Astronaut And Icon Neil Armstrong Passes Away At 82

TechCrunch writes, NBC News reports that astronaut and icon Neil Armstrong passed away earlier today due to complications from a heart-bypass operation he underwent a few weeks ago. He was 82. Though his merits are many, Armstrong is best known for one thing. On that fateful day back in July 1969, with the eyes of history watching, he clambered down the ladder on the front leg of his Lunar Module to become the first man to set foot on the Moon. “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” he said. Though Apollo 11 was his first and only Moon mission, the events of that day and...

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