There is only one photograph of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon, and in it, he has his back to the camera. The first man to set foot on a planetary body other than Earth was not camera shy. It was ...

1 of 9 — Armstrong in the lunar module after the historic moonwalk. 2 of 9 — Commander Neil Armstrong (right) and pilot David R. Scott prepare to board the Gemini-Titan VIII. Gemini VIII successfully ...

Anyone who knows even a few facts about space probably knows the name Neil Armstrong, who was the first man on the moon, but ...

(AP) - Neil Armstrong was a quiet self-described nerdy engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot he made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step on to the moon. The modest ...

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday at age 82. Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon July 20, 1969. His first words after becoming the first ...

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday, weeks after having heart surgery, NBC News confirmed. He was 82. Armstrong was commander of the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on ...