Editing Neil Armstrong (section)

== Legacy ==
{{see also|Statue of Neil Armstrong (Los Angeles)}}
[[File:US Navy 100514-N-3852A-002 Former astronaut Neil Armstrong gives an acceptance speech after being inducted into the Naval Aviation Hall of Honor at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla.jpg|thumb|Armstrong gives an acceptance speech after being inducted into the [[Naval Aviation Hall of Honor]] at the [[National Naval Aviation Museum]] in [[Pensacola, Florida]]. ]]
[[File:Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in February 2022 (83).jpeg|thumb|Armstrong depicted (center) on ''[[The Eagle Has Landed (statue)|The Eagle Has Landed]]'' statue, by [[George Lundeen]], Mark Lundeen, and Joey Bainer (2019), exhibited at the [[Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex]]]]
When Pete Conrad of [[Apollo 12]] became the third man to walk on the Moon, on November 19, 1969, his first words referenced Armstrong. The shorter of the two, when Conrad stepped from the LM onto the surface he proclaimed "Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me."<ref>{{YouTube|id=YEEIJYrXn9s|title=Apollo 12 First Steps|link=no}}</ref>

Armstrong received many honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom (with distinction) from President Nixon,<ref name="LADinner" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27531557/the_honolulu_advertiser/ |title=Astronauts Awed by the Acclaim |newspaper=The Honolulu Advertiser|page=1 |date=August 14, 1969 |last1=Smith |first1=Merriman |agency=United Press International |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> the [[Cullum Geographical Medal]] from the [[American Geographical Society]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://americangeo.org/the-cullum-geographical-medal/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630023922/http://americangeo.org/the-cullum-geographical-medal/ |archive-date=June 30, 2017 |title=The Cullum Geographical Medal|work=American Geographical Society }}</ref> and the [[Collier Trophy]] from the [[National Aeronautic Association]] (1969);<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naa.aero/html/awards/index.cfm?cmsid=153 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927130814/http://www.naa.aero/html/awards/index.cfm?cmsid=153 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |title=Collier Trophy – Collier 1960–1969 Winners |publisher=National Aeronautics Association}}</ref> the [[NASA Distinguished Service Medal]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44062092/arizona_republic/|title=Agnew Confers Awards on Crews of 3 Apollos|newspaper=Arizona Republic|location=Phoenix, Arizona|date=November 14, 1970|agency=Associated Press|page=23|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and the [[Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy]] (1970);<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Goddard Trophy Winners |url=http://www.spaceclub.org/events/trophy.html |publisher=National Space Club |access-date=January 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304104512/http://www.spaceclub.org/events/trophy.html |archive-date=March 4, 2012}}</ref> the [[Sylvanus Thayer Award]] by the [[United States Military Academy]] (1971);<ref>{{cite web |title=Sylvanus Thayer Award Recipients |publisher=West Point Association of Graduates |url=https://www.westpointaog.org/ThayerAwardrecipients |access-date=February 28, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012101647/https://www.westpointaog.org/ThayerAwardrecipients |archive-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref> the [[Congressional Space Medal of Honor]] from President [[Jimmy Carter]] (1978);<ref name="NASA Awards" /> the [[Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy]] from the National Aeronautic Association (2001);<ref>{{cite web |url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/wright-brothers-memorial-trophy/wright-bros-2000-2009-winners |title=Wright Bros. 2000–2009 Recipients |publisher=National Aeronautic Association | access-date = December 7, 2017 | url-status=live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171208122457/https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/wright-brothers-memorial-trophy/wright-bros-2000-2009-winners | archive-date = December 8, 2017}}</ref> and a [[Congressional Gold Medal]] (2011).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nasa.gov/topics/people/features/gold_medal.html |title=NASA Legends Awarded Congressional Gold Medal |publisher=NASA |date=November 16, 2011 |access-date=February 28, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519175531/https://www.nasa.gov/topics/people/features/gold_medal.html |archive-date=May 19, 2017}}</ref>

Armstrong was elected as member into the [[National Academy of Engineering]] in 1978 for contributions to aerospace engineering, scientific knowledge, and exploration of the universe as an experimental test pilot and astronaut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nae.edu/29763/Mr-Neil-Alden-Armstrong|title=Mr. Neil Alden Armstrong|website=NAE Website}}</ref> He was elected to the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS Member History|url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Neil+Armstrong&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced|access-date=October 14, 2021|website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref>

