National Neil Armstrong, First Man to Walk on the Moon, Dies by Gary Kopycinski on August 25, 2012 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2012. Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died. He was 82 years old. His family issued the following statement: