Biography book report: Neil Armstrong

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  • Neil Armstrong is born

    Neil was born on August 5,in Ohio

  • Neil flies

    Neil loved flying thing from the time he was young.At sixteen years old he got his student pilot's license

  • Neil goes to college

    Neil joined the US Navy, and he attened Purdue on scholarship.He studied areonautional engineering.

  • Neil goes to war

    Neil Armstrong was called into action with the Navy to go fight the korean war.When that ended he went back to college.

  • Neil goes to war

    Neil Armstrong was called into action with the Navy to go fight in the Korean War. When that ended, he returned to college.

  • Neil Armstrong joins NASA

    After returning from the war, Neil began working with the organization that would later be called NASA.

  • Neil gets married

    Neil married a lady named Janet Shearon in 1956.

  • Neil joins the astronaut program

    In 1962, Neil moved his family to Texas so he could work with the astronaut program.

  • Neil goes to space

    Neil and his flight mate, David Scott, were launched into space to dock with the Gemini Agena vehicle. The dock was successful, but the mission had to be cut short.

  • The moon mission

    Neil Armstrong, along with two other astronauts, landed on the moon. Armstrong drove the Lunar Module.

  • Neil is awarded for his efforts

    Neil Armstrong, along with two other astronauts, landed on the moon. Armstrong drove the Lunar Module.

  • Neil Armstrong the investigator

    Neil helped investigate the failed space mission, the Challenger, in 1986. The Challenger blew up after launch, killing its crew.

  • Neil Armstrong on 60 Minutes

    Neil liked to have his privacy, and he stayed out of the public eye for years. In 2006 he gave a TV interview on 60 Minutes, and later that year his biography came out.

  • Armstrong speaks out

    In 2010, President Barack Obama made cuts to the space program. Neil Armstrong publically spoke out against this decision.

  • Neil Armstrong dies

    Neil died at the age of 82, after complications from heart surgery. His contribution to the space program, and our understanding of outer space, can't be measured. He will always be remembered for his giant step for mankind.