2006-07-26 20:42:10 · 8 answers · asked by moshkh32 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is a former American astronaut, test pilot, and Naval Aviator famous as the first human ever to set foot on the Moon. Armstrong's first space flight was as command pilot of Gemini 8 in 1966. On this mission, he performed the first manned docking of two spacecraft together with pilot David Scott. Armstrong's second and last space flight was as mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969. On this famous "giant leap for mankind", Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface and spent 2.5 hours exploring, while Michael Collins orbited above.
Before becoming an astronaut, he had served as an aviator in the United States Navy, seeing action in the Korean War. Following this he became a test pilot at the NACA High-Speed Flight Station, now known as the Dryden Flight Research Center, where he flew over 900 flights in a variety of aircraft. As a research pilot, Armstrong served as project pilot on the F-100 Super Sabre A and C aircraft, F-101 Voodoo, and the Lockheed F-104A Starfighter. He also flew the Bell X-1B, Bell X-5, North American X-15, F-105 Thunderchief, F-106 Delta Dart, B-47 Stratojet, KC-135 Stratotanker and Paresev.
2006-07-26 20:54:33 · answer #1 · answered by hughgrant_bulkyboy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Neil Armstrong was the first human to step on the moon, followed by Buzz Aldrin. Michael Collins piloted the Command Module for Apollo 13.
Apollo 13 left Earth on a Saturn V rocket - Eventually the Command Module, named Columbia - and the Lunar module, named Eagle, seperated. When they finally orbitted the Moon, Eagle seperated from Columbia and landed on the moon. Armstrong and Aldrin would return in the top portion of Eagle and meet back up with Columbia and return home
2006-07-27 03:53:59 · answer #2 · answered by James R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neil Armstrong is the first man that landed on moon in 1969 in the Sea of Tranquility.The mother ship's name was Columbia.
2006-07-27 03:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by kikyo_purple_flower 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neil Armstrong and The Eagle. The first message from the moon was "the Eagle has landed."
2006-07-27 03:47:50 · answer #4 · answered by runningviolin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recent studies say that nobody landed on the Moon and Armstrong was a studio actor.
2006-07-27 06:14:19 · answer #5 · answered by mekaban 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEIL ARMSTRONG I DONT KNOW THE SHIP JUST THE NAME OF THE ASTRONAUT
2006-07-27 03:46:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
neil armstrong
2006-07-27 03:47:03 · answer #7 · answered by shell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...not going to dignify with a response... try typing into google, you'll save time.
2006-07-27 03:47:44 · answer #8 · answered by 006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