Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. He famously referred to this achievement as “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” However, Armstrong insisted that he actually said “one small step for a man,” and annotated the …

On July 20, 1969, an estimated 650 million people watched in suspense as Neil Armstrong descended a ladder towards the surface of the Moon. As he took his first steps, he uttered words that would be written into history books for generations to come: “That’s one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.”

Jul 20, 2019 · It is only seven months since NASA’s made a bold decision to send Apollo 8 all the way to the moon on the first manned flight of the massive Saturn V rocket. Now, on the morning of July 16, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins sit atop another Saturn V at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The ...

Sep 25, 2008 · Transcript of a speech by Neil Armstrong, made at NASA’s 50th anniversary celebration, hosted by the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

IN EVENT OF MOON DISASTER: Fate has crdained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace. These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.

In this July 20, 1969 image made from television, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong steps onto the surface of the moon. Millions on Earth who gathered around the TV and radio heard Armstrong say this: “That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Nov 2, 2011 · Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lift off from the moon to rejoin Mike Collins in lunar orbit.

Oct 3, 2024 · Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong is perhaps best known for saying 11 words on July 20, 1969 (12, if you count the "a"): "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind." But...

Nov 12, 1995 · The speech is based on the topic of 'Space Communications' and contains many of Neil's own experiences from his Apollo-11 journey to the Moon.

Since shortly after the first landing of two humans on the moon on July 20, 1969, a debate has quietly simmered about what, exactly, Neil Armstrong said, a debate that was initiated by Armstrong himself shortly after returning to Earth.