Armstrong, George
Armstrong, Grace (aunt)
Armstrong, Guy (uncle)
Armstrong Hoffman, June Louise (sister): Arizona home of, and Armstrong as father, on Armstrong’s character and personality and Armstrong’s childhood and youth and Armstrong’s early interest in airplanes, and Armstrong’s graduation from Pensacola, and Armstrong’s Moon landing Armstrong’s relationship with and Armstrong’s selection as an astronaut birth of, and Dean-Neil relationship, and Gemini VIII and Janet-Armstrong wedding, and Karen, and launch of Apollo; and mementos on Moon and Nixon state dinner, and Stephen’s relationship with Armstrong and Viola-Laura’s relationship, and Viola’s parenting style and Viola’s religious beliefs
Armstrong, Janet Shearon (first wife): and Aldrin-Armstrong relationship, and Apollo and Apollo and Armstrong’s as celebrity and Armstrong’s character and personality, and Armstrong’s flying interests, and Armstrong’s post-Apollo career plans, Armstrong’s relationship with and Armstrong’s selection as an astronaut, birth of business career of, California move of, and celebrations for
Apollo Cernan’s comment about character and personality of childhood and youth of, and Chrysler work of Armstrong, Colorado vacation of and conflict-aviodance strategy of Armstrong, courtship and marriage of divorce between Armstrong and and Eagle’s ascent from Moon; early married life of family background of, and fire in Houston home, flying ambitions and Gemini VIII fight and goodwill tours, and Houston move, and Karen’s birth and Karen’s illness and death knowledge about Apollo; and launch of Apollo and Lebanon mantra of, and marriage to an astronaut, and media and Moon landing, and Moon walk and Nixon state dinner Nixon’s telephone call to, olive branch pin for, and outbound flight of Apollo parenting by pilot training of, post-divorce life of and PPKs and profile of astronauts, public appearances of, at Purdue University reflections on hectic pace of family life by, and return of Apollo and rumors about Stevens and Armstrong, and Theremin music, UCLA, and Walker family, and Walker’s death, and White’s death and wives of other astronauts
Armstrong, Jay (nephew)
Armstrong, Karen Anne “Muffie” (daughter): and Armstrong’s Moon landing birth of, and effect of death on Armstrong illness and death mementos of, and fire in Houston home
Armstrong, Laura Mary Lousie Koenig (grandmother)
Armstrong, Marilyn (sister-in-law)
Armstrong, Mark Stephen (son): and Armstrong as astronaut, and Armstrong as celebrity, and Armstrong as father, and Armstrong’s heart attack, birth of and Carol-Armstrong marriage and Colorado vacation, education and fire in Houston home, and Gemini VIII flight and goodwill tours, and launch of Apollo, and Lebanon move, and Lebanon office of Armstrong, and mementos from Moon walk, and Moon landing professional career of, and Apollo and Tolkien’s stories
Armstrong, Mary Barbara (aunt)
Armstrong, Neil Alden: as algebra teacher, ambitions of, birth of Carol’s marriage to, as celebrity character and personality of childhood and youth of Crites as influence on defining moment in life of, divorce from Janet of dreams of, early jobs of elementary and high school education of, family background of, as father financial affairs of finger accident of heart attack of, Janet’s marriage to, language abilities of leadership style of, legacy of, philanthrophy of physical appearance of, post Apollo career plans of, reputation of, retirements of, social life of, “trick knee” of, what America means to, Wings of Gold awarded to, work ethic of youthful accidents of
Armstrong, Ray (uncle)
Armstrong, Stephen Koenig (father):advice to Janet of, and Apollo launch and Apollo launch, and Armstrong as celebrity, and Armstrong family in Wapakoneta and Armstrong’s birth and Armstrong’s character and personality and Armstrong’s childhood and youth and Armstrong’s college education, and Armstrong’s early interest in airplanes, and Armstrong’s first airplane ride and Armstrong’s graduation from Pensacola, Armstrong’s relationship with, and Armstrong’s selection as an astronaut character and personality of childhood and youth of courtship and marriage of, death of early married life of, family background of, and financial affairs first airplane ride of, and first-out decision, and Gemini VIII flight and I’ve Got a Secret show, and Lange accident as Mason and media and Moon landing, and Moon walk, and Nixon state dinner parenting style of, personality of and Port Koneta airport professional carreer of religious beliefs of, and return of Apollo; as Scoutmaster and senior prom of Armstrong Viola’s relationship with. And Wapakoneta’s celebration on Armstrong’s return and World War II
