Extra Facts
- Married Janet Armstrong in 1956 and divorced in 1994.
- Later married Carol Armstrong on June 12, 1994 until August 25,2012 when he died.
- Had three children with Janet, Mark Stephen, Karen Anne, and Erik Alan. Mark was born on April 8,1963. Karen was born on April 13,1959, and died on January 28,1962 due to an inoperable brain tumor. Erik was born on June 30,1957.
- Claims his famous statement on the moon was actually misheard. He claimed he said, "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." Later, in 2006, voice recognition software finds he did say "a," because the microphone lost a syllable during transmission.
- Working to make money for flying lessons, at age 10 Armstrong was paid $1 to mow the cemetery.
- After his death, his wife Carol cleaned out his closet in his home. She discovered priceless artifacts in a bag he had made no mention of in the last 40 years. Inside it were a camera, utility clamps, power cables, and much more.