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Just heard that Neil Armstrong has died. (Reuters) - Former U.S. astronaut, Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, has died at the age of 82, NBC reported on Saturday.
Armstrong underwent a heart-bypass surgery earlier this month, just two days after his birthday on August 5, to relieve blocked coronary arteries.
As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. As he stepped on the moon's dusty surface, Armstrong said: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
The Apollo 11 moon mission turned out to be Armstrong's last space flight. The following year he was appointed to a desk job, being named NASA's deputy associate administrator for aeronautics in the office of advanced research and technology.
He left NASA a year later to become a professor of engineering at the University of Cincinnati.
The former astronaut lived in the Cincinnati area with his wife, Carol.
(Reporting by Sandra Maler; Editing by Philip Barbara)
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RIP - Still not convinced about that alleged moon landing though.
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RIP Mr Armstrong. Gone but never forgotten, your name is synonymous with Modern History.
(i read that Mr Armstrong was actually the second man to walk on the moon. the first one could not be arsed with the fame)??
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RIP Mr Armstrong. Gone but never forgotten, your name is synonymous with Modern History.
(i read that Mr Armstrong was actually the second man to walk on the moon. the first one could not be arsed with the fame)?? Was it Chuck Norris?
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RIP Mr Armstrong. Gone but never forgotten, your name is synonymous with Modern History.
(i read that Mr Armstrong was actually the second man to walk on the moon. the first one could not be arsed with the fame)?? Was it Chuck Norris? theres a thread for chuck norris one liners in the jokes section :-)
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Someone had to already be off the shuttle to set up the recording equipment of him taking those first steps ;D
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did he or didn't he...only he knows god bless mr armstrong
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Someone had to already be off the shuttle to set up the recording equipment of him taking those first steps ;D or a camera could of been pre attached to record such footsteps
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