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Neil Armstrong An American Moonwalker
ARMSTRONG TIMELINE Born : August 5, 1930, Wapakoneta Space missions : Gemini 8, Apollo 11 Children : Eric Armstrong , Mark Armstrong , Karen Armstrong Spouse : Carol Held Knight (m. 1994–2012), Janet Shearon (m. 1956–1994) Education : University of Southern California (1970), Purdue University (1947–1955), Blume High School (1947
Neil Armstrong Events was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio on August 5, 1930. He was a spacecraft commander for Apollo 11, the first manned lunar mission the first man to walk on the moon. took flying lessons at the county airport. He earned his flight certificate at age 15, before he had a driver's license. ( (Neil Armstrong biography )(http://www.biography.com/people/neil-armstrong)
Moon Landing Armstrong, Collins and Aldrin was part of the NASA’s first manned mission to the moon on July 16, 1969 . He served as the mission's commander Armstrong piloted the Lunar Module to the moon's surface on July 20, 1969, with Aldrin Collins remained on the Command Module. At 10:56 PM, Armstrong exited the Lunar Module. He said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," as he made his famous first step on the moon. ( Neil Armstrong biography)(http:// www.biography.com/people/neil-armstrong)
Neil A. Armstrong . Neil Armstrong is planting an American Flag on the moon.
Difficult Time Armstrong remained with NASA, serving as deputy associate administrator for aeronautics until 1971. After leaving NASA, he joined the faculty of the University of Cincinnati as a professor of aerospace engineering. Armstrong remained at the university for eight years. Staying active in his field, he served as the chairman of Computing Technologies for Aviation, Inc., from 1982 to 1992. Helping out at a difficult time, Armstrong served as vice chairman of the Presidential Commission on the space shuttle Challenger accident in 1986. The commission investigated the explosion of the Challenger on January 28, 1986, which took the lives of its crew, including school teacher Christa McAuliffe. ( http :// www.google.com/search )
ARMSTRONG’S LIFE & DEATH Neil A. Armstrong NASA Astronaut (deceased). Born on August 5, 1930, in Wapakoneta, Ohio Married Two sons Died on August 25, 2012 (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)