Camp Crowder is located in Newton County. The nearest urban area is Neosho, MO., with a population of 9,500, 2 miles distant. Commercial air service, bus terminal, taxi service and car rental service is available in Joplin, MO., 25 miles distant. Taxi service is available in Neosho, MO.
Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930. He set foot on the moon July 21, 1969. Therefore he was 38 years of age when he walked on the moon.
Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, who in 1969 took a small step to become the first human to set foot on the moon, has died at the age of 82. Armstrong, who described his first steps on the lunar surface as a giant leap for all mankind, died on Saturday (Aug. 25).