Neil Armstrong
As the commander of Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong completed the first landing mission to the moon. Now a motivational speaker Neil's talks are based on his knowledge and insights gained by astronaut training and pioneering missions. With his fascinating accounts of space flight he imparts the motivation that drives people to excel.
Topics:
- Astronaut
Neil A. Armstrong is the retired Chairman of the EDO Corporation, an electronics and aerospace manufacturer. As a Naval Aviator, he flew 78 combat missions from an aircraft carrier in the Korean War. Mr. Armstrong subsequently served 17 years with the NACA and NASA as an engineer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator.
As a research pilot at NASA's Flight Research Center at Edwards, California, he was a research pilot on many pioneering high speed aircraft, including most of the early supersonic jets, the rocket powered X-1, the variable sweep wing X-5, the vertical take off and landing X-14, and the well known X-15, which he flew to over 200,000 feet altitude and Mach 5.74.
He transferred to astronaut status in 1962. He was the commander of the Gemini 8 flight in 1966 when he performed the first successful docking of two vehicles in space. As spacecraft commander for Apollo 11, he, with colleagues Mike Collins and Buzz Aldrin, completed the first landing mission to the moon.
He has been holder of 13 world records in aviation and space.
He received his engineering degrees from Purdue University and the University of Southern California. During the years 1971-1979, he was Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He is a member of the U. S. National Academy of Engineering.
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