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Watch Neil Armstrong narrowly escape this explosive test flight crash one year before his historic trip to the moon

kalturavideoplaceholderBefore he became the first person to set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong nearly lost his life in a fiery test flight crash in 1968. In a video provided by NASA, the terrifying incident shows how the legendary astronaut was mere seconds away from a deadly tragedy.&#xa0;Produced by Graham FlanaganFollow BI Video:&#xa0;On Facebook

kalturavideoplaceholderBefore he became the first person to set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong nearly lost his life in a fiery test flight crash in 1968. In a video provided by NASA, the terrifying incident shows how the legendary astronaut was mere seconds away from a deadly tragedy.

Watch Neil Armstrong narrowly escape this explosive test flight crash one year before his historic trip to the moon

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