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Neil Armstrong was born on a farm in Wapakoneta, Ohio on the 5th of August in 1930.
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On his 16th birthday, Neil armstrong earned his pilot's lisence from all the money he saved up from work to attend the lessons. He got his pilots lisence even before he got his drivers lisence.
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Neil Armstrong earned a scholarship in the mail. The scholarship could be used at the school of his choice and he chose Purdue university because it was rich in aeronautical engineering.
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After three semesters in Purdue University, the navy called him for th Korean War. He got hit and had to bail after driving out of enemy territory. He returned to Prudue University to finish his fourth semester in 1952.
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At Purdue University, Neil Armstrong had a job as a newspaper deliverer. He always saw Janet Shearon jogging and they became friends.
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In space, during docking everything was going realy well. However, suddenly the ship started spinning out of control becuase on of the thrusters was fireing continuisly. They had to turn the craft off.
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Neil armstrong was one day called to the NASA's cheif of flight operations and he said that Neil would be the commander of the Apollo 11 mission along with two other people.
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The Apollo 11 was launched from Kennendy Space Center in Merrit Island, Florida. More than 1 million spectators were in the area in Motels or tents. 6 thousand NASA workers were invited and among them was Neil Armstrong's wife.
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Wearing the thick white space suit, Neil Armstrong twas the first man to step on a planet that was not ours. His famous words were,"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
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The three men splashed down in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They were quarantined for 18 days because they had to take percautions with moon germs.
