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...

Lunar conspiracy theories debunked on Discovery Channel

Some say Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind in 1969 was an elaborate hoax. They point to details like non-parallel shadows on lunar photos (said to be impossible with a single light source), sketchy...

Straight to the Moon, Neil: The 36th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing

On July 20, 1969, two American men landed on the moon. Today is the 36th anniversary of that landing (at least, if you believe it happened...see below). My favourite piece of random trivia about the lunar...