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Neil Armstrong
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X-15
Real/Birth Name:
Neil Alden Armstrong
Also Known As:
Neil A. Armstrong
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
5 August 1930
Death Date:
25 August 2012
Age at Death:
82, 20 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo
♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA
Brief Facts:
Test pilot. Astronaut. Aerospace engineer. Flew the X-15. First person on the Moon.
Space Missions:
Apollo 11 (1969)
First manned landing, in Sea of Tranquility.
Gemini 8 (1966)
Accomplished first docking with another space vehicle, an unmanned Agena Target Vehicle. While docked, a Gemini spacecraft thruster malfunction caused near-fatal tumbling of the craft, which, after undocking, Armstrong was able to overcome; the crew effected the first emergency landing of a manned U.S. space mission.
X-15
Multiple flights by a rocket-powered aircraft. Some qualified by the US Air Force for an Astronaut Medal, exceeding 50 miles altitude.
Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.
Aerospace Walk of Honor
1991.
Congressional Gold Medal
2009.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
1978.
International Air & Space Hall of Fame
1971.
International Space Hall of Fame
.
National Aviation Hall of Fame
1979.
Presidential Medal of Freedom
1969.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
1993.
United States Naval Aviation Hall of Honor
2010.
Hollywood Walk of Fame
A star at Corner of Hollywood Boulevard & Vine Street for contributions to the television industry14 January 1993
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