Neil Armstrong (Astronaut and 1st Man on the Moon)

Profession: Astronaut and 1st Man on the Moon

Biography: A NASA astronaut and commander of the 1969 US Apollo 11 Moon mission.

During a landmark TV broadcast he became the first man to walk on the Moon saying "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Born: August 5, 1930
Birthplace: Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Leo

Died: August 25, 2012 (aged 82)
Cause of Death: Cardiovascular disease

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1962-01-17 NASA civilian pilot Neil Armstrong takes hypersonic research plane X-15 to 40,690m
1962-04-05 NASA's Neil Armstrong pilots the X-15 to a height of 54,600 meters
1962-04-20 NASA civilian pilot Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 63,250 m
1966-03-16 Gemini 8 launched with Neil Armstrong and David R. Scott aboard, conducts the 1st docking of two spacecraft in orbit, flight aborted after critical system failure with the crew returned safely to Earth
1969-07-20 Apollo 11 lunar module carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lands on the surface of the Moon. Seven hours later Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the moon at 10:56 p.m. EDT, Aldrin joins him shortly after. Michael Collins remains in orbit in the command module.

1956-01-28 Science student later astronaut Neil Armstrong marries fellow student Janet Elizabeth Shearon in Wilmette, Illinois
1994-06-12 Astronaut Neil Armstrong (63) marries second wife Carol Held Knight

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