Report: Neil Armstrong dead at 82

[Frank Fire]

Neil Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11 and the first man on the moon, laughs during a testimony before a House Science, Space and Technology committee hearing on "NASA Human Spaceflight Past, Present and Future: Where Do We Go From Here?" in Washington in this September 22, 2011 file photo. Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon, is recovering from heart-bypass surgery, NASA said on August 8, 2012. Armstrong, who turned 82 on Sunday, underwent surgery on Tuesday to relieve blocked coronary arteries. NBC news quoted his wife Carol Armstrong as saying he is "doing great." REUTERS/Molly Riley/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY POLITICS HEADSHOT HEALTH) ORG XMIT: TOR708 (MOLLY RILEY / August 25, 2012)

NBC news has reported that astronuat Neil Armstrong has died at the age of 82. Armstrong was the first human to walk on the surface of the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission.

Unconfirmed reports indicate the cause of death was complications following a heart operation Armstrong underwent several weeks ago.

More details to follow shortly.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...armstrong-dead-at-82-20120825,0,5385361.story

 

[dbradford8589]

RIP to a great American.

 

[mah1407]

Just read about this... losing a lot important people these last few years.

 

[bootsperverted]

Now there was a man you looked up to! In more ways than one! Heroic stuff, that we mere pleps can only dream of!

Your name is forever etched in history Neil! RIP

 

[Vanilla Bear]

RIP to a great American.

Why was he a great American, just because he was the first man on the moon?! It wasn't his credit that "we" did land on the moon. Or?

May he rest in peace anyway. :angels:

 

[Johan]

RIP to a great American.

More than that : A great HUMAN.
Even if, someday, there wouldn't be any trace of him in History, his footsteps will stay on the moon, forever.

Rip to HIM

 

[larss]

An Icon to a generation. I remember watching the moon landing as a child. An inspiration.

RIP Neil.

 

[Ulysses31]

Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, dead at age 82 after heart surgery weeks ago

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...naut-man-moon-dies-aged-82.html#ixzz24ahjdMQH

 

[Red Spyder]

Took his last giant step to the great beyond the final frontier. Rest in peace to a Hero for America and for mankind.

 

[Smallville22]

RIP Neil Armstrong.

 

[D-rock]

It does make me wonder what the experience of stepping outside the lading module the first time was like. It had to be something that seemed so bizarre and otherworldly as to seem like something out of a movie or even a dream.

 

[rivasky]

drug cheat: USADA strips Armstrong of moon landings.

 

[Briana Lee]

A true pioneer and global hero....

RIP Neil Armstrong.

 

[rivasky]

Hollywood bemourns death of Stanley Kubrick's favorite actor.

 

[Terry Sleeper]

A better moonwalker than Michael Jackson, that's for sure.

 

[georges]

RIP to a legend

 

[luis1972]

RIP to a hero and legend

 

[Eric Lindros]

RIP Mr. Armstrong

 

[jod0565]

Rip

 

[DJCowboy]

Godspeed Sir.


Now I'm just waiting for the conspiracy theorists to come out and say the government killed him in order to keep his mouth shut about faking the moon landing