On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch 38-year-old American astronaut Neil Armstrong become the first person ever to step on the surface of another heavenly body. Perhaps no words in human history became better known than those few he uttered at that historic moment.
Upon his return to earth, Armstrong was honored and celebrated yet largely misunderstood. Access to private documents and sources yields this in-depth, authorized biography of an elusive American celebrity -- a portrait of a great but reluctant hero who will forever be known as history's most famous space traveler.
