The surprise is not that three American's died in the race to the Moon, but that ONLY three died. Compare to the Neidlin explosion in 1960 where at least 54 people died. Then there was Komarov's death on Soyuz 1, not even two months after Apollo 1. #HATM

When Armstrong visited the USSR after his mission, he met with the families of Gugarin and Komarov. He was also treated like a king. The cosmonauts revered him. #hatm