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called to serve in the Korean war. Neil flew 78 on the famous moon walkers who were
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combat missions. He left the service in 1952, honored with a ticker-tape parade. Neil
and returned to college. A few years later, he received numerous awards for his efforts,
joined National Advisors Committee for including the Medal of Freedom and the
Aeronautics (NACA) that later became National Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Neil remained with NASA, serving as a
In his personal life, Neil came to settle down. deputy associate administrator for
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He married Janet Shearon on Jan 28, 1956. aeronautics until 1971. After leaving NASA,
Soon, they had a daughter and a son. Eric he joined the faculty of the
was born in 1957 and Karen was born in 1959. University of Cincinnati as a professor of
Sadly, Karen died of brain tumor in January aerospace engineering. Neil remained in the
1962. university for 8 years still staying active. He
Neil faced a huge challenge in 1969. He was served as the chairman of
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part of NASA’s first manned mission to the Computing Technologies for aviation, Inc.
moon. At 10:56 pm, Neil exited the Lunar from 1982 to 1992s.
Module as millions on Earth listened to his
famous words “That’s one small step for man, Terry Fox
one giant leap for mankind” while the winds on B Y L E O N Y . G R 5
the moon blazed like the winds of Jupiter no Terry Fox, whose life spanned from July 28,
one ever heard the “a”. Meanwhile, people 1958 - June 28, 1981 was a Canadian athlete.
from Earth were watching him take his famous He was a hero when he raised money for
first step on the moon. For two and a half cancer research. He ran across Canada with
hours the trio collected samples, conducted only one leg. He also raised millions of
experiments and took pictures of their own dollars.
footprints. Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Returning on July 24, 1969, the Apollo II craft His parents were Betty and Rolly Fox. He was
came down in the Pacific Ocean west of the second of four children in his family. He
Hawaii. The trio and the craft were picked up loved to play games. His family moved to
by the U.S. Hornet, and the Coquitlam, British Columbia when he was
three astronauts were put into quarantine for 10. He did well at school and became a good
3 weeks. Before long, the three astronauts athlete. Then he got bone cancer, so he lost
were given a warm welcome. Massive crowds his leg when he was 18. He learned to run
camped the streets of New York City to cheer
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