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NEIL ARMSTRONG
THE FIRST MAN ON THE MOON
It isn’t very often that Neil Armstrong’s feet are on the ground. But when they are, they are known for being the first step on the moon’s surface. As spacecraft commander for Apollo II, the first manned lunar landing mission, Armstrong was the first man to land a craft on the moon.
While working as a test pilot at NASA’s Flight Research Center, Armstrong flew over 200 different models of aircraft including jets, rockets, helicopters and gliders.
In 1966, Armstrong was assigned as a command pilot for the Gemini mission. He performed the first successful mission of docking two vehicles in space.
A 17-year veteran in the aerospace industry, Armstrong has worked in several positions including naval aviator and administrator. He has worked as a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati where he was involved in both teaching and research.
He received a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from Purdue University and a master of science in aerospace engineering from the University of Southern California. He holds honorary doctorates from a number of universities.
Armstrong is a fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and the Royal Aeronautical Society; an honorary fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the International Astronautical Federation. He is a director of the Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company and the Eaton Corporation, the Taft Broadcasting Company, Cincinnati Milacron, USX, Inc. and UAL, Inc. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco. He served as a member of the national Commission on Space, as vice-chairman of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident and as chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Peace Corps.
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