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Aug 25, 2012 · After the war, Armstrong left the Navy and completed his aeronautical engineering degree, at which point he became a test pilot for NASA, putting him on the path to Apollo 11
He was one of the world's most famous figures, but Neil Armstrong famously shied away from the spotlight. After becoming the first person to step foot on the moon, on July 29, 1969, the NASA ...
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Jul 17, 2009 · Boulders, a crater, moon dust and an overworked computer all stood in the way of humankind's first lunar touchdown
Neil Alden Armstrong, född 5 augusti 1930 i Wapakoneta i Ohio, död 25 augusti 2012 [1] i Cincinnati i Ohio, var en amerikansk testpilot och astronaut.Han deltog i uppdragen Gemini 8 och Apollo 11 och är främst känd för att vara den första människan som satte sin fot på månen.
Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was born Aug. 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio. In 1947, Armstrong enrolled at Purdue University on a Navy scholarship to pursue a degree in aeronautical engineering. He was called to active duty in the Navy In 1949 and served in the Korean War. After ...
Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on August 5, 1930. He began his NASA career in Ohio. After serving as a naval aviator from 1949 to 1952, Armstrong joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1955.
Aug 25, 2012 · Neil Armstrong, the American astronaut who made “one giant leap for mankind” when he became the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday. He was 82.
