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Neil Amstrong
尼尔·阿姆斯特朗
Neil Amstrong was born on 5 August 1930 in Ohio, the USA.
尼尔·阿姆斯特朗于1930年8月5日出生于美国俄亥俄州。
He became interested in flying when he took his first flight at the age of six.
当他在六岁的时候体验了第一次飞行之后，他就对飞行产生了兴趣。
He received his student pilot's licence when he was 16.
16岁的时候他便拿到了学生飞行员执照。
Amstrong joined the navy in 1949 and served as a pilot for three years.
阿姆斯特朗1949年加入海军，在那里做了三年飞行员。
In 1955, he became a test pilot.
1955年，他成为了一名测试飞行员。
He flew over 1,100 hours and tested all types of aircraft.
他飞行了1100多小时，测试了所有类型的飞机。
In 1962, he was chosen to become an astronaut.
1962年，他被选成为一名宇航员。
In 1966, he went into space as command pilot of Gemini 8.
1966年，他作为“双子座8号”宇宙飞船的飞行指挥进入太空。
He and David Scott managed to join two spacecraft together for the first time in space.
他和戴维·斯科特成功地将两个航天器在太空首次交会对接。
However, on their way back to the Earth, the spacecraft began spinning out of control.
但是，在他们返回地球的途中，宇宙飞船开始旋转，失去控制。
Amstrong received the order to cut the flight short.
阿姆斯特朗接到缩短航程的指令。
He successfully brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean.
他成功地使宇宙飞船落入西太平洋。
