August 5, 2021
On this date in 1930, Neil Alden Armstrong was born. Flying to the moon along with Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins aboard Apollo 11, Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon. During his spaceflight career, he also flew to orbit on Gemini 8, becoming a member of the first crew to dock in space. Official NASA biographies of all three of the Apollo 11 astronauts may be found here: https://history.nasa.gov/ap11-35ann/astrobios.html
In 1966, Neil A. Armstrong was a member of the Gemini 8 Mission. Above you can see Armstrong in a Gemini era spacesuit and the launch of Gemini 8. Image Credit: NASA