When Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon in 1969, everyone knows his famous line, but there's been some debate about what he actually said. Most people hear it as, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." But Armstrong insisted he said, "That's one small step for a man," which makes more sense, since "man" and "mankind" are pretty much the same thing. The tricky part is that the audio from the moon landing was a bit fuzzy, and that tiny "a" may have gotten lost in the static. Some people even analyzed the recordings and think he really did say it! Either way, it's still one of the most famous lines in history. Credit: Apollo 15: By NASA, https://images.nasa.gov/details/Apollo%2015%20Never%20Been%20on%20a%20Ride%20like%20this%20Before Nixon and Paine: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6452860 Apollo 11 30th anniversary: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81992583 Neil armstrong 1999: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=525055 Armstrong: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78666355 Neil Armstrong: By NASA/Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31911 Neil Armstrong burial: By Bill Ingalls – https://flic.kr/p/daHRER, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21344630 Neil Armstrong pose: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55244 Pilot Neil Armstrong: By NASA/Great Images – https://flic.kr/p/fq2hZ1, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6448070 Neil Armstrong 1964: By NASA – https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/images11.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47323993 Neil Armstrong in T-38: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=116460583 Neil Armstrong with X-15: By US Air Force, NASA Dryden – https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/neil-armstrong-with-x-15-1-after-flight/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38397762 research pilot Neil Armstrong: By NASA – https://flic.kr/p/cyfeoq, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34778171 The Mercury 7: By NASA – https://flic.kr/p/pfm6ec, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43724030 X-15 Pilots: By NASA – https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/x-15-pilots-2/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6448124 Gemini 8 prime crew: By NASA – https://flic.kr/p/cZWtJ3, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20918269 Project Mercury: By NASA – https://flic.kr/p/eFzrjZ, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45863272 Gemini simulator: By NASA Cultural Resources, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79447897 GEMINI-TITAN-8: By NASA – https://archive.org/details/S66-24446, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16180464 Armstrong and Scott: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78644199 David R. Scott: By NASA – https://flic.kr/p/fud5Rg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47462350 LLRV Testing: By NASA, https://images.nasa.gov/details/LLRV%20Testing%20Contributed%20to%20Apollo%2011s%20Success Ultimate Saturn V Launch: By NASA, https://images.nasa.gov/details/Ultimate%20Saturn%20V%20Launch%20w%20Enhanced%20Sound Neil Armstrong standing: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79447903 New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal: By NASA/Stephanie Schierholz, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20625011 Neil Armstrong 1964 portrait: By NASA – https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/images11.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47323993 Apollo 13 Service Module: By NASA/Kipp Teague – https://www.nasa.gov/history/alsj/a13/images13.html#8500, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41374924 pre-flight press conference: By NASA – https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/images11.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47331528 CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/: University Hall OSU: By Robert Chriss, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9760384 Purdue University: By Diego Delso, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22762755 CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0: One Ring Blender Render: By Peter J. Yost, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=98351026 Presidential Medal of Freedom: By Jack Ryan Morris, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93902506 CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0: Neil Armstrong, 1999: By John Mathew Smith/Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com/Laurel Maryland – https://flic.kr/p/8MQpoW, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74877543 EAA Ford Tri-Motor: By clembore – https://flic.kr/p/GjaX3M, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=143167202 Animation is created by Bright Side.
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