"It would be impossible to overstate the appreciation that we on the crew feel for your dedication and the quality of your work."
Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who, as the commander of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot and university professor.
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am in the position of a pilot without his checklist, so Ill have to wing it a bit. ... [Prior to the Apollo missions,] no one knew what kind of person could be persuaded to take the trip. Prisoners were suggested. Soldiers could be ordered. Photographers could take pictures — and theyre expendable. Doctors understood the limits of human physiology. Finally, both sides picked pilots."
Neil Armstrong"Ill not assert that it was a diversion which prevented a war, but nevertheless, it was a diversion."
Neil Armstrong"The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on Earth."
Neil Armstrong"We were involved in doing what many thought to be impossible, putting humans on Earths moon."
Neil Armstrong"Space has not changed but technology has, in many cases, improved dramatically. A good example is digital technology where todays cell phones are far more powerful than the computers on the Apollo Command Module and Lunar Module that we used to navigate to the moon and operate all the spacecraft control systems."
Neil Armstrong"Thats one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."
Neil Armstrong