Neil Armstrong

By cmhouse

  • Born

  • Earned pilot's license

  • Began college

    Studied at Perdue University

  • Served in Korean War

    Flew 78 combat missions

  • Left service

    Went back to college to study aeronautical engineering

  • Joined NACA

    National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (later becomes NASA)

  • Married

    Married to Janet Sharon

  • First son born

    First son Eric born

  • Sputnik launched

    Soviet Union began space race

  • Explorer 1 launched

    United States joined space race

  • First daughter born

    First daughter Karen born

  • Second son born

    Second son, Mark, born

  • Joined astronaut program

  • Apollo 8 launched

    First manned space mission from United States

  • Apollo 11 journey begins

    Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin aboard

  • Lunar Module landed on moon

  • Apollo 11 returned to Earth

  • Retired from NASA

  • Joined faculty of University of Cincinnati

    Taught aerospace engineering

  • Testifies against Obama's decision to cancel the Constellation program