Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930, in Wapakoneta, Ohio, less than 60 miles from the Wright brothers’ famed workshop. He earned his student pilot license at age 16 and eventually went on to study aeronautical engineering at Purdue University on a Naval scholarship. At the time, Armstrong also trained as a fighter pilot in Florida and, before graduating from college, flew 78 combat missions (during the Korean War).
Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins during a press conference, London, October 15th 1969. (Photo by Ronald Dumont/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Getty Images
After proving himself as a talented test pilot, Armstrong was asked to join NASA’s astronaut training program in Houston. His first trip into space was in March of 1966, as the command pilot of the Gemini 8 mission.
On July 20, 1969, Armstrong piloted the Apollo 11 Lunar Module to the moon’s surface. He made history as the first human to walk on the moon, famously declaring, “That’s one small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind.”
The moon landing. (Photo by NASA/ullstein bild via Getty Images)It just so happens that on what would have been Armstrong’s 96th birthday, another lunar event was making headlines. On Wednesday, August 6, a SpaceX rocket that had previously launched a pair of lunar landers reportedly crashed into the moon. After drifting off course, the rocket sped towards the lunar surface at a supposed 5,400 miles per hour before most likely making impact.
While scientists were not able to view the collision, a telescope in Chile did see what looks to be a plume of leftover debris. Retired astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell told the Associated Press that there was no doubt in his mind that the rocket “is now teeny, tiny pieces scattered over the moon near Einstein Crater.”
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