A family with recessive osteogenesis imperfecta has been reported to have a mutation in the TMEM38B gene on chromosome 9. This gene encodes TRIC-B, a component of TRIC, a monovalent cation-specific channel involved in calcium release from intracellular stores.
Neil Armstrong was a NASA astronaut most famous for being the first person to walk on the moon, on July 20, 1969. An accomplished test pilot, Armstrong also flew on the Gemini 8 mission in 1966. He retired from NASA in 1971 and remained active in the aerospace community, although he chose to keep mostly out of the public spotlight.
âI decided [I wanted to be an astronaut] on July 20, 1969,â when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. He was nine years old. He didnât fly in space until he was 35. âIt was one of the very few things in life that turned out to be better than you dreamed it,â he said.