Purdue University has established the international award to recognize "space discovery, innovation and human achievement." ...

He uses three trays – one for each size – and creates grids on them, with each row representing a colour and each column a ...

A watch once owned by Neil Armstrong — the first man to walk on the moon — has sparked a powerful act of generosity in ...

New international award to honor excellence and innovation in scientific achievement, economic opportunity and global ...

Purdue University announced the creation of a new award dedicated to one of the most famous American astronauts and one of their most famous alumni. The Neil Armstrong Space Prize is described as ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong ...

In 1969, Apollo 11 returned to Earth, ending its historic moon-landing mission. After the spacecraft's splashdown in the ...

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Having launched on July 16, 1969, and landed on the Moon on July 20, the Apollo 11 astronauts returned home and splashed down ...

The announcement — on the anniversary of Apollo 11's landing on the moon — included eight astronauts educated at Purdue.

September 17, 1962 - Armstrong is part of the second group of men chosen by NASA to become astronauts. March 16, 1966 - Command Pilot of Gemini 8. Along with Pilot David Scott, Armstrong successfully ...