NEIL ARMSTRONG – THE FIRST MAN ON THE MOON

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NEIL ARMSTRONG THE FIRST MAN ON THE MOON
By Anne Byers
Power point by Michael Kehoe Period 4
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Introduction

• Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930.
• He was born in Wapakoneta.
• He is most famous for being the first man on the
  moon.
• I choose this person because it sounds
  interesting to be the first man on the moon.

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Childhood

• A struggle for Neil Armstrong was that his family
  moved a lot.
• An event is when he would make small airplane
  models out of paper ,straw, and scrapes of wood.
• An accomplishment was when he was eight or nine
  he knew he wanted to do something to do with
  airplanes when he grows up.
• He grew up with his dad Stephen, his mom Viola,
  and his younger brother and sister.

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Adolescence

• Neil struggled because he wanted money for flight
  lessons but his parents didnt think they had the
  money. So he got a job at the grocery store,
  drugstore, and hardware store.
• One of his accomplishments was that when he was
  16 years old he got his pilot license when every
  body else got their drivers license.
• An event of Neil's was that his high school
  physics class provided him with one of his first
  opportunities to test airplane designs.

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Adulthood

• A big accomplishment was that Neil graduated
  Purdue university with his aero nautical
  engineering degree, a lot of companies wanted him
  but he choose the flight station NACA. He was a
  really good pilot in the air force.
• Neil got married and lived with his wife Jan and
  then she gave birth to 3 kids. Ricky in 1957,
  Karen in 1959, and mark in 1963.They lived in a
  small cabin.
• A major struggle was that Neils wife got a brain
  tumor and shortly before Neil's wedding
  anniversary his only daughter died.
• In 1958 the president signed into law that NASA
  had committed to sending men into space. And so
  Neil decided to be an astronaut In 1961. And he
  applied in 1962. That was his career.
• Neil and 8 others were picked to go into space.
  They went through a lot of hard tests to get
  ready for space.

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President at the Time Neil Armstrong was Born

• Herbert Hoover was president when Neil was born.
• Herbert was president through 1929 to 1933.

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Positive Contributions

• He showed people that America could go to the
  moon successfully.
• He served his country when he was a pilot in the
  air force.
• He was inducted into the Aerospace Walk of Honor
  for being the first man on the moon.

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The Most Interesting Story I Learned
The most interesting story I learned was probably
when they were to the moon . Armstrong and his
partner were suppose to take a nap after they
land on the moon so they can have all their
energy and can be alert when on the moon. They
opened the hatch. Armstrong was the first man to
get out of the ship. Everyone gave Armstrong
suggestions about what to say when he took his
first step on the moon. He didnt know what to
say at first. But then he said, one small step
for man and one giant leap for man kind.
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Three Questions I would ask Neil Armstrong if I
Could

• Do you think anyone could go to the moon with the
  right training?
• Did you ever have any doubt about the mission to
  the moon?
• What were you thinking when you took your first
  step on the moon?

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Byers, A. (2004). Neil Armstrong the First man on
the Moon. New York, New York the Rosen
Publishing Group.
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