(CBS News) Neil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 astronaut who became the first human being to set foot on another world, has died. He was 82. In a statement his family said Armstrong had passed away ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Neil Armstrong was a soft-spoken engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot he made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step onto the moon. The modest man, ...

In March 1966, astronaut Neil Armstrong nearly died during an in-flight emergency while attempting to orbit the Earth as part of NASA’s Gemini 8 mission. Armstrong and fellow astronaut David Scott ...

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped out of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module "Eagle" and became the first human to set foot on the surface of the Moon. On the surface for 21 hours and 36 minutes, ...

The American Flag is flying at half-staff and several bunches of fresh cut flowers have been placed at the bottom of the flag pole at the Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta by Saturday ...

Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, but you probably knew that already.

REUTERS - U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took a giant leap for mankind when he became the first person to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said on Saturday. Armstrong died ...

American hero Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, is dead at age 82. He died of complications from a heart-bypass operation he underwent earlier this month, according to family members.