WON THE MOON

Neil A. Armstrong commanded the Gemini 8 mission and became the first human to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11.He was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on August 5, 1930.

He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University and a Master of Science degree from the University of Southern California . Armstrong joined the Navy and flew as a naval aviator from 1949 to 1952 . In 1955 he joined the National Advisory Committee for Flight Propulsion Laboratory and later was transferred to the High  Speed Flight Station at Edwards Air Force Base , California , as a civilian pilot for NACA and NASA .
Among the aircrafts he tested the X-15 rocket plane. On July 16,1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong , Bbzz Aldrinj , and Michael Collins departed for the moon . Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin  landed their Lunar Module in the moons Sea of Tranquility. Armstrong and  then Aldrin , stepped onto the surface and became the first humans to leave their footprints in the lunar dust . They explored the surface and gathered moon rocks for over two hours . The next day they fired off  the surface and rejoined Collins in the orbiting mother ship.