Neil Armstrong
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Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who, as the commander of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator,
Armstrong in 1969
Ensign Neil Armstrong on May 23, 1952
F9F-2 Panthers over Korea, with Armstrong piloting S-116 (left)
Armstrong, 26, as a test pilot at the NACA High-Speed Flight Station at Edwards AFB, California
Buzz Aldrin
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Buzz Aldrin is an American former astronaut, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. He was the second person to walk on the Moon after mission commander Neil Armstrong. He made three spacewalks as
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…11, he had to eject from the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle moments before a crash. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong and Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) pilot Buzz Aldrin became the first people to land on the Moon, and the next day they spent two and a half hours outside the Lunar Module Eagle spacecraft while Michael…
Aldrin in 1969
Aldrin's gun camera footage featured in Life magazine
Aldrin in the cockpit of a Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star as an instructor at Bryan Air Force Base, Texas
Aldrin stands in space while orbiting Earth in the Gemini 12 spacecraft.