On July 20, 1969, awestruck viewers around the world watched on television as Ohioan Neil Armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon. Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, and spent his ...
When NASA’s Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped on the moon in 1969 as the first humans, the length and extent of their extravehicular venture were mostly dictated by the ...
Man has stepped onto the moon. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong took the first moonstep last night at 10:56 p.m., Delaware time, just six hours and 39 minutes after he and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. fulfilled the ...
NEW YORK -- CBS News has confirmed Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82. Armstrong was the Apollo 11 astronaut who set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, ...
The University of Cincinnati honored the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong.The Space Research Institute for Discovery and Exploration has been rebranded as the Armstrong Institute for ...
We’ll ask that question a different way: Have you ever heard of Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt? Those are the astronauts that took the moonwalk 52 years ago to little fanfare on Apollo 17. It was ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University announced the creation of a new award dedicated to one of the most famous American astronauts and one of their most famous alumni. The Neil Armstrong Space ...
A new survey has named Neil Armstrong's 1969 moon landing as the most memorable TV first. Of the 3,000 people polled by Sony Bravia, more than half said that Armstrong becoming the first man to walk ...
Former US astronaut Neil Armstrong has died today (August 25). Earlier this month, Armstrong underwent a heart-bypass surgery because of blocked coronary arteries and passed away due to complications ...