NEIL ARMSTRONG

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NEIL ARMSTRONG

• Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the moon

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EARLY LIFE

• The first child of Stephen Koenig Armstrong and
  Viola Louise Engel, Neil Armstrong was born at
  123139 am. On august 5,1930 in Wapakoneta,
  Ohio.
• Neil Armstrong was a test pilot before he
  received his appointment to NASA . As a test
  pilot in the x-15 aircraft. He was able to attain
  an altitude of 63,195 meters.

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MISSIONS

• His first spaceflight was aboard the Gemini 8 in
  1966, for which he was the commanded pilot. On
  this mission, he performed the first manned
  decking of two spacecrafts together with pilot
  David Scott .

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Missions cont

• Armstrong's second and last spaceflight was
  Apollo 11 moon landing mission on July 20,1969.
  Armstrong's landing on the moon lasted 8 days, 14
  hours, and 12 minutes.

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NASA EXPERIENCE

• Armstrong joined NACA, (National Advisory
  Committee for Aeronautics), NASA's predecessor,
  as a research pilot at the Lewis Laboratory in
  Cleveland and later transferred to the NACA High
  Speed Flight Station at Edwards AFB, California.
  He was a project pilot on many pioneering high
  speed aircraft, including the 4,000 mph X-15. He
  has flown over 200 different models of aircraft,
  including jets, rockets, helicopters and gliders.

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SPECIAL HONORS

• He is the recipient of many special honors,
  including the Presidential Medal for Freedom in
  1969 the Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy in
  1970 the Robert J. Collier Trophy in 1969 and
  the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, 1978.

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EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical
  engineering from Purdue University Master of
  Science degree in aerospace engineering from
  University of Southern California. He holds
  honorary doctorates from a number of
  universities.

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Timeline

• 1930,Born in Wapakoneta, Ohio from father Stephen
  and mother Viola
• 1936, Takes his first flight at age of six as a
  passenger at Warren Airport on plane called Tin
  Goose

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Timeline cont.

• 1946, Neil earns his pilots license
• 1955, Graduates with a degree in Aeronautical
  Engineering from Purdue

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Timeline cont.

• 1957, Joins Navy and becomes test pilot in Korea
• 1961, President Kennedy announces in a speech to
  land a man from the USA on the moon