A quiet, modest man, who never sought to exploit his fame. He lived his post NASA life here in Cincinnati, being a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati (several of my friends had him for a prof). For a man who was a Korean war fighter pilot, post war test pilot, Gemini, and Apollo commander, he was happiest riding his garden tractor around his home in the Indian Hill suburb of Cincy.
His family issued a statement saying next time you look up on a clear night, and see the moon, give Neil a wink.
Tranquility base here, the Eagle has landed.
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