The biography of neil armstrong
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Early Life and Korean War
Neil Armstrong always wanted to fly. He was born on August 5, near Wapakoneta, Ohio, less than 60 miles from the Wright brothers’ workshop in Dayton. In , when he was six years old, young Neil rode in his first airplane, a “Tin Goose” Ford tri-motor passenger plane. He was hooked. At 16, Armstrong earned his student pilot’s license, even before he had a driver’s license.
In , Armstrong attended Purdue University on a Naval scholarship, studying aeronautical engineering. As part of his scholarship, the Navy trained Armstrong as a fighter pilot in Florida. His college studies were interrupted by the outbreak of the Korean War, where Armstrong flew 78 combat missions. His aircraft, the F-9F Panther jet, was one of the first jet fighters to launch from a carrier.
NASA Test Pilot
After finishing college, Armstrong went to work for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which became the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NAS
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First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
Official biography of Neil Armstrong
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First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong is the authorised biography of Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who became the first human to walk on the Moon, on July 20, The book was written by James R. Hansen and was first published in by Simon & Schuster. The book describes Armstrong's involvement in the United States space program (culminating in the historic Apollo 11 mission), and details his personal life and upbringing.[1][2]
The book has received a warm reception from several individuals associated with astronomy and the promotion of spaceflight. Examples include the broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite, and the English public intellectualSir Patrick Mo
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Learn about the first man who walked on the Moon in our 10 amazing Neil Armstrong facts…
Neil Armstrong facts
Full name: Neil Alden Armstrong
Date of birth: 5 August
Hometown: Wapakoneta, Ohio, U.S.A.
Occupation: Astronaut, military pilot, professor
Died: 25 August
Best known for: Being the first human to walk on the moon
1) Neil Armstrong was the first human to walk on the måne during the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Apollo 11 mission on 20th July He completed the uppdrag alongside co-pilots Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins.
2) When Neil was a child growing up in rural America, he loved to learn all about aeroplanes and space. He got his lärjunge pilot’s licence when he was just 16 — before he even learned to drive a car!
3) When Neil was 17, he went to university to study aeronautical engineering — the science used in the designing, building and testing of