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Armstrong's long road to the moon and beyond
Neil Armstrong grew up in Wapakoneta Ohio where he pursued aviation from boyhood. He became a Navy pilot and test flyer then joined NACA and later NASA, piloting Gemini 8 and leading Apollo 11 toward the first moon landing.
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Armstrong
Moon
Neil Alden Armstrong
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Stephen Armstrong
Ohio State
Viola Armstrong
Cleveland
Warren
Arstrong
Benton Street
Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Corrections
Wapak
Rhine- Brading
Charles Finkenbine Jr
John G. Crites
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Machine Company
Naval Air Cadet Program
Air Force
David R. Scott
Gemini
Pacific Ocean
el Lago
Manned Spacecraft Center
Eric
Mark
America
Neil Armstrong