A biography for Neil Armstronghasn’t been written yet.
“It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on earth. It's an interesting place to be. I recommend it.”
“I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium.”
“I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.”
“I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine.”
“Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind.”
“The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further than that and our opportunities are unlimited.”
“אני חושב שאנחנו הולכים לירח כי זה בטבע של האדם לעמוד בפני אתגרים.”
“שתי הבעיות היחידות אותן אתה צריך לפתור כאשר אתה נוסע לירח הן איך להגיע לשם ואיך לחזור מהירח. אל תצא לדרך לפני שפתרת את שתי הבעיות.”
“זהו צעד קטן לאדם, צעד גדול לאנושות.”
“יוסטון, כאן בסיס השלווה. העיט נחת.”
“Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next 10.”
“I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being on the moon.”
“I believe that every human has a finite amount of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.”
“Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying.”
“All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in history that had brought me along one generation late. I had missed all the great times and adventures in flight.”
“Each book holds an experience and an adven”
“If that's there, I believe that technology will probably step up to their part of it.”
“We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and I think they did about as well as anyone could ever have expected.”
“People love conspiracy theories.”
“Geologists have a saying - rocks remember.”