Washington, Sep 15
(EFE). - The ashes of legendary American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first
man on the Moon in 1969, were scattered in the Atlantic Ocean today after a
private ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea Navy's U.S.,
NASA said.
The ceremony was
attended Armstrong's widow, Carol, said the U.S. space agency.
Armstrong, who made
history when he stepped on the moon on July 20, 1969 in the Apollo 11 mission
with only 38 years old, died on August 25 aged 82, following complications of
cardiovascular surgery.
