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I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul... we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.
Neil Armstrong
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Neil Armstrong
Age: 81 †
Born: 1930
Born: January 1
Died: 2012
Died: January 1
Aerospace Engineer
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United States Naval Aviator
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Wapakoneta
Ohio
Neil Alden Armstrong
Neil A. Armstrong
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