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Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who in 1969 became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. Armstrong was born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
Jun 28, 2024 · Neil Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to set foot on the Moon. After joining the space program in 1962, he became the command pilot of Gemini 8, which completed the first manual space docking maneuver. He is best known for accompanying Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., to the surface of the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Sep 26, 2023 · Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) was a U.S. astronaut who became the first human to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission.
Aug 10, 2023 · Neil Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on August 5, 1930. After serving in the Korean War and then finishing college, he joined the organization that would become NASA.
Jun 28, 2024 · Before becoming an astronaut, Neil A. Armstrong was an aeronautical research pilot at the center that is now named in his honor, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Armstrong participated in both piloting and engineering aspects of numerous projects, including the X-15 hypersonic rocket plane.
Jul 20, 2019 · NASA. They leave behind an American flag, a patch honoring the fallen Apollo 1 crew, and a plaque on one of Eagle’s legs. It reads, “Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon. July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind.”. Armstrong and Aldrin blast off and dock with Collins in Columbia.
Aug 23, 2018 · Timeline of the 1969 Moon Landing. At 9:32 a.m. EDT on July 16, with the world watching, Apollo 11 took off from Kennedy Space Center with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael ...
