Neil Armstrong: First Person on the Moon

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Neil Armstrong was an astronaut who made history by being the first person to walk on the Moon. On July 20, 1969, he stepped onto the Moon's surface and said, 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

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' Neil's journey showed that we can reach for the stars!

Key facts

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1Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930.
2He flew in a spacecraft called Apollo 11.
3Neil spent about 2.5 hours walking on the Moon.

Then & Now

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