Neil Armstrong

Born on August 5, 1930 on his grandparents’ farm in Auglaize County, Ohio, Neil Armstrong was the eldest of three children of Stephen and Viola Engel Armstrong. After he graduated from Blame High School in 1947, Neil Armstrong entered Purdue University with a US Navy scholarship. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. Learn more about his fantastic journey.

• Another space first happened a few years before, when Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.
  
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  Subject: High Frontier redux?
  "I thought I would reopen the discussion on how to make space developement pay its way.
  
  "I am in favor of the old proposal back in 1976 to build power sats and their produced electricity. I would like to see some of the electricity used to disassoiate good old water and use the hydrogen to build a H2 economy.
  
  "I know this is long term project, I still think we should get cracking!"
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