On july 20, 1969, as commander of the apollo 11 lunar
module, neil armstrong was the first person to set foot on the
moon.
His first words after stepping on the moon, "that's
one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," were televised to
earth and heard by millions.*
but just before he re-entered the lander, he made
the enigmatic remark "good luck, mr. Gorsky".
Many people at nasa though it was a casual remark
concerning some rival soviet cosmonaut.
However, upon checking, there was no gorsky in
either the russian or american space programs.
Over the years many people questioned armstrong as
to what the 'good luck, mr. Gorsky' statement meant, but armstrong
always just smiled.
On july 5, 1995, in tampa bay, florida , while answering
questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26-
year-old question to armstrong. This time he finally responded.
Mr. Gorsky had died, so neil armstrong felt he could now
answer the question.
In 1938, when he was a kid in a small mid-western
town, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His
friend hit the ball, which landed in his neighbor's yard by their
bedroom window.
His neighbors were mr. And mrs. Gorsky.
As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young
armstrong heard mrs. Gorsky shouting at mr. Gorsky.
"sex! You want sex?! You'll get sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!"
true story.
module, neil armstrong was the first person to set foot on the
moon.
His first words after stepping on the moon, "that's
one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," were televised to
earth and heard by millions.*
but just before he re-entered the lander, he made
the enigmatic remark "good luck, mr. Gorsky".
Many people at nasa though it was a casual remark
concerning some rival soviet cosmonaut.
However, upon checking, there was no gorsky in
either the russian or american space programs.
Over the years many people questioned armstrong as
to what the 'good luck, mr. Gorsky' statement meant, but armstrong
always just smiled.
On july 5, 1995, in tampa bay, florida , while answering
questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26-
year-old question to armstrong. This time he finally responded.
Mr. Gorsky had died, so neil armstrong felt he could now
answer the question.
In 1938, when he was a kid in a small mid-western
town, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His
friend hit the ball, which landed in his neighbor's yard by their
bedroom window.
His neighbors were mr. And mrs. Gorsky.
As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young
armstrong heard mrs. Gorsky shouting at mr. Gorsky.
"sex! You want sex?! You'll get sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!"
true story.
