In 1969, Apollo 11 returned to Earth, ending its historic moon-landing mission. After the spacecraft's splashdown in the ...

Purdue University has established the international award to recognize "space discovery, innovation and human achievement." ...

September 17, 1962 - Armstrong is part of the second group of men chosen by NASA to become astronauts. March 16, 1966 - Command Pilot of Gemini 8. Along with Pilot David Scott, Armstrong successfully ...

The Neil Armstrong Space Prize honors Purdue graduate and space pioneer Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon ...

Purdue University announces the Neil Armstrong Space Prize, a prestigious award designed to honor achievements in space discovery and technological innovation.

Purdue University has unveiled the Neil Armstrong Space Prize to honor excellence in space discovery and innovation.

Lowell Observatory Historian Kevin Schindler runs a detective story at the Grand Canyon to recreate a famous photo of Neil Armstrong.

Neil Armstrong was famously the first man to walk on the moon. But at home, his three children — Mark, Karen and Rick — just knew him as "Dad." Neil welcomed his kids with Janet Shearon ...

Neil Armstrong was appreciative, but it was too late. The Apollo 11 crew had a design for the first moon landing. Armstrong's note and the patch idea that inspired it are now up for auction.

Neil Armstrong is perhaps best known for saying 12 words on July 20, 1969: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." But there's more to his record, as his alma mater can attest.

This 1969 file photo shows astronaut Neil Armstrong in space suit. The University of Cincinnati's space research institute has been renamed for astronaut Neil Armstrong, a former UC professor. The ...