America Mourns Passing of Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon

After being an American icon since his accomplishment in 1969, it is with extreme sadness to report thatNeil Armstrong has died.The legendary astronaut was reportedly recovering from heart surgery in Cincinnati, Ohio at the time of his passing. He was 82 years old. In a...

Astronaut Neil Armstrong Dies at 82

Neil Armstrong died Saturday, August 25, 2012 following complications resulting from a cardiovascular procedure.Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969. Armstrong commanded the...

Jeff Bezos: 'We Found Apollo 11 Engines'

Apollo 11 Rocket Engines Found in the Ocean Bezos Expeditions, founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, announced that the F-1 engines that rocketed Apollo 11 into space have been found. The Apollo 11 mission put mankind...

Moon Landing Anniversary: Sound Restored to Original Film

Moon Landing Anniversary: July 20 On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men to land on the Moon. Fellow astronaut Michael Collins remained aboard the Columbia command module as...

Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon, Turns 79 Today

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, turns 79 today, as he was born August 5, 1930. He is of course, most famous for being the first person to take steps on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969....

July 20, 1969: Apollo 11 History and Interesting Facts

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Those were the words of Neil Armstrong, the Mission Commander of Apollo 11, as Armstrong became the first man to step on the moon on July 20, 1969. This...

July 20, 1969: Moon Landing 40th Anniversary — Where were you?

Forty years ago today, July 20th, humankind achieved a moon landing as American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins landed the Apollo 11 spacecraft on the lunar surface on July 20,...

Commemorating 40th Year of Moon Landing - 20th July 1969

"One small step for man is a giant leap for mankind". Yeah those were the words when 40 years ago Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on Moon. It did not transform into a giant leap for space travel...

Moon Landing Never Happened

"Amongst conspriacy theorists there are those who claim that the Moon landing was faked, it never really happened. This became the basis for the movie Capricorn One. Well now it turns out that NASA is reporting that the 13 hours of video tapes of the first moon landing is...

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