Armstrong and his Apollo 11 crewmates were the 1999 recipients of the [[Langley Gold Medal]] from the Smithsonian Institution.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/space/9907/20/apollo.11.awards/ |title=Apollo 11 astronauts honored for 'astonishing' mission |date=July 20, 1999 |publisher=CNN|access-date=February 28, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301164519/http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/space/9907/20/apollo.11.awards/ |archive-date=March 1, 2018}}</ref> On April 18, 2006, he received NASA's Ambassador of Exploration Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/features/armstrong_ambassador_of_exploration.html |title=NASA Honors Neil Armstrong With Exploration Award |publisher=NASA |date=April 18, 2006 |access-date=December 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602190438/http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/features/armstrong_ambassador_of_exploration.html |archive-date=June 2, 2015}}</ref> The [[Space Foundation]] named Armstrong as a recipient of its 2013 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neil Armstrong and Sally Ride Are 2013 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award Honorees |publisher=Space Foundation |url=http://www.spacefoundation.org/media/press-releases/neil-armstrong-and-sally-ride-are-2013-general-james-e-hill-lifetime-space |access-date=March 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603040641/http://www.spacefoundation.org/media/press-releases/neil-armstrong-and-sally-ride-are-2013-general-james-e-hill-lifetime-space |archive-date=June 3, 2013}}</ref> Armstrong was also inducted into the [[Aerospace Walk of Honor]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorees |publisher=City of Lancaster |url=http://www.cityoflancasterca.org/index.aspx?page=193 |access-date=May 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519062713/http://cityoflancasterca.org/index.aspx?page=193 |archive-date=May 19, 2011}}</ref><ref name=ind91>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36299181/the_los_angeles_times/|title=Neil Armstrong to Join Lancaster Walk of Honor|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 17, 1991|page=B3|via=Newspapers.com|last1=Chandler|first1=John}}</ref> the [[International Space Hall of Fame]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29967024/las_vegas_optic/ |title=Space Pioneers Enshrined |last1=Locke |first1=Robert |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Las Vegas Optic |location=Las Vegas, New Mexico |date=October 6, 1976 |page=6 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> [[National Aviation Hall of Fame]], and the [[United States Astronaut Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33582881/florida_today/|title=Activities Honor Gemini Astronauts|newspaper=Florida Today|location=Cocoa, Florida|date=March 14, 1993|page=41|via=Newspapers.com|last1=Clark|first1=Amy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Neil A. Armstrong |publisher=Astronaut Scholarship Foundation |url=http://www.astronautscholarship.org/armstrong.html |access-date=May 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001025716/http://www.astronautscholarship.org/armstrong.html |archive-date=October 1, 2011}}</ref> He was awarded his [[Astronaut Badge|Naval Astronaut badge]] in a ceremony on board the aircraft carrier {{USS|Dwight D. Eisenhower|CVN-69|6}} on March 10, 2010, in a ceremony attended by Lovell and Cernan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=51836 |access-date=February 28, 2018 |title=Astronaut Legend Receives Naval Astronaut Wings Aboard 'Ike' |date=March 10, 2010 |first=Amy |last=Kirk |publisher=United States Navy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041525/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=51836 |archive-date=February 28, 2018}}</ref>

[[File:President Obama Meets with Crew of Apollo 11 (200907200016HQ) (explored) DVIDS723610.jpg|thumb|left|President [[Barack Obama]] poses with the Apollo 11 crew on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, July 20, 2009: Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong.|alt=The astronauts are all elderly but standing straight. Aldrin wears a dark suit, Collins a dark sport coat and gray pants, and Armstrong a beige suit. The President is at the right. He wears a dark suit. He has medium-dark skin and is talking to Armstrong and raising his left hand. Armstrong is smiling.]]

