US astronaut Neil Armstrong dies, first man on Moon

Found on BBC News on Saturday, 25 August 2012
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He set foot on the Moon on 20 July 1969, famously describing the event as "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind".

Armstrong and fellow astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin spent nearly three hours walking on the moon, collecting samples, conducting experiments and taking photographs.

Now he too can go where James Doohan already is.