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| US astronaut Neil Armstrong dies, first man on Moon | US astronaut Neil Armstrong dies, first man on Moon |
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| US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, has died aged 82. | US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, has died aged 82. |
| A statement from his family says he died from complications from heart surgery he had earlier this month. | A statement from his family says he died from complications from heart surgery he had earlier this month. |
| He set foot on the Moon on 20 July 1969, famously describing the event as "one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind". | |
| US President Barack Obama said Armstrong was "among the greatest of American heroes - not just of his time, but of all time". | US President Barack Obama said Armstrong was "among the greatest of American heroes - not just of his time, but of all time". |
| Last November he received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest US civilian award. | Last November he received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest US civilian award. |
| He was the commander of the Apollo 11 spacecraft. More than 500 million TV viewers around the world watched its touchdown on the lunar surface. | He was the commander of the Apollo 11 spacecraft. More than 500 million TV viewers around the world watched its touchdown on the lunar surface. |
| Armstrong and fellow astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin spent nearly three hours walking on the moon, collecting samples, conducting experiments and taking photographs. | Armstrong and fellow astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin spent nearly three hours walking on the moon, collecting samples, conducting experiments and taking photographs. |
| "The sights were simply magnificent, beyond any visual experience that I had ever been exposed to," Armstrong once said. | "The sights were simply magnificent, beyond any visual experience that I had ever been exposed to," Armstrong once said. |
| 'Reluctant hero' | 'Reluctant hero' |
| Mr Aldrin told the BBC's Newshour programme: "It's very sad indeed that we're not able to be together as a crew on the 50th anniversary of the mission… [I will remember him] as a very capable commander." | Mr Aldrin told the BBC's Newshour programme: "It's very sad indeed that we're not able to be together as a crew on the 50th anniversary of the mission… [I will remember him] as a very capable commander." |
| Apollo 11 was Armstrong's last space mission. In 1971, he left the US space agency Nasa to teach aerospace engineering. | Apollo 11 was Armstrong's last space mission. In 1971, he left the US space agency Nasa to teach aerospace engineering. |
| Born in 1930 and raised in Ohio, Armstrong took his first flight aged six with his father and formed a lifelong passion for flying. | Born in 1930 and raised in Ohio, Armstrong took his first flight aged six with his father and formed a lifelong passion for flying. |
| He flew Navy fighter jets during the Korean War in the 1950s, and joined the US space programme in 1962. | He flew Navy fighter jets during the Korean War in the 1950s, and joined the US space programme in 1962. |
| Correspondents say Armstrong remained modest and never allowed himself to be caught up in the glamour of space exploration. | Correspondents say Armstrong remained modest and never allowed himself to be caught up in the glamour of space exploration. |
| "I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer," he said in February 2000, in a rare public appearance. | "I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer," he said in February 2000, in a rare public appearance. |
| In a statement, his family praised him as a "reluctant American hero" who had "served his nation proudly, as a navy fighter pilot, test pilot, and astronaut". | In a statement, his family praised him as a "reluctant American hero" who had "served his nation proudly, as a navy fighter pilot, test pilot, and astronaut". |
| The statement did not say where Armstrong died. | The statement did not say where Armstrong died. |
| He had surgery to relieve four blocked coronary arteries on 7 August. | He had surgery to relieve four blocked coronary arteries on 7 August. |