It has been confirmed today that Neil Armstrong, the first man
on the moon, passed away last night at 2:45 am, due to
complications from heart surgery he had earlier this month. He
was 82. Neil Armstrong was born on August 5th, 1930 in Ohio. His
father was a state auditor, and they moved frequently as a
child. His love of flying started early, for his father often
took him the Cleveland Air Races. He experienced his first
airplane ride when he was six, when his father took him up in
the Tin Goose, but he didn’t start learning how to fly until his
teens. Armstrong attended Purdue University in 1947 and majored
in aerospace engineering. His education was paid for by the
Holloway plan, which meant that he attended university for two
years, then did three years of required military service, and
then finished the final two years of his degree. He was first
called up in 1949, completed 18 months of training as a Naval
Aviator, and was shipped off to the Korean War soon after. He
received several medals for his serv