Former U.S. Astronaut Neil Armstrong Passes Away

Former U.S. astronaut, Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, has died at the age of 82, U.S. media reported on Saturday.

Armstrong underwent a heart-bypass surgery earlier this month to relieve blocked coronary arteries.

As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.

Remembering The Challenger 25 Years Later

This report originally appeared in the Jan. 29, 1986 edition of the Daily News -- the day following the space shuttle disaster.

Man's dream of conquering space died a little yesterday. 

In a boiling maelstrom of flame, the shuttle Challenger disintegrated 72 seconds into a flight from Cape Canaveral, killing teacher Christa McAuliffe, the first "citizen in space," and her six astronaut companions.