neil armstrong

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Definition of neil armstrong in English English dictionary

a US astronaut who was the first man to walk on the moon, in 1969 (1930- ). born Aug. 5, 1930, Wapakoneta, Ohio, U.S. U.S. astronaut. He became a pilot at 16, studied aeronautical engineering, and won three Air Medals in the Korean War. In 1955 he became a civilian research pilot for the forerunner of NASA. He joined the space program in 1962 with the second group of astronauts. In 1966, as command pilot of Gemini 8, he and David Scott completed the first manual space docking maneuver, with an unmanned Agena rocket. On July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, he became the first person to step onto the moon, announcing "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind

(born 1930) American astronaut, first man to set foot on the moon on July 20th 1969

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born Aug. 5, 1930, Wapakoneta, Ohio, U.S. U.S. astronaut. He became a pilot at 16, studied aeronautical engineering, and won three Air Medals in the Korean War. In 1955 he became a civilian research pilot for the forerunner of NASA. He joined the space program in 1962 with the second group of astronauts. In 1966, as command pilot of Gemini 8, he and David Scott completed the first manual space docking maneuver, with an unmanned Agena rocket. On July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, he became the first person to step onto the moon, announcing "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind

Hyphenation

Neil Arm·strong

Turkish pronunciation

nil ärmstrông

Pronunciation

/ˈnēl ˈärmˌstrôɴɢ/ /ˈniːl ˈɑːrmˌstrɔːŋ/