from the urls-we-dig-up dept Neil Armstrong's recent passing has
reminded lots of folks about the first manned mission to the
moon. The whole idea that "we could put a man on the moon"
seemed incredible in the 1960's, and the feat is still
remarkably difficult -- even if kids today can't fully
appreciate the accomplishment. Maybe someday, we'll go back to
the moon (and this XKCD will have to be adjusted), but in the
meantime, here are just a few links about that historic first
moonwalk. - Neil Armstrong's first words as he stepped on the
moon were slightly misheard by everyone on Earth, and audio
analysis of the recordings suggests that Armstrong didn't just
mis-speak. "That's one small step for *A* man, one giant leap
for mankind." [url] - In 2006, NASA realized that it had lost
its original Apollo 11 moon landing videos, but fortunately,
archived footage of the moonwalk was found in Australia in 2010.
The tapes were restored and digitized -- and hopefully we won't
lose them again when nobody remembers what