Muna Chikunguru 1969, Armstrong naApollo 11 Mwedzi Module mutyairi Buzz Aldrin vakava vanhu vekutanga kumhara paMwedzi, uye vakapedza maawa maviri nehafu kunze kwechikepe chemuchadenga apo Michael Collins akaramba ari mumhepo yeMwedzi muchikamu chekutungamira uye chekushandira. Apo Armstrong akafamba pamusoro pemwedzi, akataura zvakakurumbira kuti: "Icho chiito chidiki kune [munhu], kusvetuka kukuru kwevanhu. " Pamwe naCollins naAldrin, Armstrong akapihwa Presidential Medal of Freedom naPresident Richard Nixon. Mutungamiri Jimmy Carter akapa Armstrong neCongressional Space Medal of Honor muna 1978, uye Armstrong nevaaimboshanda navo vakagamuchira Congressional Gold Medal muna 2009.
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