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Neil Armstrong and the America that could have been

  • Written by Joe Essid, Director, Writing Center, University of Richmond
Those mesmerized by NASA's accomplishments and ambitions wanted so much more out of the reticent Armstrong.AP Photo

According to a Gallup Poll from 1999, only 50 percent of those surveyed could even name Neil Armstrong as the first man to land on the moon.

How might the moon walker fare 19 years later?

The film “First Man,” starring Ryan...

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