[DOC] [TLE] Biography of Neil Armstrong | NASA [PAR] Armstrong transferred to astronaut status in 1962. ... As spacecraft commander for 
Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing ... This crucial spaceflight technology 
milestone would prove vital to the success of future moon landing missions. [DOC] [TLE] July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind | NASA [PAR] Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong working at an equipment storage area on 
the ... Now, on the morning of July 16, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz 
Aldrin ... "a beginning of a new age," while Collins talks about future journeys to 
Mars. ... Apollo 11 was the first manned lunar landing mission with a crew of three
... [DOC] [TLE] Neil Armstrong: 1930-2012 | NASA [PAR] Aug 25, 2012 ... MISSIONSCurrent, future, past missions & launch dates ... Astronaut Neil A. 
Armstrong, Apollo 11 Commander, inside the Lunar ... the first man to walk on the 
moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, has .... Armstrong was selected as an 
astronaut in 1962. ... He was the first civilian to fly a U.S. spacecraft. [DOC] [TLE] chapter 4 - NASA History Homepage [PAR] Apollo 11 command and service module being readied for transport to the 
Vehicle ... Module designations came into use in 1962, when NASA made basic 
.... Beyond this mission, future manned spacecraft of the two nations would be 
able to dock .... of the seven men chosen to be the first U.S. space travelers, "
astronauts. [DOC] [TLE] Neil Armstrong - Wikipedia [PAR] Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930  August 25, 2012) was an American 
astronaut and the ... Armstrong's second and last spaceflight was as commander 
of Apollo 11, the first manned Moon landing mission in July 1969. ..... been 
circulating since earlier that year that he would be selected as the "first civilian 
astronaut. [DOC] [TLE] List of astronauts by year of selection - Wikipedia [PAR] This is a list of astronauts by year of selection, people selected for training for a 
human ... Note: The first group of astronauts selected by NASA were for Project 
Mercury in April ... Wally Schirra also flew on Apollo as commander of Apollo 7, 
as well as ... Note: On March 12, 1962, a group of five civilian women with 
parachuting... [DOC] [TLE] Neil Armstrong: The man with the right stuff | Science | The Guardian [PAR] Jul 8, 2009 ... When John F Kennedy threw down the gauntlet to Nasa in 1961, the ... The only 
successful candidate who wasn't in the military was Neil Armstrong, who was 
selected in 1962. ... At the time they were chosen, fewer than 10 men had been 
into ... Each of the future Apollo 11 astronauts was first assigned to a... [DOC] [TLE] The Apollo 11 crew / ESA history / Welcome to ESA / About Us / ESA [PAR] In 1962, Armstrong became a NASA astronaut. He served as command pilot for 
the Gemini 8 mission in 1966, and performed the first successful docking of two... [DOC] [TLE] Astronauts Who Were Scouts - Catoctin Mountain Day Camp [PAR] After Apollo, he commanded the Skylab 2 mission (the first manned one), on 
which he ... group of astronauts, known as the New Nine, on September 17, 1962
. .... as command pilot of Gemini 8 in March 1966, becoming NASA's first civilian 
.... Aldrin was chosen for the crew of Apollo 11 and made the first lunar landing 
with... [DOC] [TLE] Neil Armstrong - encyclopedia article - Citizendium [PAR] His first spaceflight was the NASA Gemini 8 mission in 1966, for which he was 
the ... was as mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission on July 
20, 1969. ..... In November 1960, Armstrong was chosen as part of the pilot 
consultant ... earlier that year that he would be selected as the "first civilian 
astronaut". [DOC] [TLE] America's Astronaut Factory  Heartland Science [PAR] Mar 8, 2015 ... Portrait of Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 ... The 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) selected the first group of 
astronauts in 1959

Question: In 1962 this future Apollo 11 commander was chosen by NASA as the first civilian astronaut
Answer: Neil Armstrong