Sunday, August 12, 2012

1st Man on Moon Recovering from Cardiac Bypass Surgery

Neil Armstrong recovering well after cardiac bypass surgery


Neil Armstrong.
Astronaut Neil Armstrong inside the Apollo 11 Lunar Module in 1969. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, underwent cardiac bypass surgery Tuesday. (NASA/Getty Images)

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, underwent cardiac bypass surgery Tuesday, just days after his 82nd birthday. His wife, Carol, has told friends that he is doing well and is expected to make a full recovery. His location is not being made public, but the couple lives in Cincinnati.

MORE: http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-armstrong-heart-surgery-20120809,0,3804425.story

Biography of Neil Armstrong: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong

Mission of Apollo 11 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html

Glenn A. Walsh's Personal Remembrance of Apollo 11 Mission:
>>> http://buhlplanetarium2.tripod.com/bio/Apolloremembrance.htm

Sources: Los Angeles Times, NASA, Wikipedia, Friends of the Zeiss

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