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BORN
Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio -
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His early life
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First lessons
When Armstrong was fifteen he began taking flying lessons at the airport -
Pilot
At age 16, He was a student pilot. -
Received the license
He received the license before graduating from high school in 1947 Blume in Wapakoneta. -
Military
In 1949 the Navy called him to fulfill military duties -
NACA
in 1952, Armstrong joined the National Advisory Committee (NACA) -
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Jobs
In the next 17 years worked as an engineer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator for NACA and its successor agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). -
First space mission
On March 16 in 1966 he flew his first space mission as commander of Gemini 8 with David Scott. -
Start the journey
In July 16 1969, Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Aldrin began their journey to the Moon -
Special greeting for your scouts
"I would like to greet all my fellow scouts and scouters of Farragut State Park in Idaho this week celebrating the national jamboree, Apollo 11 sends best wishes. ", Neil Armstrong. -
Step on the moon
VIDEOArmstrong piloted the Lunar Module and achieves a safe landing on the lunar surface. At 2:56:20 of July 21, 1969 -
Finish the journey
On July 24, 1969, the three men splashed down in the Pacific Ocean and were picked up by the USS Hornet. None of them would ever fly in space. -
NASA
Armstrong took office as deputy associate administrator for the Aeronautics Division of the NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC -
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Professor
After leaving NASA in 1971, began his work as a professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati -
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Technology
Armstrong was chairman of Computing Technologies for Aviation, Inc., in Charlottesville, Virginia. After these works, Armstrong became chairman of the board of AIL Systems, Inc., an electronics company in Deer Park, New York. -
Died
He died on August 25, 2012, at a hospital in Columbus, Ohio, from complications after surgery
