Neil Armstrong

A radio telescope dish at sunset.

How Australia helped show the world the live moon landing

It’s thanks to the Parkes Observatory in Australia that people around the world got to see the moon landing on television screens in 1969.

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Khrushchev’s son recalls Sputnik, Gagarin ascent in US-Soviet space race

Global Politics
The Apollo 11 Lunar Module is shown in the nearground with the moon's surface below it and Earth shown in the distance.

12 lesser-known facts about the Apollo 11 mission

People look at the remains of a rocket shell on a street in the town of Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine February 10, 2015.

What the violence in Ukraine looks like up close

Conflict

Moon art from someone who’s been there

Arts, Culture & Media

Son of Nikita Khrushchev Says Father Didn’t Want to Compete in Race to Moon

Arts, Culture & Media

Sergei Khrushchev, son of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, says his father saw astronaut Neil Armstrong’s Moon landing as a great achievement for mankind.

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Neil Armstrong Finally Breaks His Silence to Talk About Moon

Arts, Culture & Media

Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong has given an interview after decades of silence. He spoke to an Australian accountant!

Top of the Hour: Chapter Ends in History of Space Flight, Morning Headlines

Forty-two years and a day after Neil Armstrong became the first man to step foot on the moon, the space shuttle Atlantis landed at Kennedy space center, ending NASA’s shuttle program after 30 years.

The World

Forged in the Stars

Forged in the Stars continues with the stories of Neil Armstrong and Christa McAuliffe.

The World

Forged in the Stars

Forged in the Stars continues with the stories of Neil Armstrong and Christa McAuliffe.