Military service also gave him a strong sense of leadership and teamwork, which would be indispensable as a test pilot. The ...

The plane that Neil Armstrong flew to the edge of space was returned by ground from Copley, ... The jet, a modified Navy fighter which Armstrong flew in the Air Force's Dyna-Soar program in 1963, ...

— -- As the nation mourns one of its heroes, historians and other admirers say Neil Armstrong should be celebrated as more than just the first man on the moon. Astronaut, aviator and teacher ...

The story starts in earnest with Armstrong's days as a Navy combat pilot in the Korean War, in 1951, and the time he had to eject from a crippled F9F Panther jet.

Discover the 10 coolest aircraft flown by Neil Armstrong, celebrating his aviation ... As a test pilot with the Navy and later NASA, ... The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo was an early supersonic jet.

Neil Armstrong, who on July 21, 1969 ... Armstrong received a call-up from the Navy to report to Naval Air Station Pensacola for flight training. ... This was followed by his first jet carrier ...

Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, speaking at a dinner marking the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's three-orbit Mercury flight on Feb. 20, 2012. NASA/Bill Ingalls ...

US Navy pilot, war veteran, aerospace engineer, astronaut and first man on the Moon Neil Armstrong was also an incredible test pilot, with 900 flights in experimental aircraft including the ...

He'd been a pilot since he was16. He flew off aircraft carriers. He helmed rocket-powered X-planes. And then came the opportunity of a lifetime.

An Astronaut's Salute to Neil Armstrong. ... a courageous Navy aviator in the Korean War and a highly regarded test pilot for America's Cold War burst of innovation in supersonic jet aviation.