Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930, in Wapakoneta, Ohio, less than 60 miles from the Wright brothers' famed workshop. He earned ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — The 2026 Neil Armstrong Space Prize was announced Tuesday, April 21, at Purdue University, heralding the Falcon 9 Booster Landing Team as the inaugural winner of the Neil ...

West Lafayette, IN, April 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The 2026 Neil Armstrong Space Prize was announced Tuesday (April 21) at Purdue University, heralding the Falcon 9 Booster ...

In what might be one of the most ironic events of, well, ever, Elon Musk's SpaceX reportedly crashed a rocket into the moon on what would have been iconic astronaut Neil Armstrong's 96th birthday.