On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to step onto the moon’s surface, speaking the famous words, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” He served as ...

Hundreds of millions worldwide were watching as Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon in 1969. The spacesuit that kept him alive is part of NPR's 250th anniversary series America in Pursuit. Two hundred ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The 2026 Neil Armstrong Space Prize was announced Tuesday (April 21) at Purdue University, heralding the Falcon 9 Booster Landing Team as the inaugural laureate of the Neil ...

Neil Armstrong made history as the first human to walk on the Moon during NASA's landmark Apollo 11 mission. (Image Credit: AI) Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930, in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He ...

A famous quote is displayed at Kennedy Space Center with Buzz Aldrin's photo: "I know the sky is not the limit because there are footprints on the moon − and I made some of them." On July 16, 1969, ...

Apollo 11 touched down on the moon on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC. Neil Armstrong took the first step onto the surface roughly six hours later. Trump threatens to blow Iran 'to hell' and blockade ...

As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) gets ready to send the Artemis II crew to the moon, Americans everywhere are feeling nostalgic—and for good reason. It's been over 50 years ...

The Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch this week, marking the first crewed moon mission in 54 years. What is Artemis II? 4 astronauts will journey around the moon for 10 days but will not land ...

Five years ago, the Chicago Cubs stole Pete Crow-Armstrong away from the Mets in a three-player trade that, most notably, sent Javier Báez to New York for two months before free agency. The deal was ...

Astronauts Neil Armstrong (left) and David Scott (right) greet well-wishers at Naha Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, shortly after the Gemini 8 spacecraft spun out of control. Ron McQueeney / Ohio History ...

MESA, AZ — The Chicago Cubs officially made center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong the face of their team Monday night by finalizing a contract extension that will make the soon-to-be 24-year-old their ...

Sixty years after Neil Armstrong barely survived an emergency in orbit around Earth on Gemini 8, never-before-seen photos of his heroic return have been donated to the Ohio museum that bears his name.