In 1960, nine years before he walked on the moon, a 30-year-old test pilot named Neil Armstrong applied to fly the X-20 ...

On 20 July 1969, the world watched as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin attempted the most dangerous landing ever attempted by ...

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 ...

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.

Neil Armstrong waves to the crowd during a parade through Wapakoneta, his hometown, on Sept. 6, 1969 celebrating the historic moon landing. DAYTON DAILY NEWS / WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY SPECIAL ...

WAPAKONETA, Ohio -- As the nation celebrates the 50 year anniversary of the moon landing, one little town in northwest Ohio is celebrating its special connection to the Apollo 11 mission. Tucked away ...

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 ...

CINCINNATI — Neil Armstrong was a quiet self-described nerdy engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot, he made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step on to the moon. The ...

FILE - In this March 6, 1966 file photo Astronaut Neil Armstrong, pilot for the Gemini VIII mission is shown. The family of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, says he has died at age ...

"In Celebration of the 55th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing Star Ace introduces the 1/6 scale figure in Authentic Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle X A7L Space Suit. This figure is a fitting ...