Neil Armstrong has made an amazing contribution to

America and space exploration

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Early Life

A. Childhood
Quotes: "When he was 14 years old, he worked after school at a pharmacy to earn money
to fly light airplanes at a nearby air field. He earned his pilot's license on his sixteenth
birthday, before he even had an automobile driver's license."
Comment: He was very interested in aeronuatics and flight even when he was a child,
long before he went to space.
Source: "Neil Armstrong." BiographyInContext.com. Galegroup, n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2015.

B. Getting a degree
Quotes: "Although Armstrong's family was not poor, they did not have the means to send
their children to college. Neil overcame that problem, however, by earning a Navy
college scholarship and enrolling at Purdue University in 1947 to study aeronautical
engineering for two years."
Paraphrasing: His family was not poor, they just ad no intent on sending their kids to
collage, but armstong got and amazing opportunity to earn a Navy College
Scholarship,and there he studied aeronuatical engineering for two years
Comment: It is amazing that he wanted this so much, to ge into college that he got a
Navy Scholorship and had to go to war. That takes a lot of dedication
Source: "Neil Armstrong." BiographyInContext.com. Galegroup, n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2015.

C. Heading to War
Quotes: "Armstrong then left for a naval flight training base in Florida, after which he
went to Korea to fight in the Korean conflict. He flew a total of 78 combat missions, and
was awarded the Air Medal for the United States Military three times. He had several
near-fatal disasters during war, including several times when he was forced to fly
crippled planes to safety after being hit by enemy gunfire."
Paraphrasing: After his two years of school, he left for Korea to fight in the war as a
combat pilot. He flew a total of 78 conbat missions, and he was rewared the Air Medal

for the United States Military three times. He also had some near death experiences
during the war, including several times he had to fly cripled planes tht were being hit by
enemy gunfire.
Comment: I like the fact that America's first man to walk on the monn, was also an
amazing combat pilot during the Korean war. Amazing person
Source: "Neil Armstrong." BiographyInContext.com. Galegroup, n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2015.
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Space Adventures

A. Moon Landing
Quotes: "The trio were launched into space on July 16, 1969. Serving as the missions
commander, Armstrong piloted the Lunar Module to the moons surface on July 20,
1969, with Buzz Aldrin aboard.For about two and a half hours, Armstrong and Aldrin
collected samples and conducted experiments. They also took photographs, including
their own footprints."
Paraphrasing: The trio launched into space on July 16, 1969. Armostrong was the pilot
and the commander. When they actually landed on the moon, Armstrong and Aldrin
spent over 2 and a half hours collecting samples and doing tests, also taking pictures,
including some of their own footprints. They also brought samples back to earth.
Source: "Neil Armstrong." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 22 Mar.
2015.

B. Space Research
Quotes: "In 1966, he was selected as the commander pilot for the Gemini 8 flight into
space. He was accompanied by astronaut David Scott, and their mission was to dock
their command vehicle to a burned-out rocket stage, the first docking attempted in space.
However, while the docking was in progress, one of Gemini 8's rocket thrusters shortcircuited, and Armstrong was forced to undock and stabilize the command capsule so the
astronauts could return safely to Earth. "Another narrow escape for Armstrong occurred
in 1968. While training in a lunar module at Ellington Air Force Base near Houston,
Texas, the module suddenly went out of control. Armstrong, however, was able to
parachute to safety seconds before the module crashed and exploded. His numerous
brushes with death did not make him afraid of further travel in space. He once said, "I
have been in relatively high-risk businesses all of my adult life.... I have confidence in
the equipment, the planning, the training."
Comment: Armstrong has been through and tested many a aircraft for space travel
prposes, and has alowed scientists to take his tests and improve the craft, and create
better technology. This could also be an adversity for armstrong as of all of the near
death experiences while piloting these aircrafts.

Source: "Neil Armstrong." BiographyInContext.com. Galegroup, n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2015.

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After Space

A. Later Contributions
Quotes: After leaving NASA, he joined the faculty of the University of Cincinnati as a
professor of aerospace engineering. Armstrong remained at the university for eight years.
Staying active in his field, he served as the chairman of Computing Technologies for
Aviation, Inc., from 1982 to 1992.
Paraphrasing: after he eft NASA he got his masters and became a professor of aerospace
engineering at te University of Cincinnati, where he stayed for eight years. Then he was
the chairman fo Computing Technologies for Aviations Inc.
Source: "Neil Armstrong Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 16
Mar. 2015.

B. Later Contributions Continued

Quotes: A quiet and private man, Armstrong and his family have successfully avoided the
limelight that usually accompanies fame and fortune. However, in 1986, he was
appointed to assist in the government investigation into the crash of the Challenger
spacecraft, in which all of the crew members were killed.In the meantime, he also
founded a computer systems company in 1979.Armstrong became a director at Ohio
National Financial Services Inc. in 1997, while also serving on the boards of Cinergy
Corp. and Cincinnati Milacron Inc. He later served on the board of AIL Systems Inc., an
electronic systems company that merged with EDO Corporation in 2000. He also served
as chairman of EDO's board of directors.
Paraphrasing: He and his family stayed out of the limelight for quit a while, then he was
hired to assist in the government investigation of the crash of the Challenger Spacecraft.
During this he also founded his own computer systems company. He also served on the
board of many different companies. He bacame a director at Ohio National Financial
Services Inc. while serving on the board of Cinergy Corp. He later served on the board of
AIL Systems Inc. who later merged with EDO Corporation. Then he served as the
chairman of EDO's board of directors.
Source: "Neil Armstrong." BiographyInContext.com. Galegroup, n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2015.
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Congress

A. Standing before Congress

Quotes: "He testified in Congress against President Barack Obama's decision to cancel
the Constellation program, which included another mission to the moon.Obama also

sought to encourage private companies to get involved in the space travel business and to
move forward with more unmanned space missions."
Comment: He did not want Obama to cancel the space program, as the country that is the
leader of space exploration, it wouldn't be very wise to stop all of the progress that we
have made. He thought that we should continue on creating maned space craft and maned
missions to the moon and beyond, to explor our solar system.
Source: "Neil Armstrong Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 16
Mar. 2015.

B. Standing before Congress Continued

Quotes: Taking this new decision, Armstrong said, would cost the United States its
leadership position in space exploration. "America is respected for its contributions it has
made in learning to sail on this new ocean. If the leadership we have acquired through
our investment is simply allowed to fade away, other nations will surely step in where we
have faltered. I do not believe that would be in our best interests,"
Paraphrasing: Canceling the space program would cause the United States to lose its
leadership in space exploration, and also that we are repected by achieving this as a
country. If we just simply allow our leadership and achievments that we have aquired
through our great investment (LOTS OF MONEY) to just go away, other countries will
surly come and fill in where we have left, and that is definatly not in our best interest.
Source: "Neil Armstrong Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 16
Mar. 2015.