Biography
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, test pilot and university professor.
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Awards & recognition
- Langley Gold Medal · 1999
- Washington Award · 1980
- National Aviation Hall of Fame · 1979
- Congressional Space Medal of Honor · 1978
- International Space Hall of Fame · 1976
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- Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations · 1970
- Hubbard Medal · 1970
- NASA Distinguished Service Medal · 1970
- Cullum Geographical Medal · 1969
- Order of Culture · 1969
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1969
- Air Medal
- Arthur S. Flemming Award
- Collier Trophy
- Congressional Gold Medal
- Distinguished Eagle Scout Award
- Eagle Scout
- Korean Service Medal
- Livingstone Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Order of the White Elephant
- Order of the Yugoslav Star
- Silver Buffalo Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Sylvanus Thayer Award
- United Nations Korea Medal
- United Nations Medal
- United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
Filmography23 titles
Hazardous Journey - The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
First Man on the Moon
Apollo 11
For All Mankind
Sally
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
The Pixar Story
Apollo 13
8 Days: To the Moon and Back
Who Is America?
Armstrong
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
Perfumed Nightmare
Apollo: The Forgotten Films
History 101
Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover Project
Generation Sputnik
Da 5 Bloods
Moonwalk One
Apollo 11: Quarantine
The Space Movie
Kamikaze 89
First Flights with Neil Armstrong