Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong, as we all know, was the first man on the moon. Everyone commonly knows him for saying “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”, on 20th July. Armstrong wasn’t as famous since he returned to Earth. Instead of living the life of fame from landing on the moon, he spent the rest of life working quietly to give others a chance of their own. Armstrong had a lifelong interest in flight; he started building and testing modal airplanes in elementary school. He also learnt how to fly a plane at only 16. He flew 78 combat missions during the Korean War as a navy pilot, and logged more than 1000 hours as a test pilot before being a recruit to NASA’s (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) second group of astronauts in 1962. Sadly Neil Armstrong died on the 25th August 2012 due to a complication from heart surgery. He was 82. Because of his achievements, the White House declared that flags across the country will fly at half-staff on Friday, the day of Armstrong’s funeral in Ohio.