Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012)

CINCINNATI (AP) – Neil Armstrong was a quiet, self-described "nerdy"
engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved U.S. pilot
he made "one giant leap for mankind" with the first step on the moon.

The modest man who entranced and awed people on Earth has died.

Armstrong died Saturday following complications resulting from
cardiovascular procedures, a statement from his family said. It didn’t
say where he died.

Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the
moon July 20, 1969, capping the most daring of the 20th century’s
scientific expeditions. His first words after setting foot on the surface
are etched in history books and in the memories of those who heard
them in a live broadcast.

 
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008)

 
Neil Armstrong as a child in a band uniform, circa 1940

Neil Alden Armstrong is a former NASA astronaut, Naval Aviator, aerospace
engineer, university professor, and the first person to set foot upon the Moon.

Apollo 11 mission, July 21, 1969. Armstrong descends
the ladder for the first walk on the Moon.

The Apollo 15 prime crew astronauts from left: Commander David R. Scott, Command Module Pilot Alfred M. Worden, and Lunar Module Pilot James 
B. Irwin

Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission and was the first where the
Lunar Roving Vehicle was used. It concluded on August 7. At the time,
NASA called it the most successful manned flight ever achieved.

The Apollo 15 36-volt electric Lunar Roving Vehicle was one of three that went
to the Moon