A brief biography of Neil Armstrong. Neil Armstrong was a NASA astronaut and aeronautical engineer. He famously became the first person to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969 during Apollo 11.

Editor’s Note: Gene Seymour is a film critic who has written about music, movies and culture for The New York Times, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly and The Washington Post. What was, in ...

Neil Armstrong is one of the most famous people in human history. When he returned from the Moon, he was feted by kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers. He was Captains America and Kirk ...

Neil Armstrong, who became the first man to set foot on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969, died Saturday at age 82.(AP / NASA) CINCINNATI — Neil Armstrong was a soft-spoken ...