Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon July 20, 1969, capping the most daring of the 20th century's scientific expeditions. His first words after becoming the first ...

On September 22, 2011, just a year prior to his death, Neil Armstrong gave a rare public account of his final few thousand feet of descent to the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969, in the Lunar ...

As the Apollo 11 mission began its descent toward the lunar surface, astronaut Neil Armstrong’s heart pumped at a mere 75 beats per minute... just in line with the average American sitting on their ...

As the world mourns the loss of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, take a moment to revisit the iconic Apollo 11 landing.

Letters selected from Purdue University Archives and Special Collections' larger Barron Hilton Flight and Space Exploration Archives, established in 2011 Summary "In the years between the historic ...

When President John F. Kennedy announced his intention to send a man to the moon in 1961, he kicked off a space race that would push America to the pinnacle of scientific discovery. While several ...

Last week was the 56th anniversary of the first Moon landing (if you believe in that sort of thing). The governments of the U.S., Russia, China, India, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, ...

The family of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, says he has died at age 82. A statement from the family says he died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures.