Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon, Dies at 82

The reclusive astronaut is finally at rest Neil Armstrong's one small step, indelible in the minds of generations, will live far beyond his last day on Earth today, Aug. 25. The reclusive 82-year-old former astronaut and the first man on the moon may not have wanted such a legacy, preferring to focus on his role as a professor and pilot. But he will remain as as reluctantly famous in death as he was throughout the past 43 years of his life. Armstrong died Saturday following complications from heart bypass surgery, which he had two days after his birthday, Aug. 5, according to his family. Armstrong's first words outside the Eagle lunar lander -- "that's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind" -- is one of the most recognizable phrases in the English language. The images he captured of fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface,...

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