Apollo 11 moonwalker Neil Armstrong delivers remarks at his alma mater, Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana in 2007. The notes for that speech and many others have now been digitized by ...

Neil Alden Armstrong was born on Aug. 5, 1930, in Ohio. A naval pilot from 1949 to 1952, Armstrong flew 78 missions in Korea.

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 Prize is described as ...

Purdue University has established the international award to recognize "space discovery, innovation and human achievement." ...

Digital media design studio Exhibitry created an immersive art installation to celebrate the 150 th anniversary of Purdue ...

Purdue University Libraries’ Division of Archives and Special Collections will host a special open house for grade school children to learn about space history and explore the exhibit “Steps to the ...

The inaugural Neil Armstrong Space Prize will be awarded in 2026 and aligns with America’s 250th celebration, connecting Purdue’s space leadership with this historic national milestone.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A College of Engineering alumnus famous for his “one small step” will be honored through a new program intended to bolster Purdue University’s impactful engineering research, ...

A Purdue alumnus has found a way to honor the first man and the last man to walk on the moon, not in black and gold, but in bronze. Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan are Purdue graduates who flew ...

Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong is perhaps best known for saying 11 words on July 20, 1969 (12, if you count the "a"): "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind." But there is ...

West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Purdue University — recognized globally as the Cradle of Astronauts — announced the creation of a new international prize honoring ...