Neil Armstrong, Manusia Pertama yang Menginjak Bulan Meninggal Dunia

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Mantan astronot AS, Neil Armstrong, manusia pertama yang menginjakkan kaki di bulan, telah meninggal dunia pada usia 82 tahun.

Demikian keterangan keluarga Neil Armstrong, seperti dikutip detikcom dari reuters, Minggu (26/8/2012).

Armstrong menjalani operasi jantung awal bulan ini, hanya dua hari setelah ulang tahunnya pada 5 Agustus 2012, untuk meringankan arteri koroner yang tersumbat.

Sebagai komandan misi Apollo 11, Armstrong menjadi manusia pertama yang menginjakkan kaki di bulan pada 20 Juli 1969. Saat ia menginjak permukaan berdebu, Armstrong mengatakan: " Itu sebuah jejak kecil seorang manusia, sebuah lompatan besar bagi seluruh umat manusia"

Kata-kata itu bertahan sebagai salah satu kutipan yang paling terkenal sampai saat ini.

Neil Alden Armstrong masih berusia 38 tahun pada waktu itu. Dan meskipun ia telah memenuhi impian manusia untuk menginjakkan kaki di bulan, dia tidak bersenang-senang dalam keberhasilannya.

"Saya kira kita semua ingin diakui bukan untuk salah satu bagian dari kembang api tetapi untuk buku besar dari pekerjaan kita sehari-hari," kata Armstrong dalam sebuah wawancara di CBS dalam program "60 Minutes" pada tahun 2005.

Dia pernah ditanya bagaimana perasaannya mengetahui jejak kakinya kemungkinan akan tetap di permukaan bulan selama ribuan tahun. "Aku agak berharap bahwa seseorang berjalan di sana suatu hari dan membersihkan jejak tersebut," katanya.




One giant leap: Neil Armstrong, who made the first mission to the moon in 1969 and was the first to step foot on the lunar surface, has died, aged 82
One giant leap: Neil Armstrong, who made the first mission to the moon in 1969 and was the first to step foot on the lunar surface, has died, aged 82
Legacy: A footprint left by one of the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission shows in the soft, powder surface of the moon
Legacy: A footprint left by one of the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission shows in the soft, powder surface of the moon
Touchdown: Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong leaves a footprint on the surface of the Moon at Tranquility Base on July 20, 1969
Touchdown: Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong leaves a footprint on the surface of the Moon at Tranquility Base on July 20, 1969
Lunar landing: Astronauts Neil Armstrong, left, and Buzz Aldrin, right, place an American flag on the lunar surface as taken from the Eagle Lunar Module
Lunar landing: Astronauts Neil Armstrong, left, and Buzz Aldrin, right, place an American flag on the lunar surface as taken from the Eagle Lunar Module
Tuning in: A shadow-shrouded Neil Armstrong begins to deploy equipment a few minutes after taking the first momentous and historic step; half a billion tuned in to watch the moment
Tuning in: A shadow-shrouded Neil Armstrong begins to deploy equipment a few minutes after taking the first momentous and historic step; half a billion tuned in to watch the moment
Master and commander: Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon July 20, 1969, and is pictured smiling in the vessel
Master and commander: Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon July 20, 1969, and is pictured smiling in the vessel
Documenting: Armstrong, pictured in April 1969 holding a video camera, spent years training for the monumental launch
Documenting: Armstrong, pictured in April 1969 holding a video camera, spent years training for the monumental launch
Historic: The New York Times cover the day after the landing proudly chronicles the achievement
Historic: The New York Times cover the day after the landing proudly chronicles the achievement
Moon mission: U.S.astronaut Buzz Aldrin salutes the American flag on the moon's surface; Aldrin was the second man on the moon following Neil Armstrong
Moon mission: U.S.astronaut Buzz Aldrin salutes the American flag on the moon's surface; Aldrin was the second man on the moon following Neil Armstrong
Alien landscape: Armstrong, right, is seen at the Lunar Module Eagle on the historic first extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface; the photo was taken by Buzz Aldrin
Alien landscape: Armstrong, right, is seen at the Lunar Module Eagle on the historic first extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface; the photo was taken by Buzz Aldrin
Up up and away: On July 16, 1969, the American flag heralded the flight of Apollo 11, the first Lunar landing mission, lifting off with Armstrong and crew inside
Up up and away: On July 16, 1969, the American flag heralded the flight of Apollo 11, the first Lunar landing mission, lifting off with Armstrong and crew inside


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