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Neil Armstrong


Korean War · US Navy

United States of America
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n July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. Before his momentous first steps, Armstrong served as a naval aviator in the Korean War and flew in the Gemini 8 mission. After he took that “one small step,” Armstrong continued to work at NASA, taught as a professor at the University of Cincinnati, and was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. He continues to live a private life and avoids media attention. Armstrong remains one of the most famous astronauts in world history, but he does not wish to capitalize on his fame, and instead lets the legacy of the moon landing speak for itself.

Timeline

Birth- 5/08/1930
Wapakoneta, Ohio

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1950 - 1953Korean War
Branch
Navy

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Rank
Naval Aviator
Conflict Period
Korean War

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Served For
United States of America

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Marriage- 28/01/1956-Ages: 63 - 25 years
Janet Elizabeth Shearon
To
1/01/1994
Wilmette, Illinois
Education: Institution
University of Southern California, Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering
Education: To
1/01/1962
Occupation
Astronaut
Gender
Male
Serves as command pilot for Gemini 8 mission
16/03/1966
Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom
1/01/1969
Promoted to astronaut status
1/01/1962
First flight in a rocket plane
15/08/1957
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
1/01/1978
Serves as command pilot for Apollo 11 mission
16/07/1969
Becomes the first man to walk on the moon
20/07/1969
Employment: End Date
1/01/1971
Employment: Start Date
1/01/1970
Employment: Position
Deputy Associate Administrator for Aeronautics
Employment: Employer
NASA
Employment: Position
Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Employment: Place
Cincinnati, Ohio
Employment: Employer
University of Cincinnati
Employment: End Date
1/01/1979
Employment: Start Date
1/01/1971
Education: To
1/01/1955
Education: Institution
Purdue University, Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering

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Marriage- 12/06/1994-Ages: 78 - 64 years
Carol Held Knight
To
1/01/2009
Death- 25/08/2012-Age: 82 years
Cincinnati, Ohio,

Other Facts

Full Name
Neil Alden Armstrong
Father
Stephen Armstrong
Mother
Viola Louise Engel

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Modified: 21/07/2015

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