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Neil Armstrong, dies aged 82.

The first man to set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong has died at the age of 82.

He was part of the Apollo 11 mission that reached the moon in July 1969. Earlier this month he had undergone a heart operation and his family made a statement revealing he passed away following complications of his cardiovascular operations.

News Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19381098

http://news.sky.com/story/977119/astronaut-neil-armstrong-dies-aged-82

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RIP Neil Armstrong
:moon:

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Reply 1

tokufandom64

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9499759/Astronaut-Neil-Armstrong-dies-aged-82.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19381098

sad to hear this story

life can be short and makes u think how life is short and need to make life worth while

Reply 2

Pandora.

Such a shame. RIP Neil :moon:

RIP

RIP Neil Armstrong

Rest in peace Neil.

A true legend.

Back to the heavens he goes.

RIP

You will be dearly missed Mr. Armstrong.

Reply 8

dknt

He achieved something absolutely amazing. Not much else I can say. RIP

Reply 9

NB_ide

What a crappy few days for him. First he gets stripped of his Tour De France titles and then he ****ing dies.

RIP.

Brilliant life - no matter what the conspiracy theorists say, no-one can take away such an achievement as 1st man on the moon.

Reply 12

Foghorn Leghorn

"That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."

[video="youtube;tOzUZDL5ngs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOzUZDL5ngs[/video]

LEGEND!

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