Neil Armstrong (05.08.1930 - 25.08.2012) - American astronaut.
Нил Армстронг фотоEarly years
Neil Alden Armstrong was born on 5 August 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio. There were three children in a family of Viola Louise Engel and Stephen Koenig Armstrong. His father, Stephen Koenig Armstrong, worked as an auditor for the Ohio state government. Neil had younger brother Dean and younger sister June. Because of Stephen Armstrong’s service the family moved from one town to another and after Neil’s birth they lived in twenty different towns. When Neil was two years old his father took him to the Cleveland Air Races. At that time Neil grew fond of flying. The first airplane flight in Neil’s life was in July 1936 when Neil was six years old. It was in Warren, Ohio, when his father took him to go for a ride in a Ford Trimotor.
The final moving of the family was to Wapakoneta in 1944. Neil Armstrong entered Blume High School there. He started to attend flying lessons at the county airport and received the flight certificate at the age of fifteen. It should be noted that Neil Armstrong earned his driver’s license later than the flight certificate. He also was a member of the Boy Scouts and in the end he received the rank of Eagle Scout. From 1947 to 1955 Neil studied at Purdue University.
Personal life
The first wife of Neil Armstrong was Janet Shearon. He married her on 28 January 1956. They had two children. Son Eric was born in 1957 and daughter Karen was born in 1959, but she died in 1962. In a year son Mark was born. In 1994 their marriage broke down. In 1992 Neil Armstrong met Carol Held Knight who became his second wife. He married her on 12 June 1994 in Ohio.
Career
Neil Armstrong went down in history as an American astronaut, test-pilot and aerospace engineer. He was a United States Navy officer. Neil Armstrong began making a career in aviation and astronautics after serving in the Korean War. Then he served as a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics High-Speed Flight Station where he logged over 900 flights. Neil Armstrong was also university professor.
Neil Armstrong’s first spaceflight was in 1966. He was the command pilot of the NASA Gemini 8 mission. Neil Armstrong and pilot David Scott accomplished the first manned docking of two spacecraft.
The greatest achievement of Neil Armstrong was his second spaceflight in July 1969. On this mission he and Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface where they spent 2.5 hours. Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon.
After his greatest and last spaceflight Neil Armstrong began to work at the University of Cincinnati as a teacher. In 1979 he resigned. In the next years Neil Armstrong took part in different projects and went into business.
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A detached house is a house which is not connected in any way with
another house.
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3: A cottage is a small house, especially in the country.
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The hero of the novel by Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote became world-famous during the life of the author. Common people loved the image of the noble knight , traveling to Spain of his imagination .
I, too, the image of Don Quixote seems to be very interesting and unusual . In the past some dodgy Hidalgo led economy , enjoyed well-deserved reputation among neighbors , loved hunting . However , re-reading a lot of romances , the hero imagined , " if all this jumble of nonsensical tales - the real truth is that for him, the whole world there was nothing more reliable ." So , becoming a brave knight , Don Quixote goes on a journey - towards " feats " .
All met them on the way people take it for a madman , eccentric, freak , because skinny nag no one but the owner can not see the noble horse, and in the mills - the giants.
But is it really so ridiculous and stupid Don Quixote , as it may seem at first sight? Is the advice given to them Sancho Panza , who suddenly became governor , heard from the mouth of a madman? Is "Don Mutt " would risk , if not life, then their health , in the name of protection of honor and justice, peace and sacrifice their own well-being to help the poor and oppressed , persecuted and oppressed ? Nobility and decency, a deep sense of self-esteem of Don Quixote can not cause our respect.
<span>So who is he - noble knight or a madcap ? I would call Don Quixote awesome dreamer , not born at the time . And so I feel sorry for him .</span>
<span>I live in the city of Nizniy Novgorod.
After school I go home.
I can't stand crowded streets.
What's your weather like?</span>