Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on Earth's moon, has passed away, aged 82. RIP, Rocket Man.

Here is a link to the NASA media release and obit: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/people/features/armstrong_obit.html.  

NASA also put together this piece about Apollo 11 in 2006: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2006/19jul_seaoftranquillity/

...and this page: http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/armstrong.html

He was a reluctant hero and  interviewee, but here are two historical interviews:

In a weird way, the random connection with someone else with the same surname is not so far fetched... just look at the pictures on this video with the big hit by Louis Armstrong

Lastly, you have to understand Afrikaans to appreciate these words from a song by the Afrikaans singer/composer Koos Du Plessis:

.....Elke woord is retoriek, 

elke droom is bloot plastieken atoom’s die idioom van wie verstaan. Iewers moet ’n rusplek weesvir die afgematte gees — maar, kyk, daar lê reeds spore op die maan …