美国尼尔·阿姆斯特朗去世，享年82岁

The former US astronaut underwent heart-bypass surgery earlier this month to relieve coronary arteries.

As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong landed on the moon on July 20, 1969.

1969年7月20日，阿姆斯特朗作为阿波罗11号指挥官登上了月球。

More than 500 million TV viewers around the world watched the spacecraft’s touchdown on the lunar surface. Armstrong and a fellow astronaut spent nearly three hours walking on the moon, collecting samples, conducting experiments and taking photographs.

全球5亿多人在电视上看到了阿姆斯特朗指挥的飞船着落月球表面。阿姆斯特朗和他的搭档在月球上走了将近三个小时来收集样本，做实验和拍照。

Last year, Armstrong received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest US civilian award.

去年，阿姆斯特朗被授予国会金质奖章，这是对美国平民的最高奖赏。