ABSTRACT

Astronaut, born in Auglaize County, OH, trained as a pilot (Korean War). He flew on Gemini 8 and in 1969, with Michael Collins and EDWIN ALDRIN, took Apollo 11 to the Moon. On 21 July 1969, at 02:56 GMT, Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon, with the famous statement, 'That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind'.