On 20 July 1969, the world stood still to watch 38-year-old astronaut Neil Armstrong become the first person ever to walk on the Moon. Perhaps no words in recent human history became better known than those few he uttered at that historic moment. Upon his return to Earth, Armstrong was honored and celebrated for his achievement. But he was also misunderstood. As authorized biographer James Hansen reveals in this fascinating and important book, it was the act of flying that had driven Armstrong rather than the pull of the destination, from his distinguished career as a fighter pilot in the Korean War right through to his most famous mission. Drawing on flight logs, family and NASA archives and over 125 original interviews with key participants, First Man vividly re-creates Armstrong's life and career in flying, from the heights of honor earned as a naval aviator, test pilot and astronaut, to the dear personal price paid by Armstrong and, even more so, by his wife and children, for his dedication to his vocation. It is a unique portrait of a great but reluctant hero.

【美】詹姆斯·漢森（James R. Hansen）

美國宇航局前曆史學傢，科學與技術史專傢，奧本大學榮譽曆史學教授。創作瞭12本航空航天史專著，兩次被提名普利策奬曆史類著作奬，榮獲美國國傢太空俱樂部授予的羅伯特·戈達德奬、美國空軍曆史基金會頒發的傑齣證書、技術史學會頒發的尤金·弗格森傑齣參考著作奬等。

1995年創作的《航天革命》被美國宇航局提名普利策奬，這是美國宇航局唯一一次提名一本書。另著有《起飛》《風與遠方》等曆史著作。

《登月第一人》是他的代錶作品，2018年被導演達米恩·查澤雷改編並拍成同名電影，榮獲金獅奬提名、奧斯卡金像奬最佳視覺效果等多項大奬。