Pioneering astronaut Neil Armstrong dies aged 82
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Neil A. Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing mission in his space suit (Photo: NASA)
Neil Armstrong after landing an X-15 on Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards (Photo: NASA)
Commander Neil Armstrong (right) and pilot David R. Scott prepare to board the Gemini-Titan VIII (Photo: NASA)
Neil Armstrong on the lunar surface (Photo: NASA)
Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 Commander, inside the Lunar Module as it rests on the lunar surface after completion of his historic moonwalk (Photo: NASA)
A ticker tape parade down Broadway and Park Avenue welcomes the Apollo 11 crew after their mission (Photo: NASA)
Apollo 11 astronauts, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin at a recognition ceremony to the Apollo 11 astronauts, July 21, 2009, in Washington (Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Article Summary
Neil Armstrong, the test pilot, aerospace engineer, university professor, United States Naval Aviator and American astronaut, has died at the age of 82 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His death was due to complications resulting from recent cardiovascular procedures carried out to relieve blocked arteries. He will forever be remembered by the history books as the first man to step foot on the Moon, the defining moment for a generation and inspiration to the generations that followed.
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