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Neil Armstrong
1:51 pm
Thu September 6, 2012

Armstrong to be buried at sea

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Armstrong's private service at the Camargo Club last week
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A family spokeswoman confirms Neil Armstrong will be buried at sea. However she did not release details about the time and location.

A private service for the first man on the moon was held in Indian Hill last week. On September 13th the public will get a chance to remember Armstrong in Washington.  The 10a.m. service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral and will be broadcast on NASA television and streamed on the websites of the space agency and  the cathedral. Reservations  to attend the memorial are through NASA on a first-come basis.

 

Neil Armstrong
2:46 pm
Fri August 31, 2012

Hundreds remember Neil Armstrong

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Apollo 11 Astronauts Michael Collins, left, and Buzz Aldrin talk at a private memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Camargo Club in Cincinnati.
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A memorial tribute from the Smithsonian is seen at the entrance of a private memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Camargo Club in Cincinnati.
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Piper Van Wagenen, one of Neil Armstrong's 10 grandchildren, is seen during preparation of a memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Camargo Club in Cincinnati.
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Mark Armstrong, son of Neil Armstrong, speaks during a memorial service celebrating the life of his father, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Camargo Club in Cincinnati.
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U.S. Navy F/A-18 jets from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 and Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, from Naval Air Station Oceana (Va.) fly in a "Missing Man" formation over the Camargo Club following a memorial service celebrating Neil Armstrong's life.
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Sen. John Glenn and his wife Annie listen during a memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Camargo Club in Cincinnati.
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Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard from Washington, DC present the Colors during a memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong.
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Apollo 13 Astronaut Jim Lovell, left, former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin, Sen. John Glenn, third from left, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, talk at a private memorial service.
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 Hundreds of people remembered the first man on the moon today. Astronaut Neil Armstrong died nearly a week ago and his funeral was in Indian Hill. 

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CCT-1 finds new home in Dayton
11:11 pm
Wed August 22, 2012

Space shuttle training simulator lands in Dayton

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NASA's Super Guppy, carrying the CCT-1, arrives at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
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NASA Astronaut Gregory H. Johnson (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) trained in CCT-1. He flew two missions on Endeavour (2008 & 2011)
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View of the Super Guppy cockpit.
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CCT-1 is shrink-wrapped for its cross country trip.
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Dayton may have been passed over to receive a space shuttle but the National Museum of the United States Air Force now has the next best thing. For more than 30 years Crew Compartment Trainer One was used to teach astronauts how to fly orbiters and operate equipment in space. Astronaut Greg Johnson was on hand Wednesday as CCT-1 arrived on the NASA Super Guppy aircraft. Johnson says he spent almost more time in the trainer than in actual space.

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