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Neil Armstrong was born in Wapaken in the USA. -
He graduated with a degree in aeronautical engineering, and in 1958 he became one of NASA’s most prominent test pilots. -
Neil Armstrong joined the NASA astronaut corps and specialized in improving training methods and developing flight simulators. -
He directed Operation Gemini 8 as commander, a space mission in which he performed a docking maneuver in space. Unfortunately, the mission failed when they lost control of the assembly, although they managed to separate the space capsule and return to Earth. -
Between July 16 and 24 specifically the 21st, he was the commander of the historic Apolo 11 mission and starred in the first human being to walk on the moon, on the surface of our satellite. A Saturn V rocket was used for this feat. Armstrong was the first to set foot on the lunar surface on July 21 and stayed for 2 hours and 14 minutes. The crew was composed of Michael Collins, command module pilot, and Edu Aldrin, in charge of piloting the lunar module. -
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He died in Ohio in the USA in 2012.