Friday, July 20, 2007

Apollo 11 Day!

38 years ago today, Neil Armstrong mumbled those immortal words: "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

Or maybe it was the radio transmission which dropped the smallest word from the lot. In any case, it makes more sense the way he intended to say it rather than the way everyone remembers it.

Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent 2.5 hours wandering around on the lunar surface that day. I bet it was tough to go back inside, even with a dwindling oxygen supply.

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