The first ever launch of a rocket was in 1950. It began in 1950 with the launch of the first rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla: the Bumper 2, a two-stage rocket program that topped a V-2 missile base with a Corporal rocket.
Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut who was the first ever person to walk on the Moon. He was born on August 5th, 1930 and died on August 25th, 2012. He was also a naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and a university professor.
As you saw on the HOME page, this was the first group to ever set foot on the Moon. The trio's names are Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. The trio were on the Apollo 11 rocket.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was an American army general and statesman who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1952 to 1961. He was also the founder of NASA! During World War 2, he was a five-star general in the United States Army and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe.