Date of Birth	August 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio
Childhood / Family	Married, Two Sons
Education	He received a scholarship from the US Navy. Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Master of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering, He holds honorary Doctorates from a number of universities
Occupation	Serves as Chairman, AIL Systems, Inc. Deer Park, N.Y.
Military Service / Civilian	Served as a naval aviator, he flew 78 combat missions during the Korean War
Space Training / Specialty	Command Pilot, and Commander
Contribution to Space Travel	He was the first man to step on the moon
Space Missions	Gemini 8 mission, and Apollo 11
Interesting Fact(s)	At 10:56 PM EDT, July 20, 1969, Armstrong stepped from the "Eagle" onto the Moon's surface with the words, "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Status	Retired
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Links	http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/armstrong-na.html http://www.geocities.com/armstrong_tribute/ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/ap11ann/astrobios.htm#Armstrong http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/archive/speech_9.html http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/PAO/html/neilabio.htm http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/armstrong.html http://www.space.com/news/a11_armstrongbio.html

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