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Close ✕Neil Armstrong
Born Wapakoneta, Ohio, 5 August 1930; died 25 August 2012. A naval aviator who flew 78 combat missions in Korea, then a research pilot at NACA and NASA, where he made seven flights in the…
No recorded place · 1930-08-05 – 2012-08-25
Connections
- first walked at Tranquility Base (Apollo 11 landing site) — Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon here on 21 July 1969 at 02:56 UTC.
- commanded Apollo 11 — Armstrong commanded Apollo 11 and flew Eagle manually past a boulder field during the final descent.
Mission history61 missions · 1959 → 2026 · 2 planned
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