WAPAKONETA, Ohio -- As the nation celebrates the 50 year anniversary of the moon landing, one little town in northwest Ohio is celebrating its special connection to the Apollo 11 mission. Tucked away ...

Ohio’s ties to aerospace and aviation are a big point of pride for the Buckeye State. Not only was Ohio home to the Wright Brothers, but it also birthed Neil Armstrong, the first person to step foot ...

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University announced the creation of a new award dedicated to one of the most famous American astronauts and one of their most famous alumni. The Neil Armstrong Space ...

The Ref. BA 145.022 was given to the first man on the moon at a gala dinner in Houston’s Warwick Hotel on November 25, 1969, mere months after Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the lunar surface.

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 ...

A cut of muslin cloth that traveled to the moon and back with Apollo 11 has found a new home in Dallas. The piece of fabric smaller than a passport photo was cut from cloth that astronaut Neil ...

Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the Moon, once said you should shoot for the stars but if you happen to miss, ...