First man on the moon Neil Armstrong dies at 82

VentureBeat writes, Astronaut Neil Armstrong passed away at the age of 82 this afternoon due to complications from heart surgery, multiple news sources are reporting. Armstrong commanded NASA’s Apollo 11 mission and on July 20, 1969 he became the first man to land on the moon, as well as step on its surface. Upon stepping on the moon, Armstrong uttered the now iconic statement, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” His family reported his death at 2:45 p.m. this afternoon, NBC News reports. During the Apollo 11 Mission, Armstrong and fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin...

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