A family with recessive osteogenesis imperfecta has been reported to have a mutation in the TMEM38B gene on chromosome 9. This gene encodes TRIC-B, a component of TRIC, a monovalent cation-specific channel involved in calcium release from intracellular stores.
Neil Armstrong was a NASA astronaut most famous for being the first person to walk on the moon, on July 20, 1969. An accomplished test pilot, Armstrong also flew on the Gemini 8 mission in 1966. He retired from NASA in 1971 and remained active in the aerospace community, although he chose to keep mostly out of the public spotlight.
Armstrong flew with Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin on Apollo 11. Armstrong and Aldring landed on the moon on the afternooon of July 20, 1969. They got there by being the beâ¦st test pilots in the military and they had PHD's. Those were the minimum requirements to be a NASA astronaut.