When Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon, he said "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Now what I was wondering was whether he just thought of it when he stepped on the moon, or was it a pre-planned phrase that was thought about prior to launch?
Here's an interesting one...
When people found out that Neil Armstrong would be the first human to walk on the moon, they kept asking him what he would say when he stepped off the Eagle lander. His mail was full of suggestions. Many people suggested verses from the Bible or words from Shakespeare.
It wasn't until the Eagle had landed on the moon that Armstrong finally decided what he was going to say.
What would you say if you got to walk on the moon?
Submitted by Karin (undergraduate business student)
(August 4,1997)
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