Neil Armstrong dead at 82

Neil Armstrong speaks at a celebration dinner honoring John Glenn in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 20, 2012. (Bill Ingalls / Associated Press)

Aug. 25, 2012 1:15 PM PT

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died at age 82. A statement from the family says he died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures.

This undated image obtained from NASA shows Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo ll mission commander, at the lunar module “Eagle” on the historic first extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. took the photograph, one of only a few that show Armstrong. ( AFP/Getty Images)

Buzz Aldrin works beside the Apollo 11 lunar module, photographed by Neil Armstrong, in July 1969. (Neil A. Armstrong / Associated Press)

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, as photographed by Neil Armstrong, on the surface of the moon in 1969. (NASA, AFP/Getty Images)

Astronaut Neil Armstrong poses in front of his photo during a 2005 visit to the Prince Felipe Science Museum in Valencia, Spain. (Jose Jordan / AFP/Getty Images)

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Neil Armstrong dead at 82

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