A statement from Armstrong's family said he died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. It does not say where he died.

Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the Moon on July 20 1969. He radioed back to Earth the historic news of "one giant leap for mankind".
He and fellow astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin spent nearly three hours walking on the Moon, collecting samples, conducting experiments and taking photographs. In all, 12 Americans walked on the Moon from 1969 to 1972.

Armstrong was a quiet, self-described nerdy engineer who became a global hero when as a steely nerved US pilot he made his "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step on to the Moon. In those first few moments on the Moon, during the..
Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the Moon on July 20 1969. He radioed back to Earth the historic news of "one giant leap for mankind".
He and fellow astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin spent nearly three hours walking on the Moon, collecting samples, conducting experiments and taking photographs. In all, 12 Americans walked on the Moon from 1969 to 1972.
Armstrong was a quiet, self-described nerdy engineer who became a global hero when as a steely nerved US pilot he made his "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step on to the Moon. In those first few moments on the Moon, during the..