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The date was born
He was born -
He became
He became a midshipman -
He was hit
He was hit by anti-aircraft fire -
He joined the
Armstrong joined the NASA Astronaut Corps in the second, which was selected in 1962. -
He made his first
He made his first spaceflight as commander of Gemini 8 in March 1966. -
What hepened in July 1969?
In July 1969, Armstrong and Apollo 11 Lunar Module pilot Buzz Aldrin performed the first manned Moon landing -
What hapened in 1978?
President Jimmy Carter presented Armstrong with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978.
