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Neil Armstrong
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Neil Armstrong

Explorer · born August 5, 1930 · died 2012

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Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who, as the commander of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot and university professor.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. ~39Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom1969
  2. ~39Received the Order of Culture1969

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1963 · United Kingdom

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