Neil Armstrong

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. Armstrong was born and raised near Wapakoneta, Ohio. He entered Purdue University, studying aeronautical engineering, with the United States Navy paying his tuition under the Holloway Plan. He became a midshipman in 1949 and a naval aviator the following year. He saw action in the Korean War, flying the Grumman F9F Panther from the aircraft carrier USS Essex. After the war, he completed his bachelor's degree at Purdue and became a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics High-Speed Flight Station at Edwards Air Force Base in California. He was the project pilot on Century Series fighters and flew the North American X-15 seven times.

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• Entity:  Astronaut

• Born:  Neil Alden Armstrong, August 5, 1930, Washington Township, Ohio, U.s.
• Age at death:  82 Years
• Died:  August 25, 2012, Fairfield, Ohio, U.s.
• Rank:  Lieutenant, Usn
• Selection:  Usaf Man In Space Soonest (1958), Usaf Dyna-Soar (1960), Nasa Group 2 (1962)
• Missions:  Gemini 8, Apollo 11
• Awards:  Presidential Medal Of Freedom, Congressional Space Medal Of Honor, Congressional Gold Medal, Nasa Distinguished Service Medal, Nasa Exceptional Service Medal, Air Medal (3)
• Born:  05 August 1930
• Wikidata description:  American Astronaut And Lunar Explorer (1930–2012)
• Wikidata label:  Neil Armstrong
• Wikidata aliases:  Neil Armstrong

• Related Topics:  Neil Armstrong Category, People Who Have Walked On The Moon, X-15 Program, Recipients Of The Congressional Space Medal Of Honor, American Deists, Gold Logie Winners, Recipients Of The Cullum Geographical Medal, Aviators From Ohio, Apollo 11, Recipients Of The Nasa Exceptional Service Medal, Collier Trophy Recipients, Recipients Of The Nasa Distinguished Service Medal, United States Astronaut Hall Of Fame Inductees, Nasa Civilian Astronauts, National Aviation Hall Of Fame Inductees, Usc Viterbi School Of Engineering Alumni, Burials At Sea, University Of Cincinnati Faculty, American Test Pilots, Congressional Gold Medal Recipients, Shot-Down Aviators, American Aerospace Engineers