Neil Armstrong, foremost man on the moon, dies at 82

neil Armstrong, the foremost man to walk on the moon, has died aged 82. The former US astronaut, who will go down on history as the most eminent pioneer of space exploration, passed away as the result of heart complications following

As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, he became the first person to set foot on the moon, on 20 July 1969, fulfilling the longheld dream of the United States to get there before the Soviet Union. His first words as he stepped on to the surface – "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" – instantly became one of the most recognisable phrases ever articulated.