Neil Armstrong
Michael Roembke
EN144: English Composition
Jayme Cook
June 30th, 2016
Brookline College
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Neil Armstrong
Born August 5th, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, Neil Armstrong to this day is one of our most known historical figures (Dunbar, n.d.). Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon; he took that step on July 20th, 1969 (history.com staff, 2010). On that day one of the most famous quotes were spoken, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for humanity” (Neil Armstrong). At a young age Neil earned his pilot’s license, this fascination leads him to study aeronautical engineering at Purdue University (history.com staff, 2010). He was called up to serve in the military in 1969, and there he became a Navy pilot at only 20 years old, and the youngest to ever do so (Millis & Ph.D., 2016). In 1957 he was chosen for the MISS program or “Man in Space Soonest”, and was then later selected to be the first civilian to go into space in 1969 (Millis & Ph. D, 2016). He was part of the Apollo 11 team that landed on the moon, with two other pilots and commanders, Astronaut Edwin “Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins (Millis & Ph. D, 2016). When the Challenger touched down, Armstrong stated “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed”. The “Eagle has landed” has been quoted many times since then. After NASA, he became a teacher in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati until 1979 (Administrator, 2015). He would stay out of the public eye for the majority of years after NASA. He died at 82 years old on August 25th, 2012 of cardiac complications. What Neil Armstrong and the crew of the Apollo 11 mission have accomplished is something that will be forever remembered in US history. We were the first country to put a man on the moon, after losing the race to put a man into space. The moon landing was very significant during that time because of the rivalry with the Soviet Union (“The significance of the moon landings,” 2015). It was a great moment for America as well since there had been a lot of unrest before this event. Like the Vietnam War and the assassination of JFK NEIL ARMSTRONG 3 (“The significance of the moon landings,” 2015). Americans finally had something to be proud of for its country and Neil Armstrong was a part of that …show more content…
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