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Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who in 1969 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 in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
Aug 10, 2023 · He and his family moved to Houston, Texas, and Armstrong served as the command pilot for his first mission, Gemini VIII. He and fellow astronaut David Scott were launched into the earth's orbit...
Jun 18, 2024 · Neil Armstrong was the eldest of three children born to Viola Louise Engel and Stephen Koenig Armstrong, a state auditor. Neil’s passion for aviation and flight was kindled when he took his first airplane ride at age 6.
Neil Armstrong was born on on August 5, 1930, at Wapakoneta, Ohio. He was the eldest child of Stephen Koenig Armstrong and Viola Louise. He had a younger sister, June, and a younger brother, Dean.
Sep 26, 2023 · Neil was chosen for NASA’s astronaut training program in Houston, but he and his wife Janet also lost their second child, a two-year-old daughter named Karen, to an inoperable brain tumor.
Aug 31, 2012 · Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, was honored Friday (Aug. 31) by close family and NASA in a private service.
Nov 13, 2018 · Now, the brand new Armstrong-Engel Family Gallery has published personal, never-before-seen images of Neil and his family beginning in 1955 during his Edwards days gong all the way to 1969 and the Moon landing. The gallery is the legacy of Neil Armstrong’s mother, Viola Armstrong, née Engel.
