NASA released a video tribute honoring Neil Armstrong's death more than one year ago.
Armstrong was the first person to ever walk on the moon. The famous, well-respected astronaut died on Aug. 25, 2012 at 82-years-old.
"A quiet, private man, at heart an engineer and crack test pilot, Mr. Armstrong made history on July 20, 1969, as the commander of the Apollo 11 spacecraft on the mission that culminated the Soviet-American space race in the 1960s," The New York Times wrote about the astronaut. "President John F. Kennedy had committed the nation "to achieving the goal, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth." It was done with more than five months to spare."
According to the Times, Armstrong passed away from health issues relating to his heart. The family did not confirm where he passed away, but told the Times his death came as a shock to his loved ones.
NASA pays homage to the late Armstrong in a tribute video highlighting all of his achievements, the most celebrated astronaut of all time.
No one will ever forget the famous words of Armstrong spoke to mission control and his co-pilot, Col. Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., better known as Buzz, when they landed on the Moon.
"Houston, Tranquillity Base here," Armstrong radioed to mission control. "The Eagle has landed."
The government agency released the following statement along with the video:
NASA is remembering Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on another world, on the first anniversary of his death.
Red Beet Records recording artist and Grammy nominee Eric Brace, with some video assistance from NASA, honors Armstrong with an original composition, "Tranquility Base," originally written to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 in 2009.
You can watch NASA's tribute to Astronaut Neil Armstrong in the video below.
