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First man on moon Neil Armstrong dead at 82

Former US astronaut, Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, has died at the age of 82, US media reported on Saturday.

Armstrong underwent a heart-bypass surgery earlier this month, just two days after his birthday on August 5, to relieve blocked coronary arteries.

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