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NASA Honors First Man on the Moon Neil Armstrong

NASA will honor former astronaut Neil Armstrong for his involvement in the U.S. space program with the presentation of the Ambassador of Exploration Award at 11:15 a.m. EDT Tuesday, April 18, in the ...
SpaceNews

NASA Administrator Statement on Neil Armstrong’s Death

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden regarding the death of former test pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong. He was 82. “On behalf of the entire NASA family, I would ...
WTOL

Spaceplane undergoing testing at NASA's Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky

SANDUSKY, Ohio — At NASA's Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, a spaceplane is undergoing testing ahead of its first launch later this year. It's the first of Sierra Space's "Dream Chaser" ...
Space.com

Auction offers Neil Armstrong's reply to NASA engineer's Apollo 11 mission patch ideas

"Thanks for all your effort," wrote the first moonwalker. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Neil Armstrong was appreciative, but as ...
ABC News

Neil Armstrong Remembered as Hero, an Image He Shunned

"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 ...

Giant Leap: The Technology That Made The Apollo Mission Successful

For many, it's common knowledge that the Apollo 11 mission successfully landed on the moon, but the technology that got them ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Notoriously reclusive Neil Armstrong to have NASA building named for him

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Not counting Michael Jackson, there are 12 moonwalkers. In order, they are: Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Charles "Pete" ...
WJHL-TV

Tennessee woman suing NASA to keep moon dust she says Neil Armstrong gave her

(CBS) – A Tennessee woman is suing NASA to keep what she says is moon dust. Laura Cicco claims astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, gave her the vial of moon dust when she was ...
Business Wire

Sierra Space Shooting Star™ Cargo Module Initiates Rigorous Testing at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility

LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sierra Space, a leading pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, announced today the commencement ...
The Morning Journal

NASA presents Dream Chaser spacecraft at Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky

NASA presented its new unmanned commercial spaceplane, Dream Chaser, to the media Feb. 1 at the NASA Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility, 3597 Scheid Road in Sandusky. The new spaceplane was developed by ...
Gizmodo

Neil Armstrong Explains Why He Didn’t Run Wild on the Moon

When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon in 1969, neither one ever strayed more than 100 yards from the lunar lander. NPR writer Robert Krulwich questioned why this happened in a story ...