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August 28, 2012
In the Spotlight
Neil A. Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon, was lauded as "an exemplary Boilermaker and an extraordinary American" during a memorial service Monday (Aug. 27) at Purdue. More than 1,000 attended.
Gregory Harbaugh (at left), an astronaut with four spaceflights and a 1978 Purdue alumnus, said Armstrong provided valuable lessons for all the astronauts who followed him.
"What I learned from Neil is to learn from what you encounter and prepare, prepare, prepare for anything because you never know what might happen. That's what we did on the Hubble mission. It's not that you have to be perfect every moment. We learn all along the way. Neil and all those guys set the tone, set the expectation."
* Photo gallery
* Windows Media archive of the memorial ceremony
* Neil Armstrong and Purdue University website
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