Had his pilot’s license before he had a driver’s license. He earned a Navy scholarship to Purdue. His studies were interrupted when he was called to active duty just before the beginning of the Korean ...

Neil Armstrong, born August 5, 1930, served as a naval aviator from 1949 to 1952, accumulating 78 Korean War missions. Following his naval service, he obtained a bachelor's degree in aeronautical ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WLUK) -- A donation that's connected to the first man on the moon is making a difference for college-bound students in Northeast Wisconsin. On Thursday, Stefan Osdene, a vintage and ...

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 ...

"There are places to go beyond belief," he said. Aug. 26, 2012 — -- Neil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 astronaut who died Saturday at 82, said he did not want to live his life as an icon, remembered ...

As Dr. Matt Clay continues to blend adventure with academia, he resonates with the principles that have framed Hays, Kansas, ...

When John Kennedy announced the United States' ambition to reach the Moon, the wheels began turning in every possible direction. In early 1964 the first group of astronauts were hard at work training ...

On September 22, 2011, just a year prior to his death, Neil Armstrong gave a rare public account of his final few thousand feet of descent to the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969, in the Lunar ...