Nell A Armstrong commended the Gemini & mission and became the first human to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11. He was born in Wapakoneta Onto on August 5th, 1930. he received a bachelor of science degree from Purdue University and a Master of Science degree from the University of Southern California. Armstrong joined the Navy and flew as a naval aviator from 1942 to 1952. In 1955 he joined the National Advisory Committee for Flight Propulsion Laboratory and taler was transferred to the High Speed Flight Station at Edwards Air Force Base. California as a Civilian Pilot for NACA and NASA. Among the aircraft he tested the X-15 Rocket Plane.
On July 16, 1969 Apollo 11 astronauts Nell Armstrong. Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins departed for the moon. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed their lunar module in the Moon’s. Sea of tranquility. Armstrong and then Aldrin stepped on to the surface and became the first humans to leave their footprints in the lupar dust. They explored the surface and gathered moon rocks for over two hours. The next day they fired off the surface and rejoined Collins in the orbiting mother ship.