Neil Alden Armstrong born August 5, 1930 (age 76) is a former American astronaut, test pilot, university professor, and Naval Aviator, and was the first human to set foot on the Moon. His first spaceflight was Gemini 8 in 1966, for which he was the command pilot. On this mission, he performed the first manned docking of two spacecraft together with pilot David Scott. Armstrong's second and last spaceflight was as mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission 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 was an aviator for the United States Navy who saw action in the Korean War, then 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.
The lunar crater, Armstrong, located 50 km away from the Apollo 11 landing site, was named in his honor.
2007-03-13 20:51:01
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answered by PerFecT StrAngEr.. is back 6
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Neil Alden Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930
He is a former American astronaut, test pilot, university professor, and Naval Aviator, and was the first human to set foot on the Moon. His first spaceflight was Gemini 8 in 1966, for which he was the command pilot. On this mission, he performed the first manned docking of two spacecraft together with pilot David Scott. Armstrong's second and last spaceflight was as mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission 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 was an aviator for the United States Navy who saw action in the Korean War, then 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.
2007-03-14 03:46:15
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answered by Electric 7
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Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930
The other guys names are-
David Scott -born June 6, 1932
Buzz Aldrin -born January 20, 1930
Michael Collins-born October 31, 1930
2007-03-14 04:24:12
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answered by Anonymous
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<>Are you asking about Neil Armstrong, the astronaut? If so, his DOB is August 5, 1930. And what other do you want?>
2007-03-14 03:43:13
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answered by druid 7
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it's Neil Armstrong, and his birthday is on August 5, 1930. but what is other??
2007-03-14 03:44:56
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answered by Anonymous
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