Neil Armstrong Dead at 82, Share Your Moon Landing Memories
The first man on the Moon died Saturday at 82.
Neil Armstrong
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Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon, died Saturday at 82, according to NBC News.
Armstrong recently had heart surgery, according to NBC News. He was part of the team of NASA astronauts aboard Apollo 11 in 1969, the first spacecraft to land on the Moon.
Armstrong was the first of the crew to set foot on the Moon, an event that was broadcast around the world. He famously coined the phrase: "That's one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind."
Do you remember the Moon landing? Share your memory in the comments section below.
Dave Gray
2:15 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012
I remember exactly where I was - at an Iron Butterfly concert at Theatre In The Round in Framingham.
Bob
4:05 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012
A True American Hero. I remember watching the historic journey. I can only imagine what his eyes seen. I also wonder why we never returned to the moon after several more landings...UFO'S? RIP Mr. Armstrong.
Joe Veno
7:11 am on Monday, August 27, 2012
R.I.P. Neil
john nowosacki
7:31 am on Monday, August 27, 2012
I remember being allowed to stay up way past my normal bedtime to see the spectacle. I recorded much of the mission on 3 1/2 inch reel to reel tapes on my little tape recorder. I still have those tapes today.
markb
9:07 am on Monday, August 27, 2012
I also have the audio tapes on a reel. And I also have a 8mm movie of the take off from the moon as shown on the black and white TV set.
Bob
1:19 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
I remember after the landing, going outside that evening to look at the moon. I wondered why I wasn't able to see the lunar module or the guys "running around" on the moon. I figured they would take up half of the moon with that "huge" craft! Didn't quite have the concepts down at age 6!
malcolm nichols
9:33 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
I remember a lot of "snow" on the black and white tv.
Frank P.
9:55 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
I was 7 years old at my grandmother's house in Cambridge. A lot of the family had gotten together to watch the moon walk, and I remember seeing the blurry images of Neil Armstrong going down the ladder. My mom and dad woke me up at about 10:30 to see what was going to happen shortly before 11pm. This is what I watched: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQDjy2csPP0
Gary Kitto
7:19 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
R.I.P. Neil Armstrong. Not just an American hero, but a hero to all humanity. I was three years old in '69 and I remember watching the landing on TV with my family in England. I remember looking out of the main window at the sky trying to understand what I was watching. Since that day I have been hooked on space travel and all related subjects. Thank you Mr. Armstrong for your dedication to the progress of mankind.