Fortunately, books like "Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight" are bringing fresh perspectives to that classic Space Age and sparking discussions about the new space ages that lie ahead.

Author interview. Neil Armstrong was the rarest kind of American hero, one who had no interest in fame. The first man to walk on the moon saw himself as “a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy ...

In "I Am Neil Armstrong," a new children's book detailing Armstrong's life, author Brad Meltzer shows readers how an eager young tree climber got all the way to the moon. It would be hard to find ...

WEST LAFAYETTE — A new book penned by James R. Hansen, author of the only authorized biography of Neil Armstrong, gives readers a glimpse into Armstrong’s life through the words of others ...

Lowell Observatory Historian Kevin Schindler runs a detective story at the Grand Canyon to recreate a famous photo of Neil ...

COCOA, Fla. — There's one thing Jay Barbree wants to make clear — his latest book is not a biography. "Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight" hits bookshelves Tuesday. Barbree, 80, a veteran space ...

James R. Hansen has selected and edited a sampling of letters and cards that were sent to Armstrong, a Purdue University alumnus, in his newest book “Dear Neil Armstrong: Letters to the First Man from ...

Jay Barbree is a longtime NBC News space correspondent. The Merritt Island man's ninth book, "Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight," hits shelves July 8.

The Alabama author who wrote the biography of Neil Armstrong adapted last year into a major motion picture is wrapping up a second book about the famous Apollo 11 astronaut. James Hansen ...

A gold medal that flew aboard the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon with Neil Armstrong has sold for $2,055,000 by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions. The 28-mm solid gold Robbins Medal had been part of ...

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent a total of two hours and 31 minutes on the lunar surface. ... the bracelet scene comes from conjecture in Hansen's book about Armstrong.