http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/25/13478643-astronaut-neil-armstrong-first-man-to-walk-on-moon-dies-at-age-82?chromedomain=usnews

RIP  :(

A tragic loss, a truly amazing aviator, astronaut and engineer.

Very sad.  He will always be remembered. 

http://patrickghoward.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Neil-Armstrong-Salute-Flag-on-Moon.jpg

Goodbye, Commander.

A small tragedy for a family. A great loss for humanity.

Really, really, really sad news.

RIP... :'(

You almost don't expect figures like that to be mortal...  :-/
But 82 years is a good run, especially for a Cold War-era test pilot.

I never met him, but I did get the chance to hear him address a record crowd at the amphitheater during Airventure, and he was exactly what I knew he would be: just a calm, self-effacing regular guy with a quiet intensity. We often picture legendary test pilots and astronauts from that era as swaggering yahoos, but the ones who lived to a ripe old age were anything but. Engineers with pilots' souls.... and Armstrong was a perfect example of that. I still get goosebumps just thinking about that night so long ago when I watched him calmly turn off the flight computer on the LEM and  quickly find an alternate landing site, with seconds to spare. Just another day at the office for a guy like that.

  My favorite moment from the discussion: when the moderator asked him how he felt when Apollo 11 lifted off on its historic mission, after several frustrating delays....
  He only said "Surprised!"  ;D
  That evening is another cherished memory... and I will always remember that it took place under a brilliant full moon.