Purdue University graduate and Apollo 11 flight commander Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. It was a truly giant leap for mankind, and a seminal moment ...

[Fran] has been researching the Saturn V Launch Vehicle Digital Computer – the computer that flew all the Apollo flights into ... After [Fran] took a flight-ready LVDC spare to the dentist ...

By Apollo 11, he was the assistant flight controller in Mission Control. While the astronauts became American heroes for their bravery and pioneering spirit, it was the men and women in Mission ...

Coffee cups lie abandoned by blinking monitors. Flight director Gene Kranz is putting his faith in 26-year-old Steve Bales. Bales is Apollo 11’s guidance officer (or ‘GUIDO’). He’s ...

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According to NPR, Collins gained the nickname "the loneliest man" in history during the Apollo 11 flight. While Armstrong and Aldrin explored the Moon together, Collins remained in communication ...