<P> Neil Alden Armstrong ( August 5 , 1930 -- August 25 , 2012 ) was an American astronaut , engineer , and the first person to walk on the Moon . He was also an aerospace engineer , naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor . Before becoming an astronaut , Armstrong was an officer in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War . After the war , he earned his bachelor 's degree at Purdue University and served as a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ( NACA ) High - Speed Flight Station , where he logged over 900 flights . He later completed graduate studies at the University of Southern California . </P>
<P> Neil Alden Armstrong ( August 5 , 1930 -- August 25 , 2012 ) was an American astronaut , engineer , and the first person to walk on the Moon . He was also an aerospace engineer , naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor . Before becoming an astronaut , Armstrong was an officer in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War . After the war , he earned his bachelor 's degree at Purdue University and served as a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ( NACA ) High - Speed Flight Station , where he logged over 900 flights . He later completed graduate studies at the University of Southern California . </P>
who is the first person to go to the moon
who is the first person to go to the moon
Neil Alden Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong