NASA tested the Orion spacecraft forward bay cover's ejection mechanism at the Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio ...

When Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin practiced landings at the NASA Langley Research Center’s gantry, no one cared who got off first. Lots of people had set foot in Hampton, Virginia.

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 ...

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took man's first historic steps on the moon. One Houston man made history helping it happen.

A preliminary flight plan and a NASA memo discussing Neil Armstrong’s historic first words on the Moon are among a host of artifacts from the historic Apollo 11 mission that are up for auction ...

Neil Armstrong, the first human being to walk on the moon as commander of the Apollo 11 space flight on July 20, 1969, has died. He spoke the famous words, 'That's one small step for man, one ...

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

Michael Collins honors Neil Armstrong 01:30. Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins took off for the moon aboard a Saturn 5 rocket on July 16, 1969.While Collins remained behind in lunar orbit, Armstrong ...

As NASA celebrates its 60th anniversary, Neil Armstrong’s son wants to see the agency to ramp up its efforts as a space pioneer. Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the incredible Apollo 11 ...

Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, would have been 89 today. NASA on Monday honored the astronaut, who died in 2012, with a tweet and video remembering the "engineer," "pilot ...

In this May 12 ,2012 file photo, former astronaut Neil Armstrong testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on NASA's proposed budget and the future of ...