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    Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. He was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio on August 5, 1930 (Nasa Administrator). In 1947 Armstrong received the USA scholarship navy and he entered the Purdue University to study aeronautical engineering study. After a year, the U.S. Navy called him to active duty and he became a Navy pilot (Neil Armstrong Biography). In 1950 he was sent to the Korean War. (Neil Armstrong Biography). Neil was the youngest pilot aboard the USS Essex. Neil Armstrong is a hero because he was brave, willing to risk his life, and unselfish. The strong trait of Neil Armstrong is willing to risk. At the age of six, Armstrong developed fascination with flying. He worked a lot of jobs to pay his lessons. Neil Armstrong risks everything to sacrify his dream and his…

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    Running head: NEIL ARMSTRONG 1 Neil Armstrong Michael Roembke EN144: English Composition Jayme Cook June 30th, 2016 Brookline College NEIL ARMSTRONG 2 Neil Armstrong Born August 5th, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, Neil Armstrong to this day is one of our most known historical figures (Dunbar, n.d.). Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon; he took that step on July 20th, 1969 (history.com staff, 2010). On that day one of the most famous quotes were spoken, “That’s one small step for…

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    brave missions, Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on the moon and accomplished what no other person could do because he was brave, able to handle extreme situations, highly trained, and experienced with air and spacecraft. Growing up, Neil gained experience and education with piloting aircraft. Aeronautics were very important and interesting to him as a child. He obtained his pilots license before he could drive a car (Shorn). Armstrong’s education provided a basis…

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    Biography of Neil Armstrong By Nadia Ludwig Did you know that an American was the first person to walk on the moon? This was only less than 50 years ago. This American’s name was Neil Armstrong. He is one of the most famous astronauts in the world. Neil Armstrong is one of only 12 people to have ever walked on the moon. Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930 in Auglaize County in Ohio, his parents were Stephen Koenig Armstrong and Viola Louise Engel and he had two younger siblings Dean and…

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    Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. He was an astronaut who flew, in two space missions. One was the Apollo 11 the mission that he landed on the moon. Neil was also an engineer, a pilot and a college professor. And also flew in the korean war as a jet fighter. Neil Armstrong had a wife named Janet Sharon. Neil was born on august 5,1930. When Neil was a kid he loved to build and play with model planes. He had almost one hundred model planes in his room.Neil wasn’t an…

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    have you ever wondered how people land a spaceship, well it’s not as easy as it looks and neil Armstrong and his crew knows how hard it is one day on july 20, 1969 at kennedy space center, neil armstrong, buzz aldrin, and michael collins was getting ready for the day they never forget. the 3 men have a job from nasa the president j.f.k want them to be the first men to walk on the moon Practice . Neil armstrong, buzz aldrin,and michael collins have been practicing for the day they never forget,…

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    Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot onto the moon. He set foot on the moon in 1969 on the Apollo 11 mission. The Apollo 11 was planned to set two men on the moon and they did. He has two college degrees. He has a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Purdue University. He also has a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Southern California. He was born August 5, 1930 Wapakoneta OH and died in August 25, 2012 Cincinnati OH. Neil had 3 children…

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    The Abstract:- Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut who was the first astronaut to land on the moon and was also the first person to walk on the moon. Many people nowadays support the idea that Neil Alden Armstrong did not really land on the moon and walk on it, they think that it was not a real act, they think it was staged. These people think that he did not land on the moon because they think that back then, they did not have the modern technology that we have now. Some people…

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    Neil Armstrong was first getting interested in flying when he was five years old thats when he started to make models of airplanes. When he was six years old that is when he first got to fly in a airplane. When he was 15 years old he had his pilot license before he got his drivers license. The rocket x-5 was the fastest airplane in the world and Neil Armstrong got to fly it as a test pilot. After he was in the Korean war that is when he got to fly the x-5 rocket. Neil Armstrong went…

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    Do you know who Neil Armstrong is? Or what he did? And if you do why should we care? Neil Armstrong was the first man too walk on the moon and the pilot too land on the moon. This all happened in 1996 July 20 he was not the first man in space however but that doesn’t matter right now. Why should you care about him? It’s a good chance that you weren't alive or were too young too remember when he landed. He opened up a whole new world too explore and thanks too him we beat russia too the moon.…

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