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Born
Neil Armstrong, in full Neil Alden Armstrong, (born August 5, 1930, Wapakoneta, Ohio, U.S. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Neil-Armstrong -
Childhood
His love for flying started at a young age when his father took him to an air show. From then on his goal was to become a pilot. At the age of 16, he got his pilot's license.
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First Flight
He became a licensed pilot on his 16th birthday and a naval air cadet in 1947. His studies in aeronautical engineering at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, were interrupted in 1950 by his service in the Korean War, during which he was shot down once and was awarded three Air Medals.
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Joining NASA
After earning a degree in aeronautical engineering from Purdue University in 1955, Neil Armstrong became a civilian research pilot for what would later become the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He flew more than 2,450 hours before joining the space program in 1962.
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Family
Neil Armstrong Family Wife - Janet Shearon 2nd Wife - Carol Knight Mother - Viola Louise Father - Stephen Koenig Armstrong Younger brother - Dean Armstrong Younger sister - June Armstrong
Neils first wife divorced after 38 years of marriage, because 1 child died so he married Carol Knight.
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Moon Landing
On July 16, 1969, Armstrong, along with Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins, blasted off in the Apollo 11 vehicle toward the Moon (see Apollo program). Four days later, at 4:17 PM U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), the Eagle lunar landing module, guided manually by Armstrong, touched down on a plain near the southwestern edge of the Sea of Tranquillity (Mare Tranquillitatis).
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Adulthood
He spent his final years with his second wife, Carol, in Indian Hill, Ohio.
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Death
When Neil Armstrong died in a Cincinnati hospital two weeks after undergoing heart surgery in 2012, his family released a touching tribute addressing the astronaut’s millions of admirers around the globe.
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