Men on the moon!By: Fernanda Contreras

Names! Neil Armstrong

Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Charles "Pete" Conrad Alan Bean Alan Sheppard Edgar Mitchell David Scott James Irwin John Young Charles Duke Eugene Cernan Harrison Schmitt

Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong was born August 5, 1930 on a farm in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He was also the first man to set foot on the moon! On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong spoke what must be considered the most famous words of the 20th century, "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind".

(Neil Armstrong - Apollo 11 - July, 1969)

Edwin "Buzz" AldrinEdwin E. Aldrin, Jr. (1930- ) was born in Montclair, New Jersey, on 20 January 1930. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, entered the United States Air Force.

(Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin - Apollo 11 - July, 1969)

Charles "Pete" ConradBorn June 2, 1930, in Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania. Bachelor of science in aeronautical

engineering from Princeton University.

Flew on Gemini V, Gemini XI, Apollo 12, and Skylab 2. (Charles "Pete" Conrad - Apollo 12 -

November, 1969)

Alan BeanBorn March 15, 1932, in Wheeler, Texas. Bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering

from University of Texas. Flew on Apollo 12 and Skylab 3. Cumulative hours of spaceflight are more than

1,671. Cumulative EVA time is more than 10 hours.

(Alan Bean - Apollo 12 - November, 1969)

Alan Shepard Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (1923-1998) was born

November 18, 1923, in East Derry, New Hampshire. He received a bachelor of science degree from the U.S. Naval Academy. Shepard was a member of the first group of seven astronauts in 1959 chosen to participate in Project Mercury.

(Alan Sheppard - Apollo 14 - February, 1971)

Edgar MitchellBorn September 17, 1930, in Hereford, Texas. Bachelor of science in industrial management from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University); bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering from U.S. Naval Postgraduate School

(Edgar Mitchell - Apollo 14 - February, 1971)

David ScottBorn June 6, 1932, in San Antonio, Texas. Bachelor of science from U.S. Military Academy;

master of science in aeronautics and astronautics and engineer in aeronautics and astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Flew on Gemini VIII, Apollo 9, and Apollo 15. Cumulative hours of spaceflight are more than 546. Cumulative EVA time is more than 20 hours.

(David Scott - Apollo 15 - July, 1971)

James Irwin Born March 17, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Bachelor of science in naval science from U.S. Naval Academy; master of science in aeronautical engineering and instrumentation engineering from University of Michigan. Flew on Apollo 15.

(James Irwin - Apollo 15 - July, 1971)

John YoungBorn September 24, 1930, in San Francisco,

California. Bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering

from Georgia Institute of Technology. Flew on Gemini 3, Gemini X, Apollo 10, Apollo 16,

STS-1, and STS-9.

(John Young - Apollo 16 - April, 1972)

Charles DukeBorn October 3, 1935, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bachelor of science in naval sciences from U.S. Naval Academy; master of science in aeronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

(Charles Duke - Apollo 16 - April, 1972)

Eugene CernanBorn March 14, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois. Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Purdue University; master of science in aeronautical engineering from U.S. Navy Postgraduate School.

(Eugene Cernan - Apollo 17 - December, 1972)

Harrison SchmittBorn July 3, 1935, in Santa Rita, New Mexico. Bachelor of science in geology from California Institute of Technology; doctorate of philosophy in geology from Harvard University.

Harrison Schmitt - Apollo 17 - December, 1972

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