July 20, 1969
40 years ago today, the single greatest achievement in Human history was fulfilled when Commander Neil A. Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface uttering the words, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for Mankind.”
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Forty years later this is still awesome. I have only the very vaguest memories of my parents getting us out of bed to see this event on the little black and white television we had in the kitchen.
Zeusiswatching said this on July 21, 2009 at 9:23 pm |
He was supposed to say, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,” but he muffed it, slurring the “a”. He thought about asking for a do-over, but he figured it’d probably be fine, so he left it at that.
The last words spoken on the Moon were by Apollo 17’s Commander Eugene Cernan: “Let’s get this mother out of here.”
gullybogan said this on August 6, 2009 at 9:02 am |