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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.
The nine astronauts were Neil Armstrong, Frank Borman, Pete Conrad, Jim Lovell, James McDivitt, Elliot See, Tom Stafford, Ed White, and John Young. The Next Nine were the first astronaut group to include civilian test pilots: See had flown for General Electric, and Armstrong had flown the X-15 rocket-powered aircraft for NASA. Six of the nine ...
Neil Armstrong (NASA Astronaut Group 2) August 5, 1930: August 25, 2012 (aged 82) 38y 11m 15d Apollo 11: July 20, 1969 at 8:17 PM July 21, 1969 at 5:54 PM 21 hours 37 minutes: 1 2 hours 31 minutes: Civilian [nb 2] (Navy veteran) Purdue University, University of Southern California: 2 Buzz Aldrin (NASA Astronaut Group 3)
Armstrong worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), a predecessor of NASA, for 17 years, and he was selected as an astronaut in 1962. Neil Armstrong visited Ohio State ...
Stepping off the lunar landing module Eagle, Armstrong became the first human to walk on the surface of the moon Today in history: One giant leap for mankind Skip to main content
"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." That epic sentence was uttered by NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong from the surface of the moon 46 years ago and was broadcast around the world.
Neil Armstrong's LM PPK contained a piece of wood from the Wright brothers' 1903 Wright Flyer ' s left propeller and a piece of fabric from its wing, [81] along with a diamond-studded astronaut pin originally given to Slayton by the widows of the Apollo 1 crew. This pin had been intended to be flown on that mission and given to Slayton ...
On July 20th, 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong of Wapakoneta, Ohio, became the first person to walk on the moon.