. In a puzzling move, he recently sat down .. http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/05/24/neil-armstrong-breaks-moon-silence.html .. with Alex Malley, head of the Certified Practicing Accountants of Australia. “I know something not a lot of people know about Neil Armstrong—his dad was an auditor,” Malley says, explaining his in with the famed astronaut. Describing his early love of flight, the growth of NASA, and the mission that led to his famous “first step for man” declaration, Armstrong offers a rare and fascinating glimpse inside one of the world’s most daring, and successful, missions.