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August 26, 2013 12:00 am GMT

NASA Remembers Neil Armstrong With Poignant Music Video

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Famed Apollo 11 moonwalker Neil Armstrong died one year ago Sunday and NASA is remembering the iconic astronaut with a touching music video tribute.

Neil Armstrong died Aug. 25, 2012, at age 82. A talented Navy aviator, test pilot and astronaut, Armstrong cemented his place in history on July 20, 1969, when he became the first person to walk on the moon as commander of NASA's Apollo 11 lunar landing mission.

To remember Armstrong's legacy, NASA posted a video tribute with the song "Tranquility Base" by songwriter Eric Brace. The video, which NASA posted on YouTube and its website Friday, melds iconic photos from the Apollo 11 moon landing (Armstrong dubbed the site "Tranquility Base" after touchdown) to Brace's lyrics Read more...

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