Neil Armstrong Fact-Matching Game

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Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
He served as a naval aviator during the Korean War.
Armstrong was the commander of the Apollo 11 mission.
He took his first flight at the age of 6 in a Ford Tri-Motor airplane.
Armstrong studied aeronautical engineering at Purdue University.
He was a test pilot for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).
Armstrong was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969.
He flew over 200 different models of aircraft during his career.
Armstrong was inducted into the Aerospace Walk of Honor in 1991.
He was a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati.
Armstrong passed away on August 25, 2012 at the age of 82.
He received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978.
Armstrong's iconic words when stepping onto the moon were 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind'.
He was a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Armstrong was a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009.
He was a fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.
Armstrong's first flight into space was on the Gemini 8 mission in 1966.
He set a record for the highest speed ever reached by a manned vehicle during the Apollo 10 mission.
Armstrong was a member of the National Commission on Space in 1985.