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Neil Armstrong: Astronaut,Test Pilot |
Quotes: 1."In 1969 Armstrong was commander of Apollo 11 the first named lunar landing mission, and gained the distinction of being the first man to land on the moon and the first man to step on it's surface." so says the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2."That's one small step for man one giant leap for man kind." Neil Armstrong |
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Timeline: 1.1930-Born in Ohio 2.1949-1952-He served as a naval aviator 3.July 20, 1969 at 10:56- Armstrong stepped on the moon 4.1969-He earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Robert J. Collier Trophy 5.1971-1979- Professor in aerospace engineering |
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Character Quality Traits/Anecdotes: 1.Strong-he could chop down trees as a boy 2.Friendly-he was nice and never mean 3.Brave-first man to step on the moon 4.Adventurous-he flew a spaceship 5. Good reader-fifth grade reading level in third grade |
Accomplishments: 1.In 1969, he was the first man to walk on the moon. It was truly amazing feat, and the flag he stuck in the moon is still there today. 2. He performed the first successful docking of two ships in space 3. He has pioneered research on many high speed aircrafts and he has flown over 200 different models of plane 4.He was deputy associate administrator for aeronautics,NASA headquarters, Washington D.C. where he was responsible for overall NASA research and technology for all aeronautics 5.he was a professor of aerospace engineering at Cincinnati University |
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