One Giant Speech for Mankind... ; Neil Armstrong's Immortal Line Was All My Idea, Says Retired British Scientist [Edition 2]

Daily Mail (July 22, 2009)

Author: Julie Moult

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WHEN Neil Armstrong stepped on to the surface of the moon and declared, 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind' it became one of the most famous phrases in history.

He claimed to have given little thought to the off-the-cuff remark before climbing out of the Eagle lander to become the first man on the moon 40 years ago this week.

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One Giant Speech for Mankind... ; Neil Armstrong's Immortal Line Was All My Idea, Says Retired British Scientist [Edition 2]

But yesterday, in a quiet corner of Berkshire, a retired British scientist claimed for the first time that he had made up the words while working at a satellite tra...

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