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.
Then, just before he reentered the lander, he made the enigmatic
remark "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky."
Many people at NASA thought 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, 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 answer the question.
In 1938 when he was a kid in a small midwest town, he was playing
baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit the ball, which
landed in his neighbor's yard by the bedroom windows. 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. "***! You want ***? You'll get *** when
the kid next door walks on the moon!"
True story.
Apollo 11
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