Neil Armstrong,
the U.S. astronaut who was the first person to set foot on the moon,
firmly establishing him as one of the great heroes of the 20th century,
has died. He was 82.
Armstrong died following complications from cardiovascular procedures, his family announced Saturday.
When he made that famous step on July 20, 1969, he uttered a phrase that has been carved in stone and quoted across the planet: "That's one small step for [a] man; one giant leap for mankind."
Neil Armstrong dead at 82
Armstrong spoke those words quietly as he gazed down at his, the first human footprint on the surface of the moon. In the excitement of the moment, the "a" was left out -- either because Armstrong omitted it or because it was lost in the static of the radio transmission back to Earth.
For the usually taciturn Armstrong, it was a rare burst of eloquence seen and heard by 60 million
Armstrong died following complications from cardiovascular procedures, his family announced Saturday.
When he made that famous step on July 20, 1969, he uttered a phrase that has been carved in stone and quoted across the planet: "That's one small step for [a] man; one giant leap for mankind."
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Neil Armstrong dead at 82
Armstrong spoke those words quietly as he gazed down at his, the first human footprint on the surface of the moon. In the excitement of the moment, the "a" was left out -- either because Armstrong omitted it or because it was lost in the static of the radio transmission back to Earth.
For the usually taciturn Armstrong, it was a rare burst of eloquence seen and heard by 60 million
