News Archive / Tagged: Neil Armstrong
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Proof of Apollo 11 landing hard as ‘rock’
Joe LatrellJuly 15th, 2019JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Texas -- When asked why they believe the Apollo 11 Moon landings were faked, conspiracy theorists point to the lack of stars in the photos taken by the astronauts, incongruous shadows and other bits of data from that mission. Some evidence that counters their claims isn't so fragile, in fact - it's written in stone.
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Neil Armstrong’s Dyna-Soar abort training aircraft being restored for Moon landing anniversary
Michael ColeMay 20th, 2018A piece of Neil Armstrong's pre-astronaut space history is being restored in preparation for next July's 50-year anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
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Our Spaceflight Heritage: Apollo 11 then and now
Collin SkocikJuly 24th, 2016Forty-seven years ago, the United States—and more importantly, the human race—did something extraordinary: We launched Apollo 11 and landed, on July 20, 1969, two men on the surface of the Moon. It was the culmination of a decade of hard work, dedication, ever-more-ambitious space missions, the rapid development of new technologies, and costly failure.
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Our SpaceFlight Heritage: NASA’s first emergency in space – The story of Gemini 8
Michael ColeMarch 16th, 2016Fifty years ago today was an exciting and busy day at Cape Canaveral, Florida. However, it would turn into a type of excitement that NASA and the entire Gemini space program would have preferred to avoid.
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Our SpaceFlight Heritage: Apollo 11’s fading light
Gregory CecilJuly 20th, 2015Forty-six years ago today on July 20, 1969, history was made – men walked on the surface of another world. Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first to do so when their Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LEM) Eagle descended onto the Moon’s Sea of Tranquility. The duo touched down on what was to become known […]
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Our SpaceFlight Heritage: One giant leap, the flight of Apollo 11
Gregory CecilJuly 16th, 2015Forty-six years ago today, on July 16, 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida – for the Moon. At 9:32 a.m. EDT (13:32 GMT), the Saturn V rocket SA-506 lifted off with 7.5 million lbs. of thrust carrying the crew consisting of Neil Armstrong, […]
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NASA renames Kennedy’s O&C building in honor of Neil Armstrong
Jason RhianJuly 22nd, 2014KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla — The day after the U.S. remembered the 45th anniversary of man’s first landing on the Moon. Starting shortly after 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) on Monday, July 21 NASA rededicated the Operations and Checkout Building the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. Numerous dignitaries within aerospace as well as elected officials, […]
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Bruce McCandless, Capcom for Apollo 11, visits Kennedy Space Center, discusses historic mission
SpaceFlight InsiderJuly 21st, 2014CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — Bruce McCandless II was on site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor’s Complex for the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing this week. McCandless served as Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) for the first lunar spacewalk.
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Book Review: Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight
Scott JohnsonJuly 5th, 2014Longtime NBC News Space Correspondent, Jay Barbree, has written a new book, entitled: Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight (Macmillan Publishers / St. Martins’s Press / Thomas Dunne Books), which is scheduled for release next week – on July 8. Barbree has authored several prior books (on spaceflight and other topics) and is the only […]
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Apollo Moon rocks reveal new secrets
Collin SkocikJune 8th, 2014Forty-five years after the historic Apollo 11 landing of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the Moon, the priceless Moon rocks brought back by that legendary expedition are back in the news, revealing new evidence confirming the theory that the Moon was formed by a Mars-sized planetesimal slamming into the young molten […]
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Opinion: The War of the Worlds – To the Moon or Mars?
Collin SkocikJune 2nd, 2014The space community is deeply divided. One group believes we need to focus our manned space efforts on returning to the Moon. Another believes we should bypass the Moon and go straight to Mars. The two groups see one another as enemies, but there is no reason for this to be so. The pro-space community […]
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Opinion: Forty-five years later – what does “One Giant Leap” mean?
Collin SkocikApril 13th, 2014On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong climbed down the ladder of a stubby, ungainly and fragile little spacecraft and became the first human being to set foot on another world. As he stepped cautiously into the lunar dust, he spoke the immortal words, “That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.” Forty-five […]
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NASA Dryden Center renaming ceremony set for May 13
Jason RhianApril 2nd, 2014In a little over a month, a turning point will occur at one of NASA’s most iconic facilities. On Tuesday May 13, 2014 a special ceremony will be held to change the name of Dryden Flight Research Center – to Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) in honor of Neil Alden Armstrong, the first man to […]
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NASA’s Dryden renamed Armstrong Flight Research Center
Jason RhianMarch 1st, 2014Today, NASA officials and engineers descended upon what was known as Dryden Flight Research Center which is located in Edwards, California. This is not an arbitrary meeting however, it was a solemn affair meant to rename the historic location in honor of one lost – the first man to walk on the surface of another […]
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Cosmonauts join the video game industry to create “Space Pioneer”
SpaceFlight InsiderFebruary 16th, 2014Space Pioneer is an exciting new video game being created by real world astronauts, cosmonauts, scientists and architects. The design team includes a trio of cosmonauts; Sergei Krikalev, Aleksandr Lazutkin, and Sergei Avdeyev. Together, the three have spent a total of 1735 days in space, with Krikalev holding the current record of 803 days, 9 hours, […]
