Neil Armstrong - biography.

Neil Armstrong - biography. American astronaut Birth August 5, 1930 Place of Wapokoneta, Ohio Birth Known As The first person to walk on the Moon Career 1949-1952 Flew 78 combat missions as a United States Navy pilot in Korea 1955 Received a B.S. in aeronautical engineering from Purdue University 1962 Joined the NASA astronaut program March 1966 Commanded the Gemini 8, which participated in the first successful docking of two spacecraft July 20, 1969 At 10:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, became the first human to step on the Moon's surface 1970 Received his M.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Southern California 1970 Became NASA's Deputy Associate Administrator for Aeronautics 1971 Resigned from NASA 1971-1979 Taught aeronautical engineering at the University of Cincinnati 1986 Was appointed vice chairman of the committee that investigated the Challenger disaster Quote 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.' July 20, 1969, as he took his first steps on the Moon. Did You Armstrong received his student pilot's license when he was 16 years old. Know Due to the global significance of the Apollo 11 mission, the mission patch did not include the individual crew members' names. Armstrong spent three weeks in quarantine upon his return from the Moon. For the telecast from the Moon, Armstrong and his associates won the Best Foreign Television award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1969. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.