Neil Armstrong had piloted 200 different types of aircraft. Military service also gave him a strong sense of leadership and teamwork, which would be indispensable as a test pilot. The Navy also ...

The X-15 is the only conventional aircraft that has ever been flown above the “Karman Line” separating the Earth’s atmosphere ...

Where the astronauts sat in the Apollo Lunar Module may have profoundly impacted the way the experience of walking on the ...

The capsule landed on the Sea of Tranquillity, carrying mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin. Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the lunar surface while Michael Collins remained in ...

This extremely delicate maneuver would be performed by mission commander Neil Armstrong, who — like his co-pilot, David Scott — would be making his first trip into space. At first, everything ...

Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon ... Over the next 17 years, he served as an engineer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator for NACA and its successor agency, the National ...

Neil Armstrong fell in love with flying when his ... As a boy, he loved to read about flying and built model planes. Neil got his pilot’s licence when he was just 16, before he could even ...

DERMOT O’LEARY: In 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first human being to set foot on the Moon and in doing so completely changed our view of the world. 18 years earlier, as a 21-year-old fighter ...

In space, they’re the key to survival. Whether helping astronauts enter Earth orbit, walk on the moon, pilot a space shuttle, or travel to Mars, space suits must serve several vital functions ...

Of the intrepid crew, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have tended to dominate public attention, but it was pilot Michael… WATCH: Pence takes part in unveiling of Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 ...