Презентация на тему по английскому языку Great Americans NEIL ARMSTRONG

the city of Wapakoneta in the family of Stephen

Armstrong and Viola Engel.

He had a younger sister, June, and brother Dean.

In 1947, he began studying aviation production at Purdue University.

a group of pilots preparing to fly on an

experimental rocket plane. In November 1960 he made his first flight on a rocket plane.

commanded the crew of the Apollo 11 spacecraft, whose

main task was the first ever moon landing. Armstrong and his partner Buzz Aldrin made an exit to the surface of the moon lasting 2 hours 31 minutes 40 seconds.

July 20, 1969 became the first man to set foot on the surface of the moon.

which are:

1969 - Presidential Medal of Freedom
1969 - Commander

of the Order of the White Elephant
1978 - Congressional Medal of Honor
2009 - Gold Medal of the US Congress
Included in the Astronaut Hall of Fame. The awards include the Washington Prize.