USA astronaut Neil Armstrong said those exact words 43 years
ago, July 20, 1969. On that day, millions around the world
watched as Armstrong took his first steps on the moon, the first
person in history. He was followed by astronaut Edwin “Buzz”
Aldrin. Of course, we cannot forget Michael Collins, the third
astronaut who didn’t step on the moon, but provided support
through the command module. Together, these three men of Apollo
11 fufilled a dream, and a challenge, set forth by President
Kennedy. “We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the
moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they
are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will
serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and
skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to
accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we
intend to win . . . ” President John F. Kennedy, September 12,
1962 Kennedy’s challenge would lead to six more Apollo missions,
five successful. The project ended afte