Neil Armstrong Died at 82

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Armstrong died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures, a statement Saturday from his family said. It didn't say where he died.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/nei...0#.UDkoldZlRcQ

Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who became first to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11, has died. He was 82 years old.

He was born in the small town of Wapakoneta, Ohio, on Aug. 5, 1930.

On July 20, 1969, half a billion people -- a sixth of the world's population at the time -- watched a ghostly black-and-white television image as Armstrong backed down the ladder of the lunar landing ship Eagle, planted his left foot on the moon's surface, and said, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

Twenty minutes later his crewmate, Buzz Aldrin, joined him, and the world watched as the men spent the next two hours bounding around in the moon's light gravity, taking rock samples, setting up experiments, and taking now-iconic photographs.

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[VenomousDSG]

Just saw this on Yahoo, terrible. Was a great America.

 

[ROSENDO SANCHEZ]

Just saw this on Yahoo, terrible. Was a great America.

Heard this as well



RIP

 

[Double"O"]

rip to one damn fine man and a great american

 

[FoxFour]

Just heard about it leaving work. I grew up around that time and with the country struggling with the civil rights movement and Vietnam, the space program was a shining spot in human history.
To all the astronauts.from the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs, you were all my heroes growing up.and are still that today.
Godspeed Mr. Armstrong.

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[HEMIHUNTER]

RIP Astronaut Neil Armstong

 

[snaked]

RIP to a role model for all. What a brave and motivated man.

 

[Planter]

alll good things must come to an end. RIP Neil! :rockon:

great contributor to space exploration, thanks for all your sacrifices.

 

[VenomousDSG]

Pretty sick generation we live in where we live up to people like Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, or felon professional athletes, Yet heros like this get almost no publicity. I can't remember the last time I heard about Niel till now, yet he's accomplished so much with his life.

What a disgrace the media is.

 

['03snkbt]

RIP Mr. Armstrong.......rest well :beer:

Pretty sick generation we live in where we live up to people like Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, or felon professional athletes, Yet heros like this get almost no publicity. I can't remember the last time I heard about Niel till now, yet he's accomplished so much with his life.

What a disgrace the media is.

^ can I get an AMEN....:rockon:

 

[truebluedevil02]

pretty sick generation we live in where we live up to people like kim kardashian, justin bieber, or felon professional athletes, yet heros like this get almost no publicity. I can't remember the last time i heard about niel till now, yet he's accomplished so much with his life.

What a disgrace the media is.

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[svtfocus2cobra]

Not that I'm happy he's gone but it's nice to see that he got to live to a ripe old age. Can't really be sad about it because he lived a good life and hopefully passed away peacefully.

 

[Mr. Mach-ete]

Pretty sick generation we live in where we live up to people like Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, or felon professional athletes, Yet heros like this get almost no publicity. I can't remember the last time I heard about Niel till now, yet he's accomplished so much with his life.

What a disgrace the media is.

I would love to see Justin Bieber placed in a rocket and launched into space.

RIP Mr. Armstrong.

 

[Mulldune]

so long,....dude had some balls

 

[4a7191a]

he was one hell of a pilot and hero to many. i was glad to see him in the transformers movie. he looked really healthy for his age, i figured he would of stayed with us longer, but he still lived a great long life. RIP Mr. armstrong aka...the first moonwalker

 

[oldmodman]

Even though most people only remember him for his being the first man to walk on the Moon he was much more.
He was a Naval Aviator and flew combat in Korea. Risking his life daily.
After that he became a test pilot and flew in just about every type of experimental and test aircraft there was.
Then he became a member of the "Man in Space Soonest" program and got to be the Man in the Can for the DYNASOAR lifting body program, which evolved into the Space Shuttle program years later.
He was in the Gemini space program and was the Command Pilot during the first spacecraft docking ever performed.
And of course, the flight he is most remembered for is his hand controlled landing on the Moon.
A true hero, he never beat his own chest about his many accomplishments.
He didn't need to.
Godspeed Neil Armstrong.

 

[JaCobra]

One hell of a American. People today need to take notes on this man!!

 

[thomas91169]

RiP Niel Young. May his soul travel through the stars.

 

[Devious_Snake]

Important piece of history lost....RIP

 

[Stroszek]

His family's statement Saturday made a simple request for anyone who wanted to remember him:

"Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink."

Wonderful words from his family. I'll be doing just that tonight in his honor.


Neil WAS a true American hero and a man of GREAT character. He will be remembered for both. RIP