neil armstrong

     

Neil Alen Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is a former American astronaut, test pilot, university professor, and United States Naval Aviator. He was the first person to set foot on the Moon. His first spaceflight was aboard Gemini 8 in 1966, for which he was the command pilot. On this mission, he performed the first manned docking of two spacecraft together with pilot David Scott. Armstrong's second and last spaceflight was as mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission on July 20, 1969. On this mission, Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface and spent 2.5 hours exploring while Michael Collins orbited. Armstrong is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

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  • On July 20, 1999 it was 30 years since this man said, "Houston... the Eagle has landed"
  • On July 20, 1969 at 10:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, he became the first man to set foot on the moon
  • July 20, 1989 was the 20th anniversary of his "Giant Leap for Mankind" onto the moon
  • The small steps taken by this man seen here will be long remembered
  • This Apollo 11 astronaut now lives on a dairy farm near Lebanon, Ohio
  • ...Ohio / With a walk on the Moon in his bio / He went to Purdue / Took 1 small step, too / An American hero, no lie-o
  • When he left NASA to be a Univ. of Cincinnati prof., he took one giant leap into retirement from the public eye
  • On September 17, 1962 the parents of this first moonwalker appeared on an episode of "I've Got A Secret"
  • In 1962 this future Apollo 11 commander was chosen by NASA as the first civilian astronaut
  • At about 4:17 P.M. EDT, the world heard him say, "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed"
  • Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin & this man were the first astronauts to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • On board Gemini 8, he performed the first successful docking of 2 vehicles in space
  • An air and space museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio is named for this Wapakoneta native
  • In 1969 he placed a seismometer meant to detect moonquakes
  • "First Man" is a 2005 biography of this quiet Ohioan
  • In 1971 he took another giant leap, becoming professor of aerospace engineering at the Univ. of Cincinnati
  • This Ohioan who became a licensed pilot on his 16th birthday is remembered for the one small step he took in 1969
  • On July 21, 1969 newspapers quoted his "The Eagle Has Landed"
  • Take a Walk on the Moon Day,August 5
  • Leon Wagener's biography of him is entitled "One Giant Leap"
  • As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, he was the first man to set foot on the moon
  • He's Wapakoneta, Ohio's most famous Armstrong
  • We're sure this Ohioan's mother, Viola, was elated on July 20, 1969, but she kept her feet on the ground

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