MILITARY SERVICE
ASTRONAUT PROGRAM
THE MOON MISSION
TIMELINE
DEATH AND LEGACY
100
Age when he got his student pilot's licence
What is 16?
100
The year Neil joined the astronaut program
What is 1962?
100
First manned mission on the moon
What is the Apollo 11?
100
August 5, 1930
When was Neil Armstrong born?
100
"It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on Earth. It's an interesting place to be. I recommend it."
What is how Neil Armstrong described the moon?
200
Purdue University
What is where Neil got his Aeronautical Engineering degree?
200
The vessel for which Neil Armstrong served as the command pilot on his first space mission
What is the Gemini VIII?
200
2 1/2 hours
What is the amount of time spent on the moon collecting samples?
200
1936
When was Neil Armstrong's first airplane ride?
200
Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor
What are the two awards Neil received for his Apollo 11 mission?
300
Conflict where Neil served in with the U.S. Navy
What is the Korean War?
300
The date when the Gemini VIII launched into orbit
What is March 16, 1966
300
Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin
Who are the other two astronauts on the Apollo 11?
300
January 28, 1956
When was Neil Armstrong married to Janet Shearon?
300
2010
What is the year Neil expressed his concerns over the U.S. space program?
400
Number of Korean War combat missions
What is 78?
400
Two vehicles docking in space
What is the significance of the Gemini VIII mission?
400
U.S.S Hornet
What is the ship that picked up the Apollo 11 after it landed back to Earth?
400
July 20, 1969
What was the day Neil Armstrong walked on the moon?
400
One of the greatest explorers in the history of the United States
What is how Neil Armstrong will be remembered?
500
Government agency that Neil served as a test pilot and engineer
What is NASA?
500
Ocean that Neil fell into nearly 11 hours after the Gemini VIII mission's start
What is the Pacific Ocean?
500
Three weeks
What is the length of time Neil was quarantined after he arrived home?
500
August 25, 2012
What was the day that Neil Armstrong died, at the age of 82?
500
"One small step for Man, one giant step for mankind!"
What were Neil Armstrong's first words when he stepped on the moon?
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