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on Saturday NASA lost an extraordinary

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and beloved member of our family with

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the passing of Neil Armstrong the first

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human to set foot on the surface of the

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Moon Neil will always be remembered for

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taking humankind's first small step on a

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world beyond our own but it was his

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courage grace and humility before during

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and after his historic Apollo 11 mission

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that has continued to lift him and all

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of us far beyond that breakthrough

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achievement before becoming a NASA

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astronaut in the mid-1950s Neil

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interrupted his college studies at

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Purdue University to become a Navy

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fighter pilot who flew 78 combat

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missions in the Korean War his service

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to NASA included assignments as an

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engineer test pilot and deputy associate

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administrator for Aeronautics he joined

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our astronaut corps in 1962 and was the

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commander of the 1969 moon landing

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Neil's unquenchable thirst for knowledge

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and problem-solving led him into

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leadership positions in corporate

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America and in academia where he devoted

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himself to inspiring new generations of

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scientists and explorers my own decision

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to pursue a career with NASA as an

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astronaut was greatly influenced by his

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example I was proud to know Neil

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Armstrong as a colleague adviser and

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friend as this agency prepares to

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journey to places in space no human has

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ever gone before we stand on the

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shoulders of a true American hero as the

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Armstrong family said in their statement

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on Neil's passing he would want us to be

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willing to explore and push the limits

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of our abilities I ask you to join me

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the Armstrong family and a grateful

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nation and an admiring world and

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remembering the achievements and

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honoring the legacy of commander Neil

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Armstrong and in the words of the

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Armstrong family the next time you walk

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outside on a clear night and see the