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Do you have a picture with Purdue’s Neil Armstrong statue? Purdue wants to see it

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It’s become routine during commencement weekends for students, families and friends to line up on Stadium Avenue to snap photos with the Neil Armstrong statue. Same on football ...
Washington Examiner

Purdue sets memorial service for Neil Armstrong

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University plans to honor graduate Neil Armstrong’s life and achievements as the first man to walk on the moon with a campus memorial service. Many people have left ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

PU honors Neil Armstrong with statue, hall of engineering

WEST LAFAYETTE | When Neil Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 mission, Jerry Ross crowded around the black-and-white television with his family in Crown Point. But Ross, 59, made sure to be in West ...
Indianapolis Monthly

Purdue Memorializes Astronaut Alum Neil Armstrong

Monday saw a windy late-summer evening on Purdue University’s campus as a crowd gathered to honor the legacy of Neil Armstrong. We all know him as the man who flew to the moon and back, but the ...
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Neil Armstrong

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to step onto the moon’s surface, speaking the famous words, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” He served as ...