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Neil Armstrong
Astronaut
SpecialtyFirst to walk the Moon
BornAug. 5,
Wapakoneta, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAug.

25, (at age 82)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

NationalityAmerican

Neil Armstrong was a famous American astronaut. He was the very first man to walk on the moon&#;s surface. During his lifetime, Neil worked as an aerospace engineer, test pilot, university professor and a naval aviator.

Early Life

Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, , in Auglaize, just next to Wapakoneta, Ohio.

Neil had two younger siblings and he was Irish, German and Scottish ancestry. His dad worked as an editor for the government and the family moved around the state after he was born.

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Basically, this family moved around to 20 towns. On July 20, , at only of five years old, he experienced his very first airplane flight in Ohio.

Neil attended Blume High School where he took some flying lessons at Wapakoneta Airfield. At age 16, he earned his student flight certificate and then had a