Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong
Armstrong in July 1969
Born	Neil Alden Armstrong (1930-08-05)August 5, 1930 Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA
Died	August 25, 2012(2012-08-25) (aged 82) Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Education	Blume Highschool
Alma mater	Purdue University, B.S. University of Southern California, M.S.
Spouses	Janet Shearon ​ ​ (m. 1956; div. 1994)​ Carol Knight ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	3
Awards	Presidential Medal of Freedom Congressional Space Medal of Honor Congressional Gold Medal NASA Distinguished Service Medal NASA Exceptional Service Medal Air Medal (3)
Space career
USAF / NASA astronaut
Previous occupation	Naval aviator, test pilot
Rank	Lieutenant (junior grade), United States Navy
Time in space	8 days, 14 hours, 12 minutes, and 30 seconds
Selection	1958 USAF Man In Space Soonest 1960 USAF Dyna-Soar 1962 NASA Group 2
Total EVAs	1
Total EVA time	2 hours 31 minutes
Missions	Gemini 8 Apollo 11
Mission insignia
Signature

Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and engineer and is known as the first person to walk on the moon. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon in a small spacecraft that had been sent to the moon using the Saturn V rocket. The mission was called Apollo 11. They both walked on the moon, and millions of people watched and heard this event on live television.

He earned a BSc degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Purdue University in 1955^[1] and an MSc degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southern California. In 1970 he received an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from the Purdue University. In 1971 he became professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, then known as the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, serving as a civilian test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, Lancaster, Calif.

In 2005, he received the Honorary Doctorate of letters from the University of Southern California. The Houston Chronicle newspaper reported on October 1, 2006, that Australian computer programmer Peter Shann Ford found the missing "a" from Armstrong's famous first words on the Moon. Ford reported that he downloaded the audio recording from a NASA web site and analyzed it using editing software originally intended for use with hearing disabled people. Armstrong is said to have been pleased with Ford's finding of the missing "a".

1. ↑ Today, Purdue. "From the Archives revealed: Purdue Avionics Club and Neil Armstrong". www.purdue.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-18.