On September 13, 1962, Deke Slayton called Neil Armsrtong and asked him if he would like to fly for NASA. Armstrong said "Yes" and his selection was announced to the public 4 days later.
Armstrong was part of the second group of astronauts selected. The "New Nine" consisted of Armstrong, Jim Lovell, Elliot See, Frank Borman, Jim McDivitt, Ed White, Tom Stafford, Pete Conrad, and John Young. See died before making a spaceflight. Armstrong, Lovell, Borman, Stafford, Conrad and Young all flew to the moon. Only Armstrong, Conrad and Young actually walked on the moon. The other 9 moonwalkers all came from later astronaut classes.
The first manned moon landing occurred on July 20, 1969, during NASA's Apollo 11 mission. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to set foot on the lunar surface.
Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon on Sunday, July 20, 1969.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon on July 20, 1969, which was a Sunday.
Neil and Edwin Aldrin stayed a little over 24 hours on the moon only.
There is no official Neil Armstrong Day in the US.
Neil Armstrong always wanted to be a pilot one day from childhood.
Neil Armstrong always wanted to be a pilot one day from childhood.
Neil Armstrong and his team landed on the Moon on the day, 20th July 1969.
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Neil Armstrong landed on the moon some ideas what you could do write a diary for Neil Armstrong for the day he landed on the Moon could include emotions or a description and information for on the journey
Armstrong trained about 2 years for his Gemini 8 mission and another 2 years for the Apollo 11 mission. He became an astronaut in September 1962. Basically they trained from the first day they started with NASA.
The first manned moon landing occurred on July 20, 1969, during NASA's Apollo 11 mission. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to set foot on the lunar surface.
July 20, 1969
Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon on Sunday, July 20, 1969.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon on July 20, 1969, which was a Sunday.