Barrack Obama met two of those 11 Apollo members to celebrate 45th anniversary of the first moon walk. President arranges a private meeting with the wives of members who are no longer in this world.
article-2193587-14B1483A000005DC-914_634x607 As we all know, that Neil Armstrong died two years ago therefore, President also met his wife. He greeted the widows of other crew member as well like Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin. Obama said that 45 years ago, U.S left a mark in the time of history because of these 11 people. It was indeed a proud moment for not only United state but for the entire humanity. He showed gratitude towards those 11 people who are now role models for many others. Furthermore, he said that today U.S is strong because of all the people who made an effort for this Apollo program.
Obama has also announced some future plans of NASA which includes a mission to send a man to planet Mars. He said that some other ground breaking researches are in the pipe line now.