Neil Armstrong Dead: First Man on the Moon Dies at 82

| August 26, 2012

Neil Armstrong Dead

Neil Armstrong Dead – The first man to set foot on the Moon, has died at the age of 82.

Neil Armstrong Dead or Alive

His family says he died from complications from heart surgery he had earlier this month.

Neil Armstrong Dead or Alive

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He walked on the Moon on 20 July 1969, famously describing the event as “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”.

Last November Armstrong received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest US civilian award.

He was the commander of the Apollo 11 spacecraft. He and fellow astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin spent nearly three hours walking on the moon.

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