A hero for all mankind, Neil Armstrong passes at age 82

Ars Technica writes, Neil Armstrong onboard Apollo 11's return to Earth NASA At 10:56pm EDT on July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human being to ever step foot on any extraterrestrial body. His initial words of "that's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" were heard around the world and have echoed through time ever since. Earlier today—43 years after his historic mission, a few weeks after he turned 82 years old and underwent heart surgery to relieve blocked arteries—Neil Armstrong passed away. After his historic mission, Armstrong continued on at NASA as a...

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