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From the Video Vault: Apollo 11 Launches

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Here’s something you may not have known. Neil Armstrong was a professor at the University of Cincinnati from 1971 to 1979. He specifically taught aerospace engineering. Just two years before he officially became a Bearcat, Armstrong did something else that was pretty cool. HE WALKED ON THE ‘EFFIN MOON!

In fact, as you probably do know, Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon, as he got off of Apollo 11 and let out the most famous words in space exploration this side of “Houston, we have a problem,” stating, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.