Neil Armstrong
Birth Name:
Neil Alden Armstrong
Birth Place:
Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States
Profession
Actor, Camera department
Fast Facts
- In 1978, he received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor
- Earned a degree in aeronautical engineering from Purdue University
- Graduated from the University of Southern California with a Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering
- Is best known as the first man to walk on the moon
- Played baritone in teh Purdue University All-American Marching Band
- Served as an aviator in the U․S․ Navy during the Korean War
- Started serving on the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in 1955