The three-person Apollo 11 crew was made up of Navy aviators and an Air Force pilot. They became the first mission to land on the Moon.

From the point of view of America's politicians, the most significant thing about Neil Armstrong was that on July 20, 1969, when he became the first man to set foot on the moon, he was a civilian ...

Neil Armstrong — who has died at the age of 82 — was best known as the commander of Apollo 11, but his career at NASA began nearly a decade earlier as a research test pilot. A trained ...

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the ship from which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left to make their historic first steps on the moon in 1969, died Wednesday of cancer, his ...

Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong, lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin and command module pilot Mike Collins were assigned to the first moon-landing mission in January 1969, six months before launch.

Lunar Module Pilot Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin in the lunar module (LM) during NASA's Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, 20th July 1969. The photograph was taken by Commander Neil Armstrong. (NASA) Getty Images ...

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which first landed American astronauts on the moon's surface. Of the intrepid crew, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have tended to ...

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong, gloved hand on the control stick, guided the Apollo 11 lunar module to rest on the surface of the moon. “Houston, Tranquility Base here,” his voice crackled ...

The Apollo 11 crew, from left: Commander Neil A. Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. On July 20th 1969 at 4:18 PM, EDT the Lunar ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Lots of kids build model airplanes, but how many also build a wind tunnel to test and improve their models? Neil Armstrong did, and more than the "small step" on the moon ...

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the ship from which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left to make their historic first steps on the moon in 1969, died Wednesday of cancer, his ...