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Neil Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio
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Airplanes drew his interest from the age of six, when he took his first airplane ride.
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Armstrong enrolled at Purdue University on a Navy scholarship to pursue a degree in aeronautical engineering.
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After serving in the Korean War and then finishing college, he joined the organization that would become NASA
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He was accepted to the NASA Astronaut Corps and flew for his first time as a command pilot on Project Gemini.
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Apollo 11 touched down on the lunar surface
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He landed on the moon
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Armstrong remained with NASA, serving as deputy associate administrator for aeronautics until 1971.
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Staying active in his field, he served as the chairman of Computing Technologies for Aviation, Inc., from 1982 to 1992.
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He and his first wife get divorced
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Armstrong underwent a heart bypass operation in August 2012.
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He died in 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio in Indian Hill
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Shortly after his death, his family released a statement: "For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink."
