Images of Neil Armstrong during the Gemini and Apollo space programs, from the archives at NASA.

Commander Neil Armstrong was a member of the second group of NASA astronauts (the “New Nine”) chosen in 1962. As command pilot on Gemini 8 in 1966 he performed the first docking of two ships in orbit. Prior to joining NASA Armstrong was Navy combat pilot during the Korean War and served as a test pilot, flying more than 200 types of aircraft. Armstrong died in 2012.

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