Neil Armstrong
Awards & Honours
8
Awards Won
5
Honours
1
Rankings
2
Covers
3
Records
Neil Armstrong's accomplishments place him among the most celebrated figures in human history. As the first person to walk on the Moon, he achieved a feat that had been dreamed of for centuries. His calm handling of the Gemini 8 emergency demonstrated extraordinary piloting skill. He is one of the few individuals to receive both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. His legacy is honored by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center and a lunar crater named after him.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
National Aviation Hall of Fame
Inducted for his contributions to aviation and spaceflight.
Lunar Crater Armstrong
A crater on the Moon named in his honor, located near the Apollo 11 landing site.
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
The Dryden Flight Research Center was renamed in his honor.
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Awarded by President Richard Nixon for the Apollo 11 mission.
Congressional Gold Medal
Awarded to Armstrong and his Apollo 11 crewmates.
Rankings & Lists
TIME 100 Most Important People of the Century
Magazine Covers
TIME
July 1969
The Moon Landing
LIFE
July 1969
Man on the Moon
Records & Feats
First person to walk on the Moon
On July 20, 1969, Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission.
First civilian astronaut to fly in space
Armstrong was NASA's first civilian astronaut to fly in space, on Gemini 8 in 1966.
First docking of two spacecraft
During Gemini 8, Armstrong performed the first successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit.