# Neil Armstrong -first man on moon has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 25, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631 "2012-08-25T19:17:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/141 "2012-09-14T03:28:00Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Armstrong is to be [buried at sea](http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/311308/first-man-on-moon-to-be-buried-at-sea-armstrong-family). That is a shame. I was hoping the USA would keep his remains on ice or whatever until the next space mission, and shoot him to the lunar surface. Thats where he belongs. And he would never decay! Maybe shooting wouldn’t be a great idea, as who knows what the impact site would be, and some screwy people would turn the Hubble on him and post his landing spot on YouTube or something. And heaven forbid he misses enough to put him into permanent orbit. If there is a manned mission to the moon planned, then he should be part of the cargo payload. When they land on the moon, Armstrong can easily put to rest. (ok, it’s not that easy. But he deserves it) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/142 "2012-09-14T03:31:41Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Armstrong is to be [buried at sea](http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/311308/first-man-on-moon-to-be-buried-at-sea-armstrong-family). Armstrong was a Navy man. I’m sure the sailors will do him proud. > **[Neil Armstrong | Navy service](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_armstrong#Navy_service)** > > Armstrong's call-up from the Navy arrived on January 26, 1949, requiring him to report to Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida for flight training with class 5-49. After passing the medical examinations, he became a midshipman on February 24, 1949. Flight training was conducted in a North American SNJ trainer, in which he soloed on September 9, 1949. On March 2, 1950, he made his first aircraft carrier landing on USS Cabot, an achievement he considered comparable to his first solo fligh Armstro... ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/143 "2012-09-14T05:16:41Z")
In a way, this is the perfectmway for him to be laid to rest. Can you imagine if he were buried somewhere where people would have access to him and his grave? Sad ro say it, but it might turn into a circus. Armstrong would not want that. His whole life seemed to be spent trying to remove himself from the spotlight as much as possible. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/144 "2012-09-14T20:17:32Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > In a way, this is the perfectmway for him to be laid to rest. > > Can you imagine if he were buried somewhere where people would have access to him and his grave? > > Sad ro say it, but it might turn into a circus. Armstrong would not want that. His whole life seemed to be spent trying to remove himself from the spotlight as much as possible. He could have been cremated and his ashes scattered at sea AND sent into space. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/145 "2012-09-14T22:38:07Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > Can you imagine if he were buried somewhere where people would have access to him and his grave? Well, we’re not talking about Osama bin Laden here. I’ve visited Charles Lindbergh’s grave on Maui and George Washington’s tomb at Mt Vernon among the resting places of other notables and never felt crowd control was a problem. > [@Magiver](#): > > He could have been cremated and his ashes scattered at sea AND sent into space. An excellent suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/146 "2012-09-15T01:20:05Z")
Sure, his ashes could’ve been sent into space, if that’s what Armstrong had wanted. He flew in space twice, and of course is known to the world because of that. But from Armstrong’s perspective it’s not the end-all be-all of his life. He was a Navy fighter pilot and a test pilot. He married twice and had children. He was a college professor. He had many interests beyond space flight and just because that’s what we think of when we hear his name it doesn’t mean that every aspect of his life has to center around space. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/147 "2012-09-15T02:27:42Z")
He has now been buried at sea: [HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20120914/us-neil-armstrong-burial/). May he rest in peace. Here’s more on the ship: [USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Philippine_Sea_(CG-58)) ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/148 "2019-07-24T04:03:50Z")
Updating this thread he might still be alive now except for medical malpractice–for which his heirs received a $6 million settlement: > **[Neil Armstrong: Mercy Health paid his family $6 million settlement after his...](https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/07/23/neil-armstrong-family-got-six-million-settlement-hospital-after-death-mercy-health/1809928001/)** > > His family publicly said he suffered complications from surgery. But his sons privately claimed Mercy Health made a string of lethal mistakes. > **[Neil Armstrong’s Death, and a Stormy, Secret $6 Million Settlement (Published...](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/us/neil-armstrong-wrongful-death-settlement.html)** > > The astronaut’s sons contended that incompetent medical care had cost him his life, and threatened to go public. His widow says she wanted no part of the payout. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/149 "2019-07-24T06:02:40Z")
Hospitals don’t pay out $6 million malpractice settlements unless they have an ironclad case. I just hope he didn’t suffer. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/150 "2019-07-24T08:14:45Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Hospitals don’t pay out $6 million malpractice settlements unless they have an ironclad case. > > I just hope he didn’t suffer. Hospitals don’t normally kill Neil fucking Armstrong. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631/151 "2019-07-25T01:22:11Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Updating this thread he might still be alive now except for medical malpractice–for which his heirs received a $6 million settlement: > [Neil Armstrong’s family got $6M settlement from hospital after death](https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/07/23/neil-armstrong-family-got-six-million-settlement-hospital-after-death-mercy-health/1809928001/) > [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/us/neil-armstrong-wrongful-death-settlement.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/us/neil-armstrong-wrongful-death-settlement.html) Strange and sad story. I wonder who leaked the documents to the NY Times? Someone at the hospital? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631.md?page=7)