Armstrong, Viola Engel (mother): and, Armstrong as astronaut, and Armstrong as celebrity, and Armstrong’s birth, Armstrong’s call upon return from Moon to and Armstrong’s character and personality, and Armstrong’s childhood and youth and Armstrong’s college education, and Armstrong’s early interest in airplanes and Armstrong’s first words on Moon
Armstrong, Viola Engel (mother) (cont.)and Armstrong’s graduation from Pensacola and Armstrong’s motives for wanting fighter planes Armstrong’s relationship with and Armstrong’s religious views and Armstrong’s selection as an astronaut, and Armstrong’s views about Japan, birth of, and “Boyhood Crisis” of Armstrong character and personality of childhood and youth of, courtship and marriage of, death of and Eagle’s ascent from Moon, early married life of education of, family background of and Gemini VIII flight genealogy studies of Houston visits of, and immigrant background of Americans, influence on Armstrong of, and I’ve Got a Secret show, and Janet Armstrong wedding, and launch of Apollo and launch of Apollo Laura’s relationship with, and Lindbergh’s (Anne) book, and media and Moon landing and Moon walk and Nixon state dinner, and Nixon’s telephone during Moon walk, olive branch pin for, parenting style of religious beliefs of and return of Apollo and spiritual meaning of Moon landing, Stephen’s relationship with, and Wapakoneta move to, and Wapokoneta’s celebration on Armstrong’s return
Armstrong, Wendy (daughter-in-law)
Armstrong, Willis (grandfather)
Armstrong family: financial affairs of, fire in Houston home of, Lebanon move of, and media, moves of NASA public affairs officer assigned to and River Road farmhouse Upper Sandusky move of, Wapakoneta move of
Army, U.S.
Ashby, Jeff
Ashford, James J.
Asselin, Fred
astronaut, Armstrong as: and effect of Karen’s death on decision to be an astronaut, effects on family of, and Armstrong as celebrity and Armstrong as hero, and Armstrong’s application and Armstrong’s decision to be an astronaut, character and personality of criticisms and comments about, defining moment in life of, evaluation of Armstrong’s strengths as, and flying experience of Armstrong Janet Armstrong’s view about Low’s views about, mythologizing and iconography of operations and training responsibilities of, post Apollo future of, reputation of, selection of, See also specific flight or topic
astronaut training, See also specific person or flight
astronauts: assignments for, backup role for, counseling program for families of, educational level of, lying experience of and Freeman as first astronaut to lose his life, as heroes/celebrities NASA introductory meetings for new class of Ohio background of, personal and professional background of personal lives of physical and mental testing of physical appearance of, profile of publicity about, reasons for wanting to be, rescue of scouting background of, selection of, Shepard as chief of, test pilots as, wives of women as, See also specific person
astronomy: Armstrong’s interest in
AT & T
Atlas rockets
Auglaize Country Museum (Wapakoneta Ohio)
autographs: of Armstrong
awards and honors, for Armstrong
B-1 bomber
B-29 Superfortress
B-52
B-70
Babbitt, Donald
Badger
Bailey, Clyde
Balch, Philip K.
Bales, Steve
Ballard, Tom B.
Bankers A
ssociation of America
Bankovikis, Ruta
Banshee jets: and Essex disaster in Korean War, See also specific model
Banshee squadron (VF-52)
Barfield, Wade A.
Barnicki, Roger
Barr, Doris
“barrel”: astronauts in the
Bassett, Charles A. “Charlie,”
Bassett, Jeannie
Batten, Richard
Battle of Bloody Ridge (Korean War)
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge (Korean War)
BBC
Bean, Alan L.: and Apollo and Apollo and Apollo flight of and Armstrong’s LLRV/LLTV accident, and first-out decision and Gemini as navy pilot and pictures of Moon walk, and PPKs, selected as astronaut, Skylab missions of
Beauchamp, Ernest M. “skipper”.: achievements of, and Armstrong as algebra teacher and Armstrong’s selection for VF-51, and Armstrong’s September, episode, and Banshee accident on Essex, on Beebe’s aggressive approach, as Golden Eagles member, influence on Armstrong of, in Korean War, and Michener’s book, naval career of, retirement of, and selection of Armstrong for VF-51 and VF-51 as fighter-bomber unit, as VF-51 commander, in the world war II
Beebe, Marshall
Beech Aircraft Co.
