"That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind."
— Space exploration

January 1, 1970

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:About the quote: The worldwide impact of Armstrong's pronouncement is illustrated by the attention given to debates about whether he failed to say "a" before "man" in this simple phrase. In the actual sound recordings he apparently omitted the "a"; however Armstrong long insisted he did say it but that it was inaudible. When an Australian computer programmer's analysis decided that he had said the missing "a", the Houston Chronicle duly reported on this conclusion in an article published Septem