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Neil Armstrong buried at sea

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Legends of Aerospace Visit Intrepid Museum
Apollo 11 mission commander Neil Armstrong attends the "Legends of Aerospace" event at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on March 14, 2010, in New York City.
Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

The first man to walk on the moon has been buried at sea.

NASA says Neil Armstrong's cremated remains were buried in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday during a ceremony aboard the USS Philippine Sea.

Armstrong was a Navy fighter pilot before joining the space program. He died last month in Ohio at age 82. His burial follows a memorial service in Washington on Thursday.

NASA photographs show Armstrong's widow, Carol Armstrong, accepting a folded American flag during the ceremony, which NASA said included a bugler and a rifle salute.

The space agency didn't give the location of the ceremony. The ship's homeport is Mayport, Fla.

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Legends of Aerospace Visit Intrepid Museum
Apollo 11 mission commander Neil Armstrong attends the "Legends of Aerospace" event at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on March 14, 2010, in New York City.
Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
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Armstrong's footprint on moon
Neil Armstrong made history on July 20, 1969, by leaving the first human footprint on the surface of the moon.
NASA/Getty Images