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[i]My only real problem on the surface was that there were so many places that I would like to have investigated, to find out just what was beyond the next hill, so to speak.[/i]
[i]I had thought about that a little before the flight, mainly because so many people had made such a big point of it. I had also thought about it a little on the way to the moon, but not much. It wasn't until after landing that I made up my mind what to say: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Beyond those words I don't recall any particular emotion or feeling other than a little caution, a desire to be sure it was safe to put my weight on that surface outside Eagle's footpad.[/i]
[i]Of all the spectacular views we had, the most impressive to me was on the way toward the moon, when we flew through its shadow.[/i]
[i]Our goal, when we were assigned to this flight last January, seemed almost impossible. There were a lot of unknowns, unproved ideas, unproved hardware. The LM had never flown. There were many things about the lunar surface we did not know. I felt a successful lunar landing might inspire men around the world to believe that impossible goals really are possible...[/i]
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