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Neil Armstrong was born in Ohio.
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Armstrong attended Perdue University. He was granted a U.S. Navy scholarship to study aeronautical engineering.
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Neil Armstrong was a Naval Aviator for three years.
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Armstrong joined the national advisory commitee for Aeronautics, which is now known as NASA.
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After being with NASA for several years, Armstrong is transferred to Astronaut status, an "astronomical" step in his career.
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Armstrong performed the first successful docking of two vehicles in space.
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An agreement between the US and the soviet Union that neither would bring weapons of mass destruction into outer space. Niel Armstrong supported this treaty.
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Armstrong stayed with NASA for three years after the apollo 11 mission as a deputy administrator for aeronautics.
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Neil Armstrongs first Apollo mission.
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Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon and said " this is one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind"
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Armstrong was awarded the presidential medal of freedom for his services as an astronaut.
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Awarded to Armstrong in 1969.
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Armstrong won this award in 1970.
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Awarded to Armstrong in 1978.
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Served as a Chairman on the Computing Technolgies of Aviation.
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The world lost one of it's greatest adventurers when Armstrong passed away.
