As a boy, because I was born and raised... by Neil Armstrong

Legends astronaut NASA moon landing space travel

As a boy, because I was born and raised in Ohio, about 60 miles north of Dayton, the legends of the Wrights have been in my memories as long as I can remember.

- Neil Armstrong

Other quotes by Neil Armstrong

End

I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially more than we actually did.

- Neil Armstrong

Earth

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.

- Neil Armstrong

Being

Gliders, sail planes, they're wonderful flying machines. It's the closest you can come to being a bird.

- Neil Armstrong

Men First

Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind.

- Neil Armstrong

Man

This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

- Neil Armstrong

Job People

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.

- Neil Armstrong

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