It was announced by NASA today that Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon will be buried at sea in a committal ceremony conducted by the Navy.

The Navy says that a burial at sea ceremony is generally officiated by a chaplain of the appropriate faith, the ship’s commanding officer or an officer designated by him or her.

The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus released a statement last month shortly after Armstrong’s death and said, “Mr. Armstrong rightly belongs to the ages as the man who first walked on the moon, a pioneer of space exploration and science. A giant. But to those of us in his Navy family, he will also remain a shipmate — a naval aviator who flew nearly 80 combat missions during the Korean War. A leader.”

It was on the Apollo 11 mission that Armstrong climbed down to the last rung of the lunar lander’s ladder, said, “I’m going to step off the LEM now,” then turned and cemented his name into the history books as he set his left boot onto the lunar surface at 2:56 UTC July 21, 1969 and said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

The 82-year-old Armstrong died after complications of heart surgery on August 25th.

The date of the commitment ceremony has not yet been released.