Neil Armstrong to be buried at sea - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, will be buried at sea.

A family spokesman said Thursday no other details on the timing or the location of the burial were available. Armstrong was a Navy fighter pilot before joining the space program.

A public memorial service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Sept. 13. The 10 a.m. service will be broadcast live on NASA Television and streamed on the websites of the cathedral and space agency. It will be open to the public on a first come, first served basis. But reservations still must be made through NASA.

A private service was held in Ohio for Armstrong, who died Aug. 25 at age 82.

Students experience Armstrong's first flight

Several Purdue students made a historic flight in the plane that inspired alumnus Neil Armstrong.

The students made the flight in a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor, the nation's first commercial airliner. A six-year-old Armstrong flew in a Tri-Motor on an aerial tour of his hometown during an air show.

That flight inspired the future Boilermaker to be a pilot.

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