Here’s a look at the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong. Personal Birth date: August 5, 1930 Death date: August 25, 2012 Birthplace: Wapakoneta, Ohio Birth name: Neil Alden Armstrong Father: Stephen ...

The draft remains filed away in the National Archives as an eerie reminder of what could have been.

On July 21, 1925, the so-called Monkey Trial, which pitted Clarence Darrow against William Jennings Bryan in Dayton, Tenn., ...

By 1:11 a.m. on July 21, both astronauts were back in the lunar module and the hatch was closed. The two men slept that night ...

National Moon Day is observed every July 20 to honor the Apollo 11 mission and the first human moon landing in 1969. This ...

That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”, These were Neil Armstrong’s words as he became the first human ...

This two-minute video montage shows highlights of the Apollo 11 moonwalk on July 20, 1969. (NASA Johnson video) July 1969. It ...

There is no fee to visit the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, but you will need to reserve a free timed entry ...

What did the Apollo 11 astronauts eat on their historic journey to the moon? From freeze-dried chicken and rice to bacon ...

America's most daring, extraordinary feat—landing astronauts on the moon—remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone ...

Sotheby’s Space Exploration auction features the life-saving instrument, a Snoopy pin, space-flown flags, and more.

On this day, July 16, 1969, NASA's Apollo 11 mission lifted off aboard a mighty Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in ...