The Neil Armstrong & Purdue website chronicles Neil Armstrong's timeline and biography. A video gallery and image gallery also gives a good insight to his life on campus.
"Neil Armstrong is likely the most famous and inspirational alumnus Purdue has ever had, and he has been an integral part of campus life from his arrival as a young student in the '50s to today. This is a sad day for all of Purdue," said Tim Sands, the university's acting president.
In 1969, a graduate of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University became the first man to walk on the moon and arguably the most famous man in the world.
AAE faculty Dr. Karen Marais and Dr. Vikas Tomar were selected in June 2012 as IMPACT Faculty Fellows and will participate in the Fall 2012 cohort of IMPACT.
Three Purdue University alumni and a professor are part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which landed the Curiosity rover on the planet's surface.