Neil Armstrong was a NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer and the first person to walk on the moon, on July 20, 1969. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Neil is a classy guy, and I can't offhand think of a better choice to be first man on the moon." Armstrong demonstrated that calm under pressure during his flight as commander of the two-man ...

“Neil turned out to be the best field geologist on the moon,” he added. “Until Apollo 17, of course. In 20 minutes or so, he collected a fantastic suite of samples.” ...

Neil Armstrong NASA/JOHNSON SPACE CENTER . As the world celebrates the 45th anniversary of the first moon landing made by American spacecraft Apollo 11, on July 20, 1969, the man who took those ...

When Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the lunar surface. Just about everyone knows that, right? But 50 years ago this month, in Marc… ...

First moonwalker Neil Armstrong was famously reluctant to talk about himself — but "First Man on the Moon," airing Wednesday night on PBS, tells the late astronaut's story in the words of his ...

The first man on the moon declared, "That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Here's who he was, plus 11 more who walked the moon.

Neil Armstrong is a boyhood hero of mine. He is one of my heroes not because he was the first man to walk on the moon, although that has something to do with it. He is my hero because he came from my ...

Headlines included Neil Armstrong the first man on the moon in 1969 (plus the souvenir edition) and the death of Pancho Villa in 1923. Check out more editions of Today in History at Cincinnati.com.

When Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon in 1969, everyone knows his famous line, but there's been some debate about what he actually said. Most people hear it as, "That's one small step for ...

Children in Annandale, Va., watch Neil Armstrong become the first man to walk on the moon in 1969. Photo by O. Louis Mazzatenta/National Geographic. Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on ...