Report: $6 Million to Armstrong Family in Wrongful Death

An Ohio hospital paid the estate of astronaut Neil Armstrong $6 million in allegations that post-surgical complications led to Armstrong’s 2012 death.

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, Commander of NASA's Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, inside the Lunar Module the 'Eagle' on the surface of the Moon during the mission on July 20, 1969. Space Frontiers/Getty Images

CINCINNATI—An Ohio hospital paid the estate of astronaut Neil Armstrong $6 million in a confidential agreement to settle allegations that post-surgical complications led to Armstrong’s 2012 death, according to court documents and a report in the New York Times.

The 2014 settlement went to 10 family members, including Armstrong’s two sons, sister, brother, and six grandchildren, according to documents filed with the Hamilton County Probate Court in Cincinnati which were publicly available on Tuesday, July 23. Armstrong’s widow, Carol, did not receive any money in the settlement.