Items representing Purdue University’s contributions to flight and space history flew onboard this week’s first test of Orion from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex. Purdue is the alma mater of 23 NASA astronauts. The Orion flight test, a two-orbit, four-hour flight that tested many of … Read More
Dear Editor: On July 20, 1969, as an 11-year-old, I sat staring in wonder at the black and white TV image of the ladder of the Lunar Module, Eagle. Suddenly the Commander of Apollo 11 worked his way down to the dusty face of the moon. Though we … Read More
Purdue Student Government will hold a memorial service for university alumnus and Apollo astronaut Neil A. Armstrong at 5:30 p.m. this evening at the West Lafayette campus. The service will be at the Neil Armstrong statue in front of Neil A. Armstrong Hall of Engineering, 701 W. Stadium … Read More
