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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Museum Artifacts Collection, Artifact No. 1970.6.104
Neil ArmstrongUnited States, 1930 - 2012

Most well-known as the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong served as an astronaut for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1962 to 1969l. During his time with NASA, Armstrong participated in the Gemini 5, Gemini 8, and Apollo 11 space missions. Prior to that, he was a test pilot for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (1955-1962). In addition to his role as an astronaut, he was a

Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati (1971-1979), Vice-Chairman of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident (1986), and Chairman of Computing Technologies for Aviation at NASA from 1982-1992.

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