US bids farewell to Neil Armstrong

Americans bid farewell yesterday to Neil Armstrong, the first man to take a giant leap on to the moon.

US bids farewell to Neil Armstrong

The powerful of Washington, the pioneers of space, and the everyday public crowded into the Washington National Cathedral for a public interfaith memorial for the very private astronaut.

Armstrong, who died last month in Ohio at age 82, walked on the moon in Jul 1969.

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