Beech Bonanza: of Armstrong
Beeler, Elroy E.
Beering, Stephen
Belcher, R. S.
Belgium: and “Giant step” tour
Bell Aerosystems, See also specific model of plane
Bellman, Donald
Benedict, Howard
Bennett, Floyd
Benzing, Kenneth
Beregovoy, Georgy T.
Berg, A. Scott
Berry, Charles E.
“beta cloth” patches
Big Bang theory
Bikle, Paul
Binkley, Ned
Biological Containment Garments (BIGs)
Bird, Collins
Bishop, Billy
Blackford, John “Bud,”
Blackmun, Dottie
Block I and II Apollos
Blue Angles
“Blue Book investigations,”
Blume High School (Wapakoneta, Ohio)
“blunt-body” principle
Boeing Corporation
Bon Homme Richard (carrier)
Boothill
Borman, Frank: and accident investigation of Apollo and Aldrin’s personality, and Apollo and Apollo on Armstrong’s character and personality, astronaut assignments of, astronaut training of, awards and honors for, calls Soviet scientists, character and personality of educational background of, Far Eastern trip of, and Gemini III and Gemini VII and Gemini VIII, Genesis reading by, Houston home of and launch of Apollo and LLTV, and Moon landing motion sickness of, as Nixon’s special space consultant, personal and professional background of, personal appearances of, press conference of, and rendezvous in space, retirement of, and Slayton’s meeting about Apollo program, and soviet-U.S. relations, and UFOs, and White’s death and funeral
Borman, Frederick
Borman, Susan Bugby
Bourgin, Simon
Bowers, William W.“Bill,”
Bowling, Della Mae
Bowling Green State University
Boy Scouts
Brading, Charles Jr.
Brading, Richard
Brading’s Drugs
Bramwell, Ross K.
Brandli, Hank
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (film)
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (Michener)
Briggs, Guy
Brinkley, Douglas
Brooks Air Force Base (San Antonio, Texas)
Broun, Heywood Hale
Brown, A. W.
Brown, David
Brown Field (Texas)
Bryant, Paul “Bear,”
Buckeye Boys State
Burger, Warren E.
Burkett, H.R.
Burrus, Dave
Burt, Devere
Bush, George H. W.
Bush, George W.
Butchart, Stanley P. “Stan,”
Buzek, J.J.
buzz problem
C-47
C-54
Cabaniss Field (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Caicedo, Harry
The Caine Mutiny (Wouk)
Camp Pendleton, California
Campbell, Pera
Cape Kennedy (Florida). See Kennedy Space Center (Florida)
Capricorn One (film)
Cardwell International Ltd.
Cargill, Eugene
Carlos, John
Carlton, Bob
Carpenter, John
Carpenter, M. Scott
Carpentier, William R. “Bill,”
Carr, Jerry
Carrier Air Group 5 (CVG-5): Beebe as commander of, casualties in, Korean missions of, and return to U.S. See also specific squadron
cars, of Armstrong: collection of, and commute to Edwards, cross-country trips in, and fire in Houston home first, and Houston move
Carson, Johnny
Carter, Jimmy
catapult launches
CBS: Face the Nation on, I’ve Got a Secret show on, and launch of Apollo Moon landing coverage by and Moon walk and outbound flight of Apollo and return of Apollo see also Cronkite, Walter; Severeid, Eric; specified peroson
Ceausescu, Nicolae
celestial navigation: astronaut training in
“Century” series fighters
Cernan, Barbara
Cernan, Eugene A. “Gene”: as Apollo backup and Apollo and Apollo and Apollo and Armstrong’s heart attack, and Bassett’s and See’s death, educational and professional background of, and first-out decision, and Gemini VIII, and Gemini IX, and Janet Armstrong relationship, and LLTV, and LM as navy pilot, person life of, and pictures of Moon walk, and PPKs, and Purdue University, selected as astronaut, and Slayton’s meeting about Apollo program, and wives of astronauts
Cernan, Tracy
Cessna airplanes
CF-V engines
Chaffee, Roger B.
