Astronaut Neil Armstrong dies at 82

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Astronaut Neil Armstrong, who uttered one of history's most famous proclamations when he became the first man to walk on the moon in 1969, died Saturday.

Armstrong was commander of the Apollo 11 mission that made the first manned lunar landing on July 20, 1969. He had undergone heart surgery Aug. 8, three days after his 82nd birthday. His family said that Armstrong had passed from post-surgery complications.

"We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures,'' the family said in a statement. "Neil was our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend."

 

[Nomar06]

 

[KennyGS]

The first human to set foot on another celestial body other than our Earth. I think of how brave he and the other astronauts were back then.

I would have been

 

[Monk]

I always thought jumping out of aircraft was the most exciting thing we could do, but landing on a planet(moon) not knowing if you'll ever leave it..................

 

[ethlar]

One of the few (i think there are only 2) shots of Neil Armstrong on the moon, taken by Buzz Aldrin.

 

[MrsJrotax101]

 

[5SK]

): man one of the greatest


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