The lunar crater [[Armstrong (crater)|Armstrong]], {{convert|31|mi}} from the Apollo 11 landing site, and [[asteroid]] [[6469 Armstrong]] are named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (5001)-(10000) |url=http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/NumberedMPs005001.html |access-date=November 27, 2015 |publisher=The International Astronomical Minor Planet Center}}</ref> There are more than a dozen elementary, middle and high schools named for Armstrong in the United States,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&InstName=neil+armstrong&SchoolID=&Address=&City=&State=&Zip=&Miles=&County=&PhoneAreaCode=&Phone=&DistrictName=&DistrictID=&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1 |title=Search for Public School |access-date=July 10, 2007 |publisher=National Center for Educational Statistics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011184021/http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&InstName=neil+armstrong&SchoolID=&Address=&City=&State=&Zip=&Miles=&County=&PhoneAreaCode=&Phone=&DistrictName=&DistrictID=&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1 |archive-date=October 11, 2007}}</ref> and many places around the world have streets, buildings, schools, and other places named for him or Apollo.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ireland: What's in a name? Cold, hard cash |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=December 22, 2002 |url=http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article804378.ece |access-date=August 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609215101/http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article804378.ece |archive-date=June 9, 2011 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The [[Armstrong Air and Space Museum]], in Armstrong's hometown of Wapakoneta,<ref>{{cite news |last=Knight |first=Andy |title=To the moon: Armstrong space museum offers history lessons on space travel |newspaper=Cincinnati.com |date=Winter 2000 |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/visitorsguide/stories/012800_moon.html |access-date=August 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223011402/http://www.cincinnati.com/visitorsguide/stories/012800_moon.html |archive-date=December 23, 2007}}</ref> and the Neil Armstrong Airport in [[New Knoxville, Ohio]], are named after him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilarmstrongairport.com/ |title=Auglaize County Neil Armstrong Airport |publisher=Auglaize County Neil Armstrong Airport |access-date=March 4, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921040243/http://neilarmstrongairport.com/ |archive-date=September 21, 2017}}</ref> The mineral [[armstrongite]] is named after him,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Vladykin |first1=N. V. |last2=Kovalenko |first2=V. I. |last3=Kashaev |first3=A. A. |last4=Sapozhnikov |first4=A. N. |last5=Pisarskaya |first5=V. A. |title=A new silicate of calcium and zirconium – armstrongite |journal=Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR |year=1973 |volume=209 |pages=1185–1188}}</ref> and the mineral [[armalcolite]] is named, in part, after him.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=A. T. |title=Armalcolite, a new mineral from the Apollo 11 samples |journal=Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta |year=1970 |volume=34 |issue=Supplement 1 |pages=55–63|bibcode=1970GeCAS...1...55A }}</ref>

In October 2004 Purdue University named its new engineering building [[Purdue University College of Engineering|Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering]];<ref>{{cite news |last=Holsapple |first=Matt |title=Purdue launching Neil Armstrong Hall for engineering's future |newspaper=Purdue University News |date=October 16, 2004 |url=http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html3month/2004/041016.Jischke.Armstrong.html |access-date=August 28, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016105510/http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html3month/2004/041016.Jischke.Armstrong.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007}}</ref> the building was dedicated on October 27, 2007, during a ceremony at which Armstrong was joined by fourteen other Purdue astronauts.<ref>{{cite news |last=Venere |first=Emil |title=Neil Armstrong Hall is new home to Purdue engineering |newspaper=Purdue University News |date=October 27, 2007 |url=http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007b/071027CelArmstrongDedication.html |access-date=January 5, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230143412/http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007b/071027CelArmstrongDedication.html |archive-date=December 30, 2007}}</ref> The NASA Dryden Flight Research Center was renamed the NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo46206 |title=An Act to Redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range |publisher=US Government Publishing Office |access-date=February 28, 2018}}</ref> In September 2012, the U.S. Navy named the first ''Armstrong''-class vessel {{warship|RV|Neil Armstrong|AGOR-27|6}}. Delivered to the Navy on September 23, 2015, it is a modern oceanographic research platform supporting a wide range of activities by academic groups.<ref>{{cite web |title=Navy Announces Research Vessel to be Named in Honor of Neil Armstrong |date=September 24, 2012 |publisher=United States Navy |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=69758 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202044715/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=69758 |archive-date=December 2, 2012}}</ref> In 2019, the College of Engineering at Purdue University celebrated the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong's walk on the Moon by launching the Neil Armstrong Distinguished Visiting Fellows Program, which brings highly accomplished scholars and practitioners to the college to catalyze collaborations with faculty and students.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neil Armstrong Distinguished Visiting Fellows |publisher= Purdue University |url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/NADVF |access-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref>
{{external media| float = right| video1 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?189961-1/first-man-life-neil-a-armstrong Presentation by James Hansen on ''First Man'', November 9, 2005], [[C-SPAN]]}}
Armstrong's authorized biography, ''[[First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong]]'', was published in 2005. For many years, he turned down biography offers from authors such as [[Stephen Ambrose]] and [[James A. Michener]] but agreed to work with James R. Hansen after reading one of Hansen's other biographies.<ref>{{cite web |last=McGauley |first=John |title=Discovering the Man Behind 'First Man' |date=October 14, 2005 |website=collectSPACE|url=http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-013003b.html#100305 |access-date=February 28, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131140927/http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-013003b.html#100305 |archive-date=January 31, 2018}}</ref> He recalled his initial concerns about the Apollo 11 mission, when he had believed there was only a 50% chance of landing on the Moon. "I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful".<ref>{{cite news |first=Sean |last=Yoong |title=Neil Armstrong: Manned Mars mission 20 years away |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |location=Washington DC |date=September 6, 2005 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2005-09-06-mars-armstrong_x.htm |access-date=May 3, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726194523/http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2005-09-06-mars-armstrong_x.htm |archive-date=July 26, 2011}}</ref> A [[First Man (film)|film adaptation of the book]], starring [[Ryan Gosling]] and directed by [[Damien Chazelle]], was released in October 2018.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/ryan-gosling-damien-chazelle-neil-armstrong-biopic-first-man-release-date-trailer-oscars-2019-best-a7618146.html |title=First Man: Damien Chazelle and Ryan Gosling's Neil Armstrong biopic gets awards season release date |first=Jacob |last=Stolworthy |date=March 8, 2017 |access-date=February 28, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201013746/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/ryan-gosling-damien-chazelle-neil-armstrong-biopic-first-man-release-date-trailer-oscars-2019-best-a7618146.html |archive-date=February 1, 2018}}</ref>

