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