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Neil Armstrong

Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. Before becoming an astronaut, Armstrong was an officer in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War.
(Armstrong a fost un ofier n Marina SUA, i a servit n rzboiul din Coreea.)

After the war, he earned his bachelor's degree at Purdue University and served as a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics High-Speed Flight Station, now known as the Dryden Flight Research Center, where he logged over 900 flights. He later completed graduate studies at the University of Southern California.
(Dup rzboi, el a obinut diploma de licen de la Universitatea Purdue i a servit ca un pilot de teste la Comitetul Naional Consultativ pentru Aeronautic staia de mare vitez de zbor, acum cunoscut sub numele de Dryden Flight Research Center, unde a nregistrat peste 900 de zboruri. El a completat mai trziu studii postuniversitare la Universitatea din California de Sud.)

In September 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the first Armstrong-class oceanographic research ship will be named RV Neil Armstrong. The ship (currently under construction) will be a modern oceanographic research (cercetare oceanografic) platform capable of supporting a wide range of oceanographic research activities conducted by academic groups. Time in space 8 days, 14 hours, 12 minutes, and 30 seconds

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