Neil+Armstrong

Neil Armstrong is probably known all over the world. His full name is Neil Alden Armstrong and he was born on August 5th, 1930, in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Neil was an American Aviator, University Professor, United States National Aviator, aerospace engineer, test pilot and a former astronaut. On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins landed on the moon and Neil was the first one to set foot on the moon. About half a billion people in the world were watching live on television. As he stepped on the moon, he uttered these words: ** "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." **
 * NEIL ARMSTRONG **

Aldrin's comments were:

** “Beautiful, beautiful” ** and ** “Magnificent desolation”. **

** FAMILY ** Armstrong was the son of Stephen Koenig Armstrong and Viola Louise Engel. He had two siblings who were both younger than him, June and Dean. The family was repeatedly moved around the state into 20 different towns during the first 15 years of Neil Armstrong's life. He was an active member in the Boy Scouts and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He was recognized by the boy Scouts of America with their Distinguished Eagle Scout Award and Silver Buffalo Award.

Armstrong was the eldest child of the family but he was the second to attend college. He went to Purdue University and began studying aerospace engineering. From Purdue University, he received Bachelor of Science dergee in aeronautical engineering in 1955 and a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering for the University of Southern California in 1970. In 1956, he married Janet Shearon.

a a  a  **ACHIEVEMENTS - HONORS AND AWARDS**  Armstrong had received many honors and awards. His awards included: His honors were:
 * Presidential Medal of Freedom
 * Congressional Space Medal of Honor
 * Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy
 * Sylvanus Thayer Award
 * Collier Trophy from the National Aeronautics Association
 * Congressional Gold Medal.
 * The lunar crater Armstrong
 * 50 km (31 miles) from the Apollo 11 landing site
 * Asteriod 6469 Armstrong.

He was also included in:
 * Aerospace Walk of Honor
 * Astronaut Hall of Fame.

Armstrong has his own museum called 'Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum'. It is located in his hometown, Wapakoneta, Ohio. It opened in 1972 and the museums includes the Gemini 8 Spacecreaft (flown by Amstrong and David Scoot in 1966), a moon rock brought to Earth by Apollo 11 crew and Armstrong's Gemini and Apollo space suits. a aa ** INFLUENCE ** ** ﻿ ** Armstrong was already interested in outer space when he was a small boy. Armstrong was always fascinated by the extremely powerful telescope that his neighbor owned. When Armstrong was young, he used to look and glare at the moon. When he saw the moon, he wanted to go there. He was always thrilled and excited when he saw stars, the moon and other planets with this device. He was very interested in the planes that flew by and he took is first plane ride when we was six. When he was fourteen, he took flying lessons and on his sixteenth birthday, he received his pilot's license. He did many experiments with his model planes that he made. With a U.S. Navy scholarship, Armstrong entered Indiana's Purdue University in 1947. He was called to active duty with the navy after two years of study and won his jet pilot wings at Penasocola Naval Air Station in Florida. When he was twenty years old, he was the youngest pilot in his squadron. Seventy-eight was the number of combat missions that he flew during the Korean War which was a civil war from 1950 - 1953 between north and South Korea in which China fought on the Communist North Korean side and the United States fought to assist South Korea. a a  aa   In 1962, Armstrong applied for NASA selection and training and decided to become an astronaut. He became America's first nonmilitary astronaut. His first flight assignment as an astronaut was the Gemini 5 mission. He was then selected as the command pilot for the Gemini 8 mission. The Gemini 8 orbited and docked as planned with another orbiting vehicle but after a while there was a problem where it went out of control. Armstrong fixed the problem by detaching his craft and brought Gemini 8 down in the Pacific Ocean where it was only 1.1 nautical miles from where the planned landing point was. There was another problem where one of his crafts also went out of control. He ejected (forced out) himself and landed with a parachute leaving his craft crashing in flames. His professional conduct made a very strong impression on his superiors. Armstrong's first lunar landing mission was in 1969. He was selected as commander for Apollo 11. On July 16th, he was lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with two other astronauts Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. This was when Armstrong and Aldrin were the first two people to set foot on the moon. While they were on the moon for nearly two and a half hours, Collins was orbiting in the spacecraft. On July 24th, they returned and landed on Earth. a a  aa  ** BEING A GROUNDBREAKER ** Armstrong is considered a groundbreaker because he was the first person to step on the moon. He inspired everyone and made everyone look up to him. He became famous and everyone praised him for his achievement and congratulated him. Now, the science technology has improved as they worked on it and Armstrong has given us hope. He has become a role model to many people especially the younger kids who are interested in space. He inspired many people not to give up and anything is possible. a aa  **CONCLUSION** Armstrong is a very successful and influential person that created a big impact on the world. After his accomplishment of being the first man to walk on the moon, everyone looked up to him. He did what no man would ever think of achieving in their own life.
 * BEING AN ASTRONAUT **