In July 2018, Armstrong's sons put his collection of memorabilia up for sale, including his Boy Scout cap, and various flags and medals flown on his space missions. A series of auctions held November 1–3, 2018, realized $5,276,320 (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=5276320|start_year=2018}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}). {{As of|July 2019}}, the auction sales totaled $16.7{{nbsp}}million.<ref name="NYT_20190727">{{cite news | title='Would Dad Approve?' Neil Armstrong's Heirs Divide Over a Lucrative Legacy |newspaper=The New York Times | date=July 27, 2019 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/us/neil-armstrong-heirs.html | access-date=July 27, 2019 | first1=Scott | last1=Shane | first2=Sarah | last2=Kliff | first3=Susanne | last3=Craig}}</ref> Two fragments of wood from the propeller and four pieces of fabric from the wing of the 1903 ''[[Wright Flyer]]'' that Armstrong took to the Moon fetched between $112,500 and $275,000 each.<ref>{{cite web |title=One giant sale: Neil Armstrong's collection goes to auction |date=July 20, 2018 |first=Lisa |last=Cornwell |website=phys.org |url=https://phys.org/news/2018-07-giant-sale-neil-armstrong-auction.html |access-date=December 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CAG-certified Armstrong Family Collection Tops $5.2 Million in First Auction |publisher=PMG |date=November 5, 2018 |url=https://www.pmgnotes.com/news/article/6960/ |access-date=December 16, 2018}}</ref> Armstrong's wife, Carol, has not put any of his memorabilia up for sale.<ref name="NYT_20190727" />

