1956-01-28 Science student later astronaut Neil Armstrong marries fellow student Janet Elizabeth Shearon in Wilmette, Illinois
1994-06-12 Astronaut Neil Armstrong (63) marries second wife Carol Held Knight
Historical Events
1962-01-17 NASA civilian pilot Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690m
1962-04-05 NASA civilian pilot Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600 m
1962-04-20 NASA civilian pilot Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 63,250 m
1966-03-16 Gemini 8 launched with Neil Armstrong and David R. Scott aboard, conducts the 1st docking of two spacecraft in orbit, flight aborted after critical system failure with the crew returned safely to Earth
1969-07-20 Apollo 11 lunar module carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lands on the surface of the Moon; Aldrin and Armstrong walk on the moon seven hours later; Michael Collins remains in orbit in the lunar module
1969-07-21 Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT)
Buzz Aldrin
Chris Hadfield
Frank Borman
Mae Jemison
Marc Garneau
Valentina Tereshkova