N.Armstrong

Neil Alden Armstrong
"Buzz"

Born: 5 August 1930, Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States

Nationality: American

Died: 25 August 2012

Group: Man In Space Soonest (25 June 1958)

Group2: Dyna-Soar Group 1 (1 April 1960)

Group3: NASA Group 2 (11 September 1962)

Group4: X-15 Pilots 1 ( 1957)

Status: Deceased

FAI Flights:

1

16 March 1966

10 hours, 41 minutes, 26 seconds

2

16 July 1969

8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds

EVA's:

1

21 July 1969

2 hours, 32 minutes

2

21 July 1969

5 minutes

Non-Qualifying Flights with Significance:

X-15 Flight #29

30 November 1960

9 minutes, 54 seconds

X-15 Flight #31

9 December 1960

10 minutes, 49 seconds

X-15 Flight #46

10 December 1961

10 minutes, 25 seconds

X-15 Flight #48

17 January 1962

10 minutes, 28 seconds

X-15 Flight #49

5 April 1962

11 minutes, 17 seconds

X-15 Flight #51

20 April 1962

12 minutes, 29 seconds

X-15 Flight #64

26 July 1962

10 minutes, 22 seconds

Education
BS (Aeronautical Engineering), Purdue University
MS (Aerospace Engineering), University of Southern California

Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon, 20 July 1969. As he stepped onto the moon, Armstrong said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

He was an Air Force pilot with degrees from Purdue University and the University of Southern California. Armstrong also had been an X-15 pilot, although none of his flights took him high enough to qualify for astronaut wings.

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