Neil Armstrong

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Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor.


 * Born on- August 5, 1930
 * Born in- Wapakoneta, Ohio, U.S.
 * Died- August 25, 2012 (aged 82)
 * Died in- Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
 * Name- Neil Alden Armstrong
 * Previous occupation- Naval aviator, test pilot
 * Alma mater- Purdue University, B.S. 1955, University of Southern California, M.S. 1970
 * Time in space- 8 days, 14 hours, 12 minutes, and 30 seconds
 * Selection- 1958 USAF
 * Man In Space-
 * 1960 USAF Dyna-Soar
 * 1962 NASA Group 2
 * Total EVAs- 1
 * Total EVA- time 2 hours 31 minutes
 * Missions- Gemini 8, Apollo 11
 * Wars fought- Korean War

Career
He was an American astronaut, professor, test pilot and airman.

EVAs and moon walks
He made the first moon walk.

Awards

 * United States Naval Aviator/Astronaut Insignia.
 * NASA Civilian Astronaut Wings.
 * Presidential Medal of Freedom.
 * Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
 * Korean Service Medal.

Quotes

 * That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
 * Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.
 * Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.

Also see

 * 1) North American X-15
 * 2) Chuck Yeager
 * 3) American X-aircraft
 * 4) Yuri Gagarin
 * 5) The start of American space travel
 * 6) Alan Sheppard
 * 7) Manned space travel

Outside links

 * 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong
 * 2) http://www.notablebiographies.com/An-Ba/Armstrong-Neil.html
 * 3) http://www.history.com/topics/neil-armstrong
 * 4) http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/who-was-neil-armstrong-k4.html
 * 5) https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/bios/neilabio.html
 * 6) http://www.notablebiographies.com/An-Ba/Armstrong-Neil.html
 * 7) http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-036-DFRC.html