**"It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small."** ﻿ - Neil Armstrong

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**REFLECTIONS** **1. What is success?** Success is an achievement and accomplishment of an aim or a goal.

**2. What personal qualities are needed for success?** We need to be confident, motivated, positive, independent and organised. Determination and encouragement are also required for success and we must never give up.

**3. Find a dictionary definition of success.** ¹ the fact that you have achieved something that you want and have been trying to do or get; the fact of becoming rich or famous or of getting a high social position. ² a person or thing that has achieved a good result and been successful. (from //Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary//)

**4. Form your own definition of success.** Success is achieving and accomplishing a long term goal or aim with our own effort and skill obtaining an excellent result. Success is done using the ability to let go the past and regrets - we must move on. We must focus on that specific goal and work towards it, don't get too distracted or fooled or convinced so easily. Commitment is a big part of success as it is about committing to those things that don't help you at all. We must be active and we must keep moving. We definitely need to receive coach-ability and helpful advices from our friends and family. Success takes time and has many ups and downs. To succeed we must try our best to work hard but we must never cheat or lie to ourselves.

**5. Why do people fall short of achieving their potential?** They might fall short of achieving their potential because they might think that they won't be able to make it and just give up half way. This might make them feel less positive after giving up.

**6. Why does God want us to achieve our full potential?** God wants us to achieve our full potential so that we can succeed, fulfill and complete tasks.

**7. What did you learn during Ms Rogge's workshop?** Success is possible if we believe in ourselves and work very hard. Sometimes, we must say no to some things and have very clear boundaries. We have to put aside the unnecessary things and we must always try, even if it will take a very long time. We are human and human makes mistakes so we must let ourselves make mistakes and accept them and learn from them.

**8. What do you think about this WIKI project - compared to a written assignment? What do you like and dislike?** There are many differences between a WIKI project and a written assignment. Making a WIKI project is very convenient and effecient as we can type fast and edit whenever and wherever we want. We can also do some research on the internet as we work and it is much easier this way than doing a written assignment. But the disadvantage is that it is very easy to copy and plagiarize from the internet as we can easily copy and paste just by a few clicks or pressing some buttons on the keyboard. Writing a long assignment can make our hands soar and tired because we have to write lots of facts and it would take a longer time. Therefore, I prefer making a WIKI project than writing an assignment because it is more effeicient as I have already mentioned.

**9. Extra Work: Read 1 Corinthians 12:4 and 12:12-27. Search for the section where the writer explains how God made us all different so that we can function together to achieve a greater purpose. We are not all called to be successful groundbreakers at the same thing, but each of us has our own unique potential and giftings to achieve amazing things.** // There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit // is in 1 Corinthians 12:4 and it is trying to say that everyone has all kinds of talents and strengths but everyone is using the same spirit trying our best to achive our goals. 12:12-27 is saying that we are all part of Christ's body and we need all of the parts. We are all equal no matter who we are. Although we are all different and have all sorts of weaknesses, are all equally important as everyone else.