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11 Neil Armstrong Facts for Kids

navajocodetalkersadmin on December 4, 2014 - 3:00 pm in Fun Facts for Kids

Neil Armstrong is an American hero! He was the first man on the moon.

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While we take space travel a little more for granted than we used to Mr. Armstrong’s contribution to space travel was tremendous. He uttered the words “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” as he exited the space ship and stepped out on to the moon.

On July 20th 1969 Neil Armstrong was the first American to step foot on the moon! He was only 38 years old when he took that historic first step for the world to see.

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A graduate of Purdue University he held a degree in engineering but always longed to be up in the clouds soaring high.

He actually received his pilots license long before he received his drivers license at 16! He was born August 5th 1930 in Ohio.

He received a Naval Scholarship to attend Purdue University and was shortly called to war in Korea, he returned to Purdue