Chairs, William
Challenger explosion
Champine, Robert A.
Chanute Award
Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial Fund
Charlesworth, Cliff
Chase, Jeanette
Chawla, Kalpana
Cheshire, Dorothy
Cheshire, Leonard R. “Chet,”
Chicago Illinois: goodwill tour to
Child, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
China
Christiansen, Paul
Christiansen, Sally
Chrysler Corporation: Armstrong as spokesperson for
Cininnati Enquirer
Cincinnati Gas & Electric
Cincinnati Museum of Natural History
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
civil rights movement
Clark family
Clark, Laurel
Class
Clauser, Milton
Clingan, Bruce E.
CM. See columbia; command module
Cold War: and developments in aeronautics
Cole, Patty
Cole Robert
collectors: of space memorabilia
Collins, Agnes
Collins J. Lawton “Lightning Joe,”
Collins James L. Jr.
Collins, Michael “Mike”: as air force pilot, and Aldrin’s stress, and Apollo and Apollo, Apollo as last flight for and Armstrong’s character and personality, Armstrong’s relationship with and Armstrong’s return to Ohio, and Armstong’s selection as an astronaut, assignment to Apollo, crew of, awards and honors for, and celebrations for Apollo character and personality of as CMP specialist, and Congress, and Eagle and Columbia nicknames, and Eagle’s ascent from Moon, educational background of, and first-out decision, and Gemini VII, and Gemini VIII and Gemini X and Gemini XI and Gemini XII and “Giant Step” tour as goodwill ambassador and goodwill tours, and launch of Apollo marriage of and media, and mission rules, and Moon landing, and most d
angerous phase of Apollo New Orleans celebration for return of, and Nixon state dinner with, and outbound flight of Apollo personal and professional background of, and personal mementos left on Moon, and pictures of moon walk, post-Apollo career plans of, PPKs of, preparation and training for Apollo of, and public announcement of Apollo crew, and relationships among Apollo crew, and rendezvous in space and return from Moon walk, and return of Apollo and Rivers’s request, selection as an astronaut of, and selection of astronauts, and Slayton’s meeting about Apollo program and small towns, space walk of, and splashdown of Apollo surgery on
Collins, Patricia Finnegan
Collins, Virginia Stewart
Collins, William
Colorado: Armstrong’s vacation in
Columbia (command module): and Armstrong’s comments to media, and Collins’ specialization, and Eagle’s ascent from Moon, and launch of Apollo and Moon landing, and Moon walk, nickname for Apollo outbound flight of Apollo and return of Apollo space inside, splashdown of Apollo
Columbia space shuttle accident
Columbus, Christopher
ComAirPac (Pacific Fleet): Armstrong assigned to
Combs, Harry command and service module (CM/CSM) and Apollo and Apollo for Apollo and Apollo missions, design and development of, and media and mission rules and moon landing and Moon walk, and outbound flight of Apollo and training for Apollo See also Columbia
Commercial Club (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Commonwealth Club (Cincinnati, Ohio)
competition: among VF pilots, Armstrong’s views about
Concorde
Conference on the peaceful Uses of Space: Second Annual
conflict-avoidance stragegy: of Armstrong
Congo: and “Giant Step” tour
Congress, U.S.: American flags taken to Moon returned to, and Apollo investigation, and Apollo, and Apollo launch, and Apollo, and Apollo launch, and Armstrong as celebrity, and Armstrong as celebrity, and Armstrong’s meetings with congressmen, Armstrong’s report about Apollo to, and Bush (George W.) space plan, and celebrations for Apollo, decline in NASA support from, and Franklin Mint medallions, and Kennedy’s commitment to Moon landing, and symbolic items left on Moon
Conrad, Charles L. Jr. “Pete”: and accident investigation of Armstrong’s LLRV crash, and Apollo, Apollo flight of, Armstrong’s views about, astronaut assignments for, astronaut training of, and casualties of test pilots, celestial navigation training for, character and personality of, educational background of, and Gemini V, and Gemini VIII, and Gemini XI and LLTV, as naval aviator, personal and professional background of, press conferences of, and Schirra’s Mercury flight Skylab mission of, and Slayton’s meeting about Apollo program, and UFOs, and White’s funeral
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