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Birth
Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930, to Stephen Koenig Armstrong and Viola Louise Engel in Auglaize County, near Wapakoneta, Ohio -
He had flying lessons
Paid nine dollars an hour for their flying lessons when he was 15 years old. The desire to pilot the " Aeronca Champion" led him to be employed in various places -
Student flight
He earned a student flight certificate on his 16th birthday, then soloed later in August; all before he had a driver's license -
Start his studies
When he finished school he decided to start his studies in aeronautical engineering at Purdue University . -
Navy pilot
In 1949, half of the race , he became a Navy pilot . In 1950 he was sent to Korea , a country where he flew 78 combat missions. -
National Aerospace Agency and Space Administration ( NASA)
After graduating from Purdue University (1955 ) , he joined the National Aerospace Agency and Space Administration ( NASA) , then known as the National Advisory Council for Aeronautics Committee , serving as a civilian test pilot at Edwards AFB Air Force in Lancaster , California -
takeoff
On July 16, 1969 , Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin began their trip to the moon . -
first man to walk on the moon
On July 21, 1969 , as commander of the Apollo 11 moon mission was the first person on the moon .
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return to the earth
On July 24, 1969 , the three men splashed down in the Pacific Ocean and were picked up by the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. None of them would never fly in space . -
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong died on August 25, 2012 at age 82 in Columbus , Ohio ( USA), days after overcoming a heart operation .
