On May 6, 1968, NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong almost met his fate while simulating a lunar landing. This was a little over a year before he would become the first person to walk on the moon. He was ...

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 ...

Known as the “Cradle of Astronauts,” Purdue has graduated 30 astronauts over its history, including Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. Keeping up with its legacy as a major school in ...

Professional cyclist Moriah Wilson was fatally shot by Kaitlin Armstrong in May 2022 Courtesy of Netflix On May 11, 2022, professional cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was shot and killed by Kaitlin ...

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 ...

Florida's space facilities, including Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral, have served as filming locations for numerous space-themed movies. Classic films like "Apollo 13" and "Moonraker" used ...