Topic: Eugene Cernan

Astronauts, family remember Neil Armstrong

Astronauts from the Apollo era and forward joined Neil Armstrong's family to celebrate the life of the first human to set foot on the moon.

Across America, tributes to Neil Armstrong (+video)

As a blue moon rose Friday, people across the country celebrated the life of Neil Armstrong, who in 1969 became the first human to set foot on the moon.

NASA's pioneering astronauts: Where are they now? (+video)

Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, was one of 300 astronauts. What became of some of the more famous ones?

Opinion John Glenn and Earth orbit anniversary: America needs manned flight in space

This week's 50-year anniversary of astronaut John Glenn and his Earth orbit should remind America that it needs manned flight in space. Some say the space race is over. But America is in a new space race for jobs, skills, and knowledge for the future.

Milestones in U.S. manned spaceflight

A timeline of significant moments in America's quest to reach for the stars.
05/16/2011 08:56 am

In Pictures Space photos of the day: Astronauts of the Past

In Pictures Space photos of the day: Moonwalking

In Pictures Space Photos of the Day 09/20

In Pictures Space photos of the day 07/30

SpaceX launch: Falcon 9 powers into orbit

Falcon 9 roared up Friday afternoon from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The SpaceX launch means that prospects for the Obama administration’s space-lift plans may have soared upward as well.
06/04/2010 07:07 pm

Obama's space plans ride on Falcon 9 rocket launch

President Obama wants commercial carriers to ship cargo and crew to the space station. The Falcon 9 rocket, set for a Friday launch, could show how far private industry has progressed.
06/03/2010 02:39 pm

Neil Armstrong blasts Obama's plan for NASA

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, blasted Obama's decision to cancel NASA's manned mission to the moon.
05/14/2010 07:52 pm

Cool Astronomy First, last men on moon to testify before Senate

Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, and Eugene Cernan, the last, will testify before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Wednesday, to discuss the future of NASA.
05/11/2010 01:38 pm

Florida 'Space Coast' sees economic hardship in Obama plan

Local residents and former astronauts say Obama's decision to end NASA’s moon program will harm the Space Coast economy and put the US behind Russia and China.
04/15/2010 09:10 am

Former astronauts pan Obama's proposal for NASA space program

In an open letter, 21 former astronauts and six others say Obama is ‘throwing away’ America’s dominance in human spaceflight. The president has outlined major changes to the NASA space program.
04/13/2010 06:38 pm

NASA moon astronauts say don't cancel Constellation program

Two former NASA astronauts criticized the recent decision to cancel NASA's moon landing program known as the Constellation program.
03/13/2010 03:09 pm