-
Neil Armstrong was born.
• Born on August 5, 1930, in Wapakoneta Ohio -
Period: to
Neil Armstrongs Life
Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930, and died on August 25, 2012. -
Neil Joined the national Advisory Committe for Aeronautics
Joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1955 -
Assigned to Gemini 8
• Armstrong transferred to astronaut status in 1962. He was assigned as command pilot for the Gemini 8 mission. -
Gemini 8 launched
• Gemini 8 was launched on March 16, 1966, and Armstrong performed the first successful docking of two vehicles in space. -
Neil Armstrongs second flight.
• Armstrong's second flight was Apollo 11 in 1969 -
Landed on the Moon
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong put his left foot on the rocky Moon. -
Neil Armstrong resigned
• He resigned from NASA in 1971 -
Period: to
Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Peace Corps
• Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Peace Corps (1971 to 1973). -
Neil Armstrong was a college professor
• Became a college professor and taught until 1979 -
Period: to
He served as a member of the National Commission on Space
• He served as a member of the National Commission on Space (1985 to 1986) -
Vice-Chairman of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
• Vice-Chairman of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
(1986) -
Neil Armstrong died.
• Neil Armstrong died on August 25, 2012. He was 82. -
"This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
Quote -
I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer.
-
In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand.
-
I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth.
-
Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that particular role. That wasn't planned by anyone.
