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Armstrong, the first astronaut to land on the moon.

Neil alden armstrong (1930) was born on August 5th in WaPaccone Tower, Ohio. 1955 obtained the Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from Purdue University. 1949- 1952 served in the us navy (pilot). From 65438 to 0955, he joined the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aviation Technical Advisory Committee (later NASA), and then worked as a test pilot at the Edwards High Speed Flight Station in California. 1962- 1970, astronaut of manned spacecraft center of national space administration. 1March, 966, special pilot of Gemini 8 spacecraft.

1On July 20th, 969, American astronauts neil armstrong and buzz aldrin landed on the moon for the first time by Apollo 1 1.

1On July 6th, 969, we flew to the moon with Aldrin and Collins (he was the commander) in the Apollo-1 1 spacecraft. On July 20th, Armstrong controlled the Eagle Lunar Module to land on the surface of the moon. In the afternoon 10, he and Aldrin walked out of the lunar module and set foot on the moon. Armstrong took the lead in setting foot on the desolate and silent land of the moon and became the first man to land on and walk on the moon. At that time, he said a famous saying that was often quoted on countless occasions: "This is a small step for individuals, but it is a big step for mankind." They spent 2 1 hour on the moon, 2 1 took off from the moon and returned to earth on 24th. In the same year, he was awarded the Medal of Freedom by the President.

From 1970 to 197 1, he served as the deputy director of the office of advanced research and technology at NASA headquarters in Washington. 197 1 After retiring from NASA, he worked as a professor of aviation engineering at the University of Cincinnati until 1979. 1March 1985 Member of the National Space Commission. 1February, 1986, served as the vice chairman of the presidential commission to investigate the space shuttle accident. Since 1980s, he has also served as the director or chairman of several companies.

1On July 20th, 999, the United States held a ceremony at the Washington Air and Space Museum to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first moon landing. Vice President Al Gore awarded the Langley Gold Medal to American astronaut neil armstrong, his companion Edwin Aldrin and Michael collins in the command module.