A new record has been set for the most paid at auction for an astronaut's timepiece. The Armstrong watch also commanded the third most-ever paid for a space-related artifact, exceeded only by a Soviet ...

Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong poses with his wife Jean, and their sons Eric and Mark ; Neil Armstrong's sons Rick and Mark pose for a photo with items that belonged to their father at Heritage ...

A new international award named for the first person to step foot on the moon will honor excellence in "space discovery" as established by the school known as "the cradle of astronauts." The "Neil ...

A gold watch gifted to Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Amstrong following his "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" is on the auction block and projected to sell for over $2 million. The ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) — Purdue University, which touts itself as the “Cradle of Astronauts,” on Monday announced the creation of the Neil Armstrong Space Prize, an award aimed at honoring ...

Had his pilot’s license before he had a driver’s license. He earned a Navy scholarship to Purdue. His studies were interrupted when he was called to active duty just before the beginning of the Korean ...

“This prize carries Armstrong’s name and Purdue’s space legacy and the Boilermaker spirit of exploration,” Chiang said. “We are honored that the Armstrong family is represented here today along with ...

Built from spare parts and experimental ideas, Bell’s X-14 became the unlikely jet that helped astronauts practice the ...

Neil Armstrong was famously the first man to walk on the moon. But at home, his three children — Mark, Karen and Rick — just knew him as "Dad." Neil welcomed his kids with Janet Shearon Armstrong, to ...