Community of Stockton, AL added 3 new photos. In the 1970's The Stockton Five Arts Club hoped to develop a Crepe Myrtle Trail in Stockton by encouraging its club members, local businesses, and others to plant the colorful flowers.
Armstrong's first trip into space was aboard the Gemini 8. He was the command pilot of the space capsule and piloted the first successful docking of two vehicles in space. The mission was cut short, however, when the capsules began to roll. On December 23, 1968 Neil was offered the command of the Apollo 11. This would be the first manned landing on the Moon. This was an exciting time for the entire country. The United States was in a race with the Soviet Union to put the first man on the Moon.
Neil Armstrong Wishing A âMr. Gorskyâ Good Luck from the Moon-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, is quoted as saying, âGood luck, Mr. Gorskyâ during his first lunar walk in 1969 on the Apollo 11 mission.