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Neil Armstrong: Moon Landing Pioneer

Neil Alden Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969. An American astronaut, engineer, and pilot, Armstrong joined NASA in 1962 and made his first space flight as command pilot of Gemini 8 in 1966. Armstrong received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Nixon and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor for his pioneering role in the United States' space program and historic first steps on the lunar surface as the first human to set foot on the Moon.

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Neil Armstrong: Moon Landing Pioneer

Neil Alden Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969. An American astronaut, engineer, and pilot, Armstrong joined NASA in 1962 and made his first space flight as command pilot of Gemini 8 in 1966. Armstrong received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Nixon and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor for his pioneering role in the United States' space program and historic first steps on the lunar surface as the first human to set foot on the Moon.

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Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and the first person to

walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. Before
becoming an astronaut, Armstrong was an officer in the US Navy. Armstrong joined theNASA Astronaut Corps in
1962. He made his first space flight as command pilot of Gemini 8 in March 1966, becoming NASA's first civilian
astronaut to fly in space.
Armstrong's second and last spaceflight was as commander of Apollo 11, the first manned Moon landing mission
in July 1969. Armstrong was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard Nixon.
President Jimmy Carter presented Armstrong the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978. Armstrong and
his former crewmates received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009.

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