Neil Armstrong dead at 82
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.
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Neil Armstrong( Associated Press / July 16, 1969 )
Apollo 11 astronauts, from right, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin A. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. appeared in a cheerful mood as they left the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building to enter the transfer van that takes them to Pad 39 to enter the Command Module on July 16, 1969, at Cape Kennedy, Fla.
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