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Neil Armstrong was born August 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio
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Went to Purdue University. Graduated 1955.
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Fought in the Korean war.
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joined NACA in 1955
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Got married to Janet Shearton on January 28, 1956.
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Armstrong became an astronaut in 1962.
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He was the commander of Gemini 8 in 1966. He flew on that mission with David Scott. They were the first astronauts to dock, or connect, two vehicles in space.
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Neil Armstrong flew an LLTV. About 100 feet (30 m) above the ground, Armstrong's controls started to degrade and the LLTV began banking. He ejected safely (later analysis suggested that if he had ejected half a second later, his parachute would not have opened in time). His only injury was from biting his tongue.
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Was awarded the presidential medal of freedom by president Richard Nixon.
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Went to the University of Southern California
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Investigated a flight explosion.
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left NASA in 1971
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Investigates the Challenger's explosion.
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Neil Armstrong died August 5, 2012 at the age of 82.
