Neil Armstrong biography

  • 1930, date of birth

    1930, date of birth
    Neil Armstrong was born in Wapaken in the USA.
  • 1958, studies

    1958, studies
    He graduated with a degree in aeronautical engineering, and in 1958 he became one of NASA’s most prominent test pilots.
  • 1962, simulators and methods

    1962, simulators and methods
    Neil Armstrong joined the NASA astronaut corps and specialized in improving training methods and developing flight simulators.
  • 1962, Operation Gemini 8

    1962, Operation Gemini 8
    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.
  • 1969, step the moon

    1969, step the moon
    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.
  • 1969, video

  • 2012, death

    2012, death
    He died in Ohio in the USA in 2012.