Amazing Quotes By The Famous Neil Armstrong

Astronaut Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) is widely regarded as an American hero. His bravery and skill earned him the honor of being the first human to set foot on the moon in 1969. For the remainder of his life, he was sought after for his views on the human condition, technology, space exploration, and more. Armstrong was never interested in being too much in the public eye after he made history with NASA, although he was a spokesman for several American companies. He also served on corporate boards and worked on the commission that investigated the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster, among other things. Today, his words still resonate years after his death.

On the night in 1969 when the spacecraft piloted by Armstrong settled down onto the surface of the moon, millions of people around the world were listening via radio or watching on TV. The landing sequence was risky, and as each milestone was reached, Armstrong or colleague Buzz Aldrin would announce it. when they finally landed, Armstrong let the world know that they’d made it. The simple statement was a huge relief to the people at Mission Control, who knew he had only a few seconds of fuel left to complete the landing. Luckily, the landing area was relatively safe, and as soon as he saw a smooth patch of lunar ground, he landed his craft.

15 Wonderful Quotes By Neil Armstrong

“Shoot for the stars, but if you happen to miss, shoot for the moon instead”
“The search for knowledge is what brought men to the moon; but it took knowledge already acquired to make it possible to get there”
“This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”
“It’s great thing for a man to walk on the moon. But it’s greater thing for God to walk on the earth”
“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand”
“I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small”
“There can be no great accomplishment without risk”
“I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work”
“Research is creating new knowledge”
“I was elated, ecstatic, and extremely surprised that we were successful”
“I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially more than we actually did”
“Well, I thing we tried very hard not to be overconfident because when you get overconfident, that’s when something snaps up and bites you”
“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”
“The one thing I regret was that my work required an enormous amount of my time and a lot of travel”
“Fear is not an unknown emotion to us”