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Astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82


Posted: Aug 25, 2012 3:31 PM EDT Updated: Aug 25, 2012 3:32 PM EDT






By NBC News

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday, weeks after heart surgery and days after his 82nd birthday.

Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, and he radioed back to Earth the historic news of "one giant leap for mankind." He spent nearly three hours walking on the moon with fellow astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin.

Armstrong and hiw wife, Carol, married in 1999, made their home in the Cincinnati suburb of Indian Hill, but he had largely stayed out of public view in recent years.

He spoke at Ohio State University during a February event honoring fellow astronaut John Glenn and the 50th anniversary of Glenn becoming the first American to orbit the Earth.

In May, Armstrong joined Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, at Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida to support the opening of The National Flight Academy, which aims to teach math and science to kids through an aviation-oriented camp.




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As Mrs OF said, One small step for man, one very significant step for Neil.

Eight out of twelve still live.

God bless him and may he RIP!

The Eagle has departed for somewhere else.

Thats 3. Phyllis Diller, Count von Count, and now Neil Armstrong.

One of the most heroic figures in modern history.

I'm starting to have my doubts.

Maybe the conspiracy people have a point.

I took the best picture I've ever taken of the moon, and I'm buggered if I can see any footprints.


If it doesn't match your moon maps, it's because I'm in the southern hemisphere.

The foot prints are on the dark side of the moon.

No, no, I'm sure it was daytime on the stage.

I've had run ins with those kooks. :rolleyes:

It's spelled cooks jseal. If you don't like my kooking, stay out of the kitch-en. LOL

Dude, it's called stage lighting. DUH!!!!!!!! :spin:

No, they're kooks, they're definitely kooks.

There is no dark side of the Moon; as a matter of fact, it's all dark.

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