Neil Armstrong
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International Moon Day 2023: Know date, history, significance and all other details
Lifestyle | Jul 19, 2023, 01:35 PM ISTOn International Moon Day 2023, we can look back fondly on the famous astronauts' incredible achievements and look forward optimistically to what lies ahead for space exploration.
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Scientists grow plants in moon soil brought to Earth by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin
Trending | May 12, 2022, 11:48 PM ISTLunar soil brought back to Earth by first moonwalkers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin has successfully sprouted seeds, which is a positive sign for scientists.
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Apollo 11 Space Mission: Twitterati celebrate NASA’s historic moon landing mission on 50th anniversary
Trending | Jul 20, 2019, 01:17 PM ISTApollo 11 Space Mission: Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin was the crew that landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC.
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50 years ago today, 'one small step' of Neil Armstrong changed the course of future
Jul 19, 2019, 12:00 PM ISTArmstrong, who died in 2012 at age 82, said he came up with the statement himself. In a 2001 NASA oral history, he said NASA discouraged coaching astronauts, a position reflected in a NASA memo. It cited how "the truest emotion ... is what the explorer feels within himself."
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First moonwalker Neil Armstrong's memorabilia heads for auction
World | Jul 22, 2018, 05:20 PM ISTThe artefacts on offer range from those associated with Armstrong's historic 1969 lunar landing to his private mementos, reports Xinhua news agency.
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Really! Neil Armstrong was not the first man to land on moon, video report claims
Trending | Nov 17, 2017, 10:57 AM ISTAs per the report of the You Tube channel, a secret clip was found in the Russian archives of a secret night rocket launch. One can see Soviet spacecraft landing on the moon and cosmonauts planting their National Flag.
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Relive mankind’s ‘giant leap’: New 3-D model allows a 360-degree view of the historic Apollo 11 spacecraft
World | Jul 25, 2016, 07:11 PM ISTForty seven years ago, the Apollo 11 spacecraft took Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins to the moon thereby creating history. The only part of the spacecraft that came back to earth was
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Meet the first man who ‘peed’ on moon! He is not Neil Armstrong
Blah | Jul 15, 2016, 06:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: It’s been 47 years when astronaut Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first man ever to walk on the moon. In fact, Neil created several more records that day, from being the
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Neil Armstrong kept souvenirs from Apollo 11 in his home
World | Feb 11, 2015, 08:19 AM ISTWashington: Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon, for decades kept the camera he used to document his first steps on the lunar surface in a bag discovered at his home
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NASA human spacecraft set for December flight
World | Sep 12, 2014, 11:30 AM ISTWashington: NASA's Orion spacecraft - built to take humans farther than they have ever gone before - is now ready for fueling.The Orion crew module, stacked atop its service module, moved out of the Neil
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Neil Armstrong, 1st man on the moon, dies at 82
World | Aug 26, 2012, 12:52 PM ISTCincinnati, Aug 26: Neil Armstrong, a self-described "nerdy" engineer who became a global hero when as a steely nerved U.S. pilot he made "one giant leap for mankind" with the first step on the moon.
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Neil Armstrong undergoes heart surgery
World | Aug 09, 2012, 12:00 PM ISTColumbus, Ohio, Aug 9 : Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was recovering Wednesday from heart surgery, days after his 82nd birthday.It wasn't clear where the surgery occurred or where Armstrong