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Was born on August 5, 1930, in Wapakoneta, OH.
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On his 16th birthday earned his flying license.
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Neil Armstrong was called into action with the Navy to go fight in the Korean War. When that ended, he returned to college.
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Earned bachelors degree in aeronautical engineering from Purdue.
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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.
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Neil Armstrong, along with two other astronauts, landed on the moon. Armstrong drove the Lunar Module.
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Armstrong and his flight mates received many awards for their moon mission. Awards included the Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
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Neil helped investigate the failed space mission, the Challenger, in 1986. The Challenger blew up after launch, killing its crew.
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, Purdue University announced that they would be naming their new engineering building as Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering.
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Neil died at the age of 82, after complications from heart surgery. He will always be remembered for what he did for nasa and history.
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