Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, weighed in on the controversy surrounding the upcoming Neil Armstrong biopic "First Man" and filmmakers' decision not to show the planting of the American flag on the Moon during the historic 1969 lunar landing.
The record-breaking test pilot tweeted that the U.S. was the first to get to the Moon, among other historic achievements. Yeager, a World War II fighter pilot who also served in the Vietnam war, broke the sound barrier in 1947.
"I was the 1st Commandant of ARPS 1st school for training 1st astronauts," Yeager wrote. "I am fully aware of US goals: Presidents Eisenhower, JFK, Johnson & Nixon: US will get to the moon 1st. & we did. 1st step was getting above MACH 1. We did that 1st, too."
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The record-breaking test pilot tweeted that the U.S. was the first to get to the Moon, among other historic achievements. Yeager, a World War II fighter pilot who also served in the Vietnam war, broke the sound barrier in 1947.
"I was the 1st Commandant of ARPS 1st school for training 1st astronauts," Yeager wrote. "I am fully aware of US goals: Presidents Eisenhower, JFK, Johnson & Nixon: US will get to the moon 1st. & we did. 1st step was getting above MACH 1. We did that 1st, too."
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