Good bye Neil Armstrong !

[Tron Rinzler]

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, died today after undergoing a heart surgery a few days and having served 82 years, reported NBC.

 

Armstrong, who was the commander of the Apollo 11 spacecraft that reached the moon on July 20, 1969, had maintained in recent years away from public events.

 

A family statement said Neil Armstrong died of complications from cardiovascular procedures. The statement did not indicate the site of his death.

 

Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. Radioed to Earth the historic news of the "giant leap for mankind."

 

Armstrong and teammate Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin spent about three hours walking on the lunar surface, collecting samples, conducting experiments and taking photographs. In all, 12 American astronauts walked on the Moon between 1969 and became famous astronaut 1972.El to pronounce upon on the moon: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind", to participate in Apollo 11 on 20 July 1969.

 

Astronaut acquired the title in 1962, and in March 1966 he commanded the Gemini 8 mission, the first successful mission two ships docking in space.

 

In 1969 he commanded the Apollo 11 mission, which won the distinction of being the first man to have walked on the moon. After that mission, he was appointed Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics NASA headquarters in Washington.

 

He was awarded in 17 countries and received many medals, including the U.S. Liberty, awards and recognitions.

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The Congressional Medal of Space, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Congressional Gold Medal, Air Medal, Gold Star, Korean Service Medal, Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy, the Sylvanus Thayer Award, Colier Trophy and Langley Gold Medal awardee was also the fist pilot to perform a "manned" manual docking of 2 spacecraft.

 

A very concise bio on his career can be found here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong