Resume of Neil Armstrong 
Background Information: 
• Name: Neil Armstrong 
• Born: August 5, 1930, near Wapakoneta, Ohio 
• Education: Purdue University, University of Southern California 
• Occupations: pilot, teacher, astronaut, public speaker
• Wife: Janet Shearon
• Strength/Interests: flying, space, exploration, calm under pressure
Political Experience 
• National Commission on Space – suggested future space missions 
• Leader of the commission to investigate the explosion of the Challenger
space shuttle 
Interesting Facts 
• Began taking flying lessons when he was 14 years old 
• Built a wind tunnel in the basement of his parents house 
• Flew 78 combat missions during the Korean War 
• After the Korean War he was a test pilot for a variety of aircrafts 
• Was invited to join NASA but at first wasn’t interested because he loved 
to fly airplanes 
• Became an astronaut in 1962 
• On July 20, 1969 he became the first human to walk on the moon 
Death