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20 Jul 19
@divegeester saidApparently NASA gave a job to Arthur Miller the author to develop a cool phrase 😉
“One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”
Apparently Armstrong did say “a” man.
* Disclaimer: the story was never corrobated and Miller himself never claimed copyright.
20 Jul 19
@ponderable saidI have no doubt that phrase was washed through several cycles of creation, approval and compliance before being given to Armstrong to utter.
Apparently NASA gave a job to Arthur Miller the author to develop a cool phrase 😉
* Disclaimer: the story was never corrobated and Miller himself never claimed copyright.
@divegeester saidAccording to Armstrong's brother, Neil showed him what he planned to say four months earlier, during a game of Risk between the two. It was written on a piece of paper. The idea and actual phrase (with the "a" added) was all Neil Armstrong's doing. NASA encouraged astronauts to show real emotions and say real thoughts in such situations. He was not fed what to say. This is all according to Neil himself (except the Risk game with his brother). Neil either forgot to say the "a" during the landing, or the audio didn't pick it up, depending on who you believe.
I have no doubt that phrase was washed through several cycles of creation, approval and compliance before being given to Armstrong to utter.
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20 Jul 19
@divegeester saidApparently, Armstrong was also toying with the more jokey phrase:
“One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”
Apparently Armstrong did say “a” man.
"Ahhh it's biting my foot!" (Just to mess with the guys in Mission Control).
20 Jul 19
@ghost-of-a-duke saidThat would’ve been funny
Apparently, Armstrong was also toying with the more jokey phrase:
"Ahhh it's biting my foot!" (Just to mess with the guys in Mission Control).
I would’ve gone with
“Theres a really strong smell of cheese Houston”
But then I do like 🧀
@wolfe63 saidSo the question now, are we in the US going to win the SECOND space race to the moon, with China now in the game?
And perhaps the "lunatic" response could have been:
"Eagle, try venting the pelvic port."
I had to admit I had a ball working on Apollo back in the day. Atomic clocks and transponders were my game back then.
20 Jul 19
@johnsim03 saidBrothers are wonderful things.
According to Armstrong's brother, Neil showed him what he planned to say four months earlier, during a game of Risk between the two. It was written on a piece of paper. The idea and actual phrase (with the "a" added) was all Neil Armstrong's doing. NASA encouraged astronauts to show real emotions and say real thoughts in such situations. He was not fed what to say. This is ...[text shortened]... got to say the "a" during the landing, or the audio didn't pick it up, depending on who you believe.
@sonhouse saidSo you keep telling us. And yet you are the biggest technical clutz here.
So the question now, are we in the US going to win the SECOND space race to the moon, with China now in the game?
I had to admit I had a ball working on Apollo back in the day. Atomic clocks and transponders were my game back then.
@drewnogal saidI remember reading an account of this as a child; it was enthralling to think of these men flying over the lunar surface looking for a clear spot to land and running out of fuel.
There was only about 19 seconds worth of fuel left when they did land!
I had my Dad hang Apollo wallpaper in my bedroom after this.
