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 ...

NASA test pilot Neil Armstrong with the X-15 ship #1 after a research flight. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu. ... The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft 50 feet long with a wingspan of ...

The first of the new Armstrong-class of research vessels, the R/V Neil Armstrong was launched on Feb. 20, 2014 in Anacortes, Washington. The ship underwent outfitting and trials prior to its ...

US Navy names research ship for first moonwalker Neil Armstrong By Robert Z. Pearlman April 1, 2014 / 2:29 PM EDT / Space.com ...

We meet Armstrong strapped into the X-15 rocket plane, dropped from a large B-52 mother ship before he ignites his own craft’s engine and hurtles up to ... Neil Armstrong piloted this X-15 ...

The Neil Armstrong, first of the Armstrong-class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research ... U.S. Navy Names Ship After Neil Armstrong. ByMichael Peck, Contributor.

Apollo 11 astronaut's brother says Neil tried "one small step" on him. Jan. 2, 2013 — -- In all of modern history, perhaps no man has ever been so much on the spot as Neil Armstrong. From Jan ...

Neil Armstrong, a Navy aviator and the first person to walk on the moon, will be buried at sea. The sea burial mirrors his walk on the moon's Sea of Tranquility.

The rocket that Neil Armstrong rode: Apollo 11's Saturn V lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 16, 1969. NASA.

Neil Armstrong NASA Bio. Learn More In 1947, Armstrong enrolled at Purdue under the Holloway Plan, which covered college tuition for applicants who would attend the first two years of college, then ...

Neil Armstrong, the first man ever ... during which time he flew the X-15 experimental rocket plane among other aircraft. NASA test pilot Neil Armstrong is seen here next to the X-15 ship #1 after ...