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Date of Birth
Born in Wapakoneta, Ohio. -
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Neil Armstrong's Life
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College
Enrolled at Purdue University on a Navy college scholarship to study aeronautical engineering. -
Marriage
Married to Janet Shearon in Wilmette, Illinois. -
NASA
Chosen to join NASA's team of astronauts. -
Gemini 8
Selected to be the commander pilot for the Gemini 8 flight to space. -
Mission to moon begins
Along with Edwin Aldrin and MIchael Collins, Armstrong commanded Apollo 11, mission to the moon. -
Landed on the moon
Armstrong and Aldrin, landed their lunar module "The Eagle" and were the first humans to ever walk on the moon. -
Master's Degree
Earned a master's degree from the University of California in aerospace engineering. -
Government Investigation
Chosen to assist the government investigation of the crash of the Challenger spacecraft. -
Heart Attack
Armstrong suffered from a mile heart attack while on a vacation with friends in Colorado. -
Book Published
Armstrong's At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program was published -
Astronaut Hall of Fame
Armstrong was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame.
