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"First Man" - Story of the first moon landingStoryline for First Man, a story of Neil Armstrong and the first moon

In 1961, NASA test pilot Neil Armstrong is flying the X-15 rocket

His two-and-a-half year old daughter, Karen, is diesel a brain tumor. 

Grief-stricken, Armstrong applies for Project Gemini and is accepted to NASA Astronaut Group 2. 

Gemini program is direct competition with Soviet Union in Space Race.

Armstrong and Scott successfully launch on Gemini 8, and dock with the Agena target vehicle, but soon afterward, the spacecraft begins to spin at a rapid rate. 

Armstrong faces criticism, but NASA determines the crew is not at fault. Later, 

A fire kills the Apollo 1 crew, and Armstrong hears the news while representing NASA at the White House. 

The next year, after nearly being killed ejecting from the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, Armstrong is selected to command Apollo 11, and Slayton informs him that it will likely be the first lunar landing. 

Armstrong says goodbye to his family and departs, informing them that he may not return

Apollo 11 successfully launches, and arrives at the Moon on the fourth day out. 

Armstrong and Aldrin undock in the Lunar Module and begin the landing attempt, but as they descend towards their landing site, Aldrin realizes the area is full of large boulders, forcing Armstrong to take manual control of the spacecraft. 

The lunar module successfully lands with minimal fuel remaining. 

With their mission complete, the astronauts return home and are placed in quarantine, where Armstrong and Janet share a quiet moment of reflection.