Neil Armstrong almost died before landing on the moon

The story of the Apollo 11 adventure journey on the moon is still recounted. However, not everyone knows, astronaut Neil Armstrong once lost his life before he could get to the moon.

In 1968, a year before Apollo took off, Armstrong had to train to escape with the test plane's emergency exit from a height of 60m.

At that time, the incident happened like a scene in a Hollywood blockbuster, the American astronaut got out of the plane and jumped down even though the plane exploded like a fire ball right at his feet.

Armstrong before going to the moon

According to Discovery, the explosion occurred when Armstrong practiced landing from the moon research ship.

Earlier, NASA's expert team, tasked with planning the Armstrong landing on the moon, had thought of an experimental plane straight up - ie a helicopter-like plane - could land. vertical to Armstrong practice.

In 1968, Armstrong and his pilot trained Pete Conrad to test the landing vehicle. The incident occurred on May 6, when Armstrong made his 21st test landing.

According to Discovery, the flight still starts normally. Armstrong took off vertically and reached a height of 150m to start practicing landing. Suddenly, the plane flew and accelerated.

Armstrong tried to control the joystick but couldn't. The plane tilted to the right and began to fall.

In a few seconds, Armstrong realized that he had no choice but to escape the plane. When the plane was 60m above the ground, Armstrong decided to parachute.

The case helped NASA draw a valuable experience, and just a month later Armstrong continued to practice. A year later, Armstrong landed on the Sea of ​​Tranquility on the moon, marking the turning point in the history of the conquest of human space, favorably by the experience he had learned from the near crash. makes you lose your life.