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Neil Alden Armstrong was a Human male who was born on Earth on August 5, 1930. An astronaut, Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 flight to Luna. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong made history as the first human to walk on the surface of Luna. Among the millions of people to watch the event on television were Gary Seven and Roberta Lincoln (TOS novel: Assignment: Eternity) and the eleven-year-old Shannon O'Donnell, a distant ancestor of Captain Kathryn Janeway (VOY episode: "11:59").

During Starfleet Fleet Admiral Karis Tatenen's retelling of the Battle of Vonra aboard the USS Enterprise in 2277, Admiral James T. Kirk compared it to Armstrong talking about the moon landing. (TOS - Star Trek II Short Stories short story: "The Blaze of Glory")

The United Federation of Planets Starfleet later honored Armstrong by naming several vessels after him, as well as a starship class. A large lake created on the surface of Luna which was visible from Earth was named Lake Armstrong in honor of Armstrong. (TNG movie, novelization & comic adaptation: First Contact; TTN novel: Taking Wing)

In late 2379, Lieutenant Commander Nidani Ledrah believed that Captain William T. Riker had named the shuttlecraft Armstrong after Neil, but he informed her it was named after jazz musician Louis Armstrong. (TTN novel: Taking Wing)

External linksEdit

• Neil Armstrong article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Neil Armstrong article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

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