Armstrong donated his papers to Purdue. Along with posthumous donations by his widow Carol, the collection consists of over 450{{nbsp}}boxes of material. In May 2019, she donated two {{convert|25|by|24|in|adj=on}} pieces of fabric from the ''Wright Flyer'', along with his correspondence related to them.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wright Flyer fabric lands at Purdue University Archives |newspaper=Purdue University News |date=May 30, 2019 |url=https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2019/Q2/wright-flyer-fabric-lands-at-purdue-university-archives.html |access-date= July 5, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Ohio_quarter,_reverse_side,_2002.png|thumb|Ohio's [[50 State quarters|state quarter]] depicts Armstrong and the [[Wright brothers]]' [[Wright Flyer III]].]]
In a 2010 ''Space Foundation'' survey, Armstrong was ranked as the number-one most popular space hero;<ref>{{cite press release |title=Space Foundation Survey Reveals Broad Range of Space Heroes |publisher=Space Foundation |date=October 27, 2010 |access-date=May 13, 2011 |url=http://www.spacefoundation.org/news/story.php?id=1038 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723031011/http://www.spacefoundation.org/media/press-releases/space-foundation-survey-reveals-broad-range-space-heroes-early-astronauts-still?id=1038 |archive-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref> and in 2013, ''[[Flying (magazine)|Flying]]'' magazine ranked him number one on its list of 51 Heroes of Aviation.<ref>{{cite journal |title=51 Heroes of Aviation |newspaper=Flying |url=http://www.flyingmag.com/photo-gallery/photos/51-heroes-aviation?pnid=41853 |access-date=February 28, 2018 |date=July 24, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016015011/http://www.flyingmag.com/photo-gallery/photos/51-heroes-aviation?pnid=41853 |archive-date=October 16, 2015}}</ref> The press often asked Armstrong for his views on the future of spaceflight. In 2005, he said that a [[human mission to Mars]] would be easier than the lunar challenge of the 1960s. In 2010, he made a rare public criticism of the decision to cancel the [[Ares I]] launch vehicle and the [[Constellation program|Constellation Moon landing program]].<ref>{{cite news |quote=I suspect that even though the various questions are difficult and many, they are not as difficult and many as those we faced when we started the Apollo [space program] in 1961. |last=Kaplan |first=Jeremy A. |title=Star Wars: Neil Armstrong, Obama Spar Over NASA's Future |date=April 14, 2010 |publisher=Fox News |url=https://www.foxnews.com/science/star-wars-neil-armstrong-obama-spar-over-nasas-future |access-date=February 28, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029081228/http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/14/obama-vs-neil-armstrong-nasa-constellation/?test=latestnews |archive-date=October 29, 2015}}</ref> In an open letter also signed by fellow Apollo veterans Lovell and Cernan, he said, "For The United States, the leading space faring nation for nearly half a century, to be without carriage to low Earth orbit and with no human exploration capability to go beyond Earth orbit for an indeterminate time into the future, destines our nation to become one of second or even third rate stature".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Armstrong |first1=Neil |last2=Lovell |first2=James |last3=Cernan |first3=Eugene |title=Armstrong: Obama NASA plan 'devastating' |date=April 14, 2010 |publisher=NBC Nightly News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna36470363 |access-date=October 18, 2018 }}</ref> On November 18, 2010, aged 80, he said in a speech during the ''[[Meet the Future, Science & Technology Summit 2010|Science & Technology Summit]]'' in [[the Hague, Netherlands]], that he would offer his services as commander on a mission to Mars if he were asked.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neil Armstrong wil nog best naar Mars |trans-title=Neil Armstrong still wants to go to Mars |newspaper=NU.nl |via=ANP |language=nl |date=November 18, 2010 |url=http://www.nu.nl/wetenschap/2382331/neil-armstrong-wil-nog-best-mars.html |access-date=February 28, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220151853/https://www.nu.nl/wetenschap/2382331/neil-armstrong-wil-nog-best-mars.html |archive-date=February 20, 2018}}</ref>

The planetarium at [[Altoona Area High School]] in [[Altoona, Pennsylvania]] is named after Armstrong and is home to a [[Space Race]] museum.<ref>{{cite web |last1=School District |first1=Altoona Area |title=Welcome to the Neil Armstrong Planetarium |url=https://aahs.aasdcat.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=424697&type=d&pREC_ID=1034959 |website=Altoona Area High School |publisher=Altoona Area School District |access-date=April 25, 2020 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103080035/https://aahs.aasdcat.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=424697&type=d&pREC_ID=1034959 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A campsite in Camp Sandy Beach at [[Yawgoog Scout Reservation]] in [[Rockville, Rhode Island]], is named in his honor, a nod to his Scouting career.

Armstrong was named the [[USAFA Class exemplar|class exemplar]] for the Class of 2019 at the U.S. Air Force Academy.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Swanson |first1=Conrad |first2=Tom |last2=Roeder |date=May 30, 2019 |title=Air Force Academy graduation notes: Class of 2019 gives nod to Neil Armstrong |url=https://gazette.com/military/air-force-academy-graduation-notes-class-of-2019-gives-nod-to-neil-armstrong/article_c2647ece-8327-11e9-9c8a-13a69088cc68.html|access-date=June 10, 2020 |newspaper=Colorado Springs Gazette}}</ref>