I te Hōngongoi 1969, Armstrong me Apollo 11 Lunar Module pailati Buzz Aldrin i riro i te iwi tuatahi ki te whenua i runga i te Moon, a noho rua me te hawhe haora i waho o te waka ā-ao i Michael Collins noho i roto i te aorangi marama i roto i te whakahau, me te ratonga kōwae. ka haere Armstrong i runga i te mata marama, ka mea ia rongonui: "Ko tetahi taahiraa iti mo [a] tangata, kotahi peke nui mo te tangata". I te taha o Collins me Aldrin, Armstrong i whakawhiwhia ki te Presidential Medal o Freedom e te peresideni Richard Nixon. I whakawhiwhia e te peresideni Jimmy Carter Armstrong ki te Congress Space Medal of Honor i te 1978, a Armstrong me ona hoa o mua i whiwhi i te Congressional Gold Medal i te 2009.
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