WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon and a Purdue University aeronautical engineering alumnus died Saturday (Aug. 25). "Neil Armstrong is likely the most ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Family says Neil Armstrong, who gave world ‘giant leap’ with 1st footprint on moon, has died.

CINCINNATI — Neil Armstrong was a quiet self-described nerdy engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot he made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step on to the moon. The ...

Neil Armstrong, who died last week at 82, might have thought it odd that he'd survived to witness an era when people were famous for being famous. The first man to set foot on the moon was one of the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL — The cosmos is providing a full moon for the 55th anniversary of the first lunar landing this weekend, and plenty of other events honor Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s giant leap.