Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who, as the commander of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot and university professor.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Wapakoneta
- Educated at
- University of Southern CaliforniaPurdue UniversityBlume High SchoolUSC Viterbi School of EngineeringWapakoneta High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Order of the White Elephant🏆 Order of Culture
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Trending topics shown first"Preflight planners wanted us to stay in TV range so that they could learn from our results how they could best plan for future missions. I candidly admit that I knowingly and deliberately left the pla…"
"It is true that we were cautious in our planning. There were many uncertainties about how well our Lunar module systems and our Pressure suit and backpack would match the engineering predictions in th…"
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am in the position of a pilot without his checklist, so I'll have to wing it a bit. ... no one knew what kind of person could be persuaded to take the trip. Prisoners were s…"
"Through books you will meet poets and novelists whose creations will fire your imagination. You will meet the great thinkers who will share with you their philosophies, their concepts of the world, of…"
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Timeline
1932
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