Neil A. Armstrong

	NEIL A. ARMSTRONG U.S. Astronaut
	Born Wapakoneta, Ohio, August 5, 1930. Aeronautical engineer, Naval Aviator, Korean war veteran. NASA test pilot 1955, flying the famed X-15 over 200,000 feet and 4,000 MPH. Designated astronaut 1962, the first civilian to be so selected. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". With these historic words, man's dream of the ages -- to go to the moon -- is fulfilled, and the commander of the gallant Apollo XI crew, Neil Armstrong, set foot on the cold surface of the moon. No event in history so captured the interest of all men, and through the very technology which took the spacecraft over the dark reaches of space to the distant planet, we were all witness to the dream of the event as it took place. Only his superb skill as a pilot and astronaut guided the "Eagle" to a safe landing on the moon when it became essential in the final descent phase to manually control the vehicle to avoid landing in a rough crater.
	Elected to the International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1971