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The First Man in the Moon

The First Man in the Moon Neil Armstrong was the eldest of three children born to Viola Louise Engel and state auditor Stephen Koenig Armstrong. Neil's interest in aviation and flight began when he took his first airplane ride at the age of six. He was a Boy Scouts of America member who attained the highest rank available, Eagle Scout. On his 16th birthday, he became a certified pilot and a navy air cadet in 1947. His studies in aeronautical engineering at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, were cut short in 1950 owing to his participation in the Korean War, during which he was shot down once and received three Air Medals.