Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon, died Saturday (Aug. 25) at the age of 82.
The death of this American icon — who dropped onto the lunar surface on July 20, 1969 — has elicited an outpouring of condolences, commiserations and tributes from around the world, as people reflect on what Armstrong meant to this nation and the endeavor of human spaceflight.
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