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Learn about the iconic figures, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the first humans on the Moon, during the historic Apollo 11 ...
Purdue University's new Neil Armstrong Space Prize, named for the school's most famous astronaut-alum, will honor ...
The North American X-15 was a revolutionary rocket-powered aircraft from the 1960s designed to explore hypersonic flight at ...
Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, was a private person. Therefore, when he spoke, it commanded attention. Here he ...
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.
Neil Armstrong is seen in a Jan. 1, 1960 NASA photo next to the X-15 ship #1 (Serial #56-6670) after a research flight. X-15-1, serial number 56-6670, is now located at the National Air and Space ...
The book, timed to coincide with the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch and full of never-before-seen photos, includes many personal details that have never before been written, such as what ...
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took man's first historic steps on the moon. One Houston man made history helping it happen.
The announcement — on the anniversary of Apollo 11's landing on the moon — included eight astronauts educated at Purdue.