Rosie Mole Rosie Mole Rosie Germaine Mole is a fictional character in Sue Townsend's "Adrian Mole" series. Rosie is Adrian's half-sister, and first appears in the book "The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole". She is very close to her brother Adrian. He thinks that Rosie is the only member of his family who really understands him. Rosie was born during the events of the second Adrian Mole novel, "The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole". Her birth occurs in Royal Hospital in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England. Her mother is Pauline Sugden-Mole (1944) and her father is Mr. Lucas. She has a grandmother and grandfather
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong to that airport." The young Armstrong becomes a naval aviator. Management of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) takes an interest in Armstrong's combination of calmness and personal skill coupled with his above-average intellect. Although contrasting somewhat with many of his colleagues, the Apollo 11 crew winding up as "amiable strangers", he attracts widespread respect. The fact that Armstrong gets chosen to be "first down" on the lunar surface is a surprise, with astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. being expected to get priority. The mission itself proceeds spectacularly well, and Armstrong gives his famous line: "That's one small step