Neil Armstrong, born in Ohio in 1930, became best known as commander of the three-man team that in 1969 piloted the first lunar landing module to the Moon’s surface, and he used the phrase “One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” for the historic Apollo XI Lunar mission. He logged over 6,000 hours of flight time in more than 200 types of aircraft and took part in more than 100 rocket airplane launches. As NASA project pilot on the X-15, he flew to 207,500 feet and 3,989 mph, flew the X-15 seven times, and was selected as pilot for the Dynasoar experimental aircraft. After seven years as a test pilot, he volunteered for the astronaut program from 1962 to 1970, served as backup command pilot for Gemini 5, Gemini 11, and Apollo 8, and was command pilot of Gemini 8 and the Apollo XI Lunar mission. He was later named Deputy Associate Administrator for the NASA Aeronautics Office of Advanced Research and Technology. He received a BA from Purdue in 1955 and an MS from the University of Southern California in 1970, both in Aeronautical Engineering, and he served as professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. His honors included three Air Medals, the Gold Space Medal, the Chanute Award, the Kincheloe Award, the Collier Trophy, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Aerospace Walk of Honor, which celebrates test pilots associated with Edwards AFB for distinguished aviation careers with significant achievements beyond one specific accomplishment.