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It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
Neil Armstrong
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Neil Armstrong
Age: 81 †
Born: 1930
Born: January 1
Died: 2012
Died: January 1
Aerospace Engineer
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Wapakoneta
Ohio
Neil Alden Armstrong
Neil A. Armstrong
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