Moon landing quotes

Why should man’s first flight to the moon be a matter of national competition? Why should the United States and the Soviet Union, in preparing for such expeditions, become involved in immense duplications of research, construction and expenditure?

In a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon it will be an entire nation. For all of us must work to put him there.

That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.

The Eagle has landed.

I think we’re going to the moon because it’s in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It’s by the nature of his deep inner soul… we’re required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.

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