Remembering a walk on the moon

NEIL ARMSTRONG

“For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.”

From the Armstrong family, in a statement issued today, 25 August 2012, on the day Neil Armstrong died, aged 82.

Here is what I wrote on the occasion of the publication of Magnificent Desolation, by Armstrong’s...