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"That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."

Neil Armstrong's famous words upon stepping onto the Moon's surface were witnessed by 650 million people from around the globe #OTD in 1969. Watch ▶️ https://go.nasa.gov/46UfwEf

Do you have recollections of this day?
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I saw the landing on television and enjoyed every minute!
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to be honest, I spent the whole time in the fetal position.
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I watched and have an unclear memory that he actually flubbed the line, corrected it and it was edited for history. Anyone else?
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I had just made it to the top of the Grand Canyon after hiking the trail down to the river. Most exciting day ever!
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Watched this with my grandpa. The start of my love for science and space!
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Unfortunately, my parents were 12 when the last manned lunar landing occurred.

Hopefully they'll still be alive when the next one happens.

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I was but a small boy but I watched every minute in awe.
My name is Michael Collins and my grandpa had fun with that forever.
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Yes, it's my earliest memory, watching on a B&W TV in the dining room with all the neighbors. They we went into the back yard and looked at the moon through our telescope, knowing there were humans on it.

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