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Neil Armstrong | |
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Born | Neil Alden Armstrong (1930-08-05)August 5, 1930 |
Died | August 25, 2012(2012-08-25) (aged 82) |
Education | Blume Highschool |
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Children | 3 |
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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 |
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Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 2 hours 31 minutes |
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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.