Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind.

Quote by Neil Armstrong

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Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.

Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.

As a boy, because I was born and raised in Ohio, about 60 miles north...

As a boy, because I was born and raised in Ohio, about 60 miles north...

It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I...

It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I...

That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.

That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.

Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying.

Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying.

It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because...

It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because...

Research is creating new knowledge.

Research is creating new knowledge.

In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand.

In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand.

Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight....

Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight....

I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but...

I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but...

Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get...

Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get...

I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth.

I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth.

I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I'm...

I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I'm...

Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and...

Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and...

Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.

Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.

We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and...

We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and...

I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to...

I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to...

Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.

Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.

I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially...

I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially...

I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human...

I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human...