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Now with a new preface, the New York Times-bestselling, first—and only—definitive authorized biography of Neil Armstrong, one of America’s most celebrated yet enigmatic heroes. On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch thirty-eight-year-old American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong become the first person to step on the surface of another heavenly body. Perhaps no words in human history became better known than those few he uttered at that historic moment. In a penetrating exploration of American hero worship, Hansen addresses the complex legacy of the First Man, as an astronaut and an individual.