This extremely delicate maneuver would be performed by mission commander Neil Armstrong, who — like his co-pilot, David Scott ... while they waited for a Navy destroyer to come and pick ...

Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was born Aug. 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio. In 1947, Armstrong enrolled at Purdue University on a Navy scholarship to pursue ... he served as an ...

I’m Neil Armstrong ... Neil got his pilot’s licence when he was just 16, before he could even drive a car. Before he became an astronaut, Neil flew fighter planes for the navy and later ...

Whether helping astronauts enter Earth orbit, walk on the moon, pilot a space shuttle ... Mercury/Gemini: The first space suits were modified U.S. Navy jet-aircraft pressure suits.

Neil Armstrong fell in love with flying when he took his first plane ride, aged just 6. When he was 16, he’d already got his pilot’s licence. He became a US Navy pilot and then was chosen to ...

I’m Neil Armstrong ... Neil got his pilot’s licence when he was just 16, before he could even drive a car. Before he became an astronaut, Neil flew fighter planes for the navy and later ...