Neil Armstrong

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History

Born August 5, 1930 Test pilot Aerospace engineer University professor Naval aviator

College Years

Attended Purdue GAP of 4.8 out of 6.0 Wrote and co-directed school

musicals Baritone player in the Purdue All-

American Marching Band

Astronaut Career

Selected for U.S. Air Force’s Man In Space Soonest in 1958

Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969

Set his boot on the moon July 21, 1969

Famous Words “That’s one small step for man, one

giant leap for mankind.”

Personal Life

Awarded the Sylvanus Thayer Award by the United States Military in 1971

First wife of 38 years divorced him in 1994

Married his second wife on June 12, 1994

Refuses all requests for autographs since 1994

For More Information…

Please Visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn

/about/bios/neilabio.html