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Neil Amstrong
尼爾·阿姆斯特朗
Neil Amstrong was born on 5 August 1930 in Ohio, the USA.
尼爾·阿姆斯特朗于1930年8月5日出生于美國俄亥俄州。
He became interested in flying when he took his first flight at the age of six.
當他在六歲的時候體驗了第一次飛行之后，他就對飛行產生了興趣。
He received his student pilot's licence when he was 16.
16歲的時候他便拿到了學生飛行員執照。
Amstrong joined the navy in 1949 and served as a pilot for three years.
阿姆斯特朗1949年加入海軍，在那里做了三年飛行員。
In 1955, he became a test pilot.
1955年，他成為了一名測試飛行員。
He flew over 1,100 hours and tested all types of aircraft.
他飛行了1100多小時，測試了所有類型的飛機。
In 1962, he was chosen to become an astronaut.
1962年，他被選成為一名宇航員。
In 1966, he went into space as command pilot of Gemini 8.
1966年，他作為“雙子座8號”宇宙飛船的飛行指揮進入太空。
He and David Scott managed to join two spacecraft together for the first time in space.
他和戴維·斯科特成功地將兩個航天器在太空首次交會對接。
However, on their way back to the Earth, the spacecraft began spinning out of control.
但是，在他們返回地球的途中，宇宙飛船開始旋轉，失去控制。
Amstrong received the order to cut the flight short.
阿姆斯特朗接到縮短航程的指令。
He successfully brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean.
他成功地使宇宙飛船落入西太平洋。
