International media celebrate anniversary of moon landing
After walking on the moon, Neil Armstrong taught aerospace engineering at UC
Media from around the world paused on Saturday, July 20, to recognize the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant moments in history — when Neil Armstrong, perhaps UC's most famous faculty member ever, walked on the moon.
Among the coverage, surfaced a 25-minute press conference with Armstrong at UC in 1971 after the Wapakoneta, Ohio, native accepted an offer to teach at UC.
The New York Times created an incredible interactive piece based on the Apollo 11 mission.
Cincinnati Magazine spoke with Armstrong's son Mark who was just 6 when his father blasted off from Cape Canaveral during the Apollo 11 mission. The professor, who passed away in 2012, had a competitive streak, down to friendly games of faculty euchre.
"Yeah, that was Dad," Mark Armstrong told the magazine. "He was very competitive in a good-natured way. We played golf for years, and when I finally got the better of him, he was fine with it. But do not try to beat him in horseshoes."
Armstrong's students remembered him fondly, saying he shared his enthusiasm for aviation. While at UC, he pursued his love of test piloting by setting new aviation records in a private jet.
UC graduate Mark Stear said while studying some technical aspect of aerospace engineering, he would forget for a second who was leading the lecture. Then he would look down at Armstrong's feet and remember where they had been.
More international coverage of UC's Armstrong on 50th anniversary
USA Today: Beyond the Apollo 11 moon landing
CBS News: The 3 'amiable strangers' who flew into history on Apollo 11
Asian Age: First man on moon least inclined to talk about it
Big World Tale: Queen Elizabeth 'admired' Neil Armstrong
Cincinnati Enquirer: From the archives, Q&A with Neil Armstrong
WCPO: Neil Armsrtrong took giant leap from astronaut to UC professor
Milwaukee Independent: Neil Armstrong – the afterglow of a giant leap for all mankind
Oralando Sentinel: Neil Armstrong rode quickly and quietly into the sunset after Apollo 11
WKCY3: Leon Bibb remembers poignant interview with Neil Armstrong
WHIO-TV7: Armstrong went to moon but kept roots planted in Ohio
Associated Press: Apollo 11's amiable strangers Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins
Bozeman Chronicle: Remembering Armstrong as a man who lived by example
WLFI: What would it be like to dine with the first man on the moon?
Chicago Daily Herald: Armstrong's best friend couldn't bear to watch moon landing
Chewelah Independent: Great Americans, first man on the moon Neil Armstrong
El Paso Times: Apollo 11 astronauts reunite on 50th anniversary
Featured image at top: UC's Rhodes Hall has a tribute to Neil Armstrong in its lobby. The bas-relief shows Neil Armstrong folding a paper airplane during a class exercise. Photo/Colleen Kelley/UC Creative Services
The late University of Cincinnati professor Neil Armstrong gives a lecture to aerospace engineering students. Photo/UC Creative Services
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