On July 20, 1969, awestruck viewers around the world watched on television as Ohioan Neil Armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon. Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, and spent his ...

From Neil Armstrong to an all UM crew on an Apollo mission, the University of Michigan and Purdue University both featured large in the advent of space travel.

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, second man to walk on the moon, married the late Dr. Anca Faur, a chemical engineer, Jan. 20 ...

Neil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 Astronaut and first person to walk on the surface of the Moon, recently gave an extended interview in which he discusses his role and opinions on the space program. This ...

Taken by Buzz Aldrin, the second person to walk on the moon, the Armstrong photo shows the famed astronaut standing beside the Lunar Module Eagle, which is what took the crew into space on the Apollo ...

One of the first men to walk on the moon has announced the tragic passing of his much-younger wife – just two years after ...