Armstrong, Neil

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Portrait of Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
Name
Armstrong, Neil Gender: M
born on 5 August 1930 at 00:31 (= 12:31 AM )
Place Washington OH, USA, 40n34, 84w12
Timezone EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source
BC/BR in hand Rodden Rating AA
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_leocol.18.gif 12°04' s_mo.18.gif s_sagcol.18.gif 25°24 Asc.s_gemcol.18.gif 02°31'



Biography

American astronaut, the first man to set foot on the Moon, on 7/20/1969, 10:56 PM EDT, with the quote, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." He returned home to a New York City ticker-tape parade on 8/13/1969.

Armstrong got his private pilot's license on 8/05/1946 at the age of 16. He became a Navy aviator 1949-52, flying 72 combat missions in Korea. He was shot down once and was awarded three air medals. He became an aeronautical research pilot in 1955 and was selected for astronaut training on 9/16/1962.

He flew as backup command pilot of the Gemini space shot on 3/16/1966, when he made the first manual space docking. In May 1968, his jet trainer crashed and he parachuted safely from 12,000 feet. Armstrong was a crewman on the Apollo 11 on 7/16/1969, and made his historic first step on the Moon four days later.

He left NASA in 1971, becoming a professor of aeronautical engineering until January 1980. From then, he was semi-retired, playing golf three to five times a week. He kept his hand in with a cattle farm in Ohio. He flies his own plane, sits on the boards of various companies and is Chairman of the Board of Computing Technologies for Aviation in Charlottesville, VA.

Armstrong married in January 1956; he had a son, Eric, in 1957 and a daughter, Karen, in 1959 who is now deceased.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

  • business associate/partner relationship with Glenn, John (born 18 July 1921)

Events

  • Health : Accident (Non-fatal) 10 November 1978 (Had ring finger pulled off in an accident)
  • Work : Great Achievement 20 July 1969 at 10:56 AM in Moon (Stepped on the Moon)
  • Work : Prize 13 August 1969 (Ticker-tape parade in NYC)
  • Work : Begin Major Project 5 August 1946 (Private pilot's license, age 16)
  • Work : New Career 1949 (Navy pilot, three years)
  • Work : New Job 1955 (Aeronautical research pilot)
  • Work : Gain social status 16 September 1962 (Selected for astronaut training)
  • Work : New Job 16 March 1966 (Backup command pilot of Gemini spaceshot)
  • Health : Accident (Non-fatal) May 1968 (Jet trainer crashed)
  • Work : New Job 16 July 1969 (Crewman on Appolo spacecraft)
  • Work : New Career 1971 (Engineering Professor for nine years)
  • Relationship : Marriage January 1956 (Married)

Source Notes

LMR quotes B.C. in hand that gives Washington township, Auglaise Co.

Arthur Blackwell cites research that EST was used in the area, not CST. Tom Shanks' American Atlas gives EST

Edwin Steinbrecher gives CST;

Gauquelin Book of Charts gives 00:10 AM CST, St. Marys, OH, CST.

Biography: Sean Connolly, "Neil Armstrong," 1998, Reed Educational and Professional Publishers Ltd.

Categories

  • Vocation : Travel : Astronaut
  • Vocation : Travel : Pilot/ private (From age 16)
  • Vocation : Travel : Pilot/ military (Flew 72 combat missions)
  • Vocation : Military : Combat (Flew 72 missions; shot down once)
  • Vocation : Military : Honors (Three air medals)
  • Vocation : Education : Teacher (Professor of aeronautical engineering)
  • Vocation : Engineer : Aerospace
  • Lifestyle : Social Life : Sports (Golf)
  • Vocation : Business : Top executive
  • Vocation : Miscellaneous : Farmer/ Rancher (Has a cattle farm)
  • Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (One, lasting)
  • Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Two)
  • Notable : Famous : Historic figure (Astronaut, first to step on Moon)
  • Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
  • Notable : Famous : First in Field (First to step on the Moon)

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