American Astronaut, Neil Armstrong, stepped on the moon for the first time in July 1969. The moment he set his foot on the moon, the control mission in America received these words uttered by him: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Armstrong and his two colleagues were selected from amongst the top thirty astronauts of U.S.A. He possessed to a very high degree all those qualities which were necessary for this difficult, historic mission—extraordinary skill in flying, intelligence, strength, ability to absorb information, mental and emotional balance and the courage to accept challenges unhesitatingly. Once selected, he had to undergo rigorous training, for instance, having to remain in deep water for long periods so that he would become used to weightlessness. So that he could deal with every possible emergency, he did elaborate courses in astronomy, space flight, rocket flight, the physics of the moon, etc.—all with the help of computerized space data.
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is an Islamic spiritual scholar who has authored over 200 books on Islam, spirituality, and peaceful coexistence in a multi-ethnic society.
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