Mystery remains over 'mankind' quote
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Was">Was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>?</p><p><span word="Neil">Neil</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="this">this</span>: "<span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span>."</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1969 <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="misquoted">misquoted</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>." <span word="People">People</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1999 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="landing">landing</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> '<span word="a">a</span>' <span word="was">was</span> <span word="intended">intended</span>," <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="reception">reception</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parentheses">parentheses</span>."</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="a">a</span>," <span word="some">some</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="backs">backs</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2006, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="a">a</span>”.</p><p><span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Shann">Shann</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="programmer">programmer</span>, <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> "<span word="a">a</span>". <span word="It">It</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> 35 <span word="milliseconds">milliseconds</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="heard">heard</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Smithsonian">Smithsonian</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="curator">curator</span>, <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Launius">Launius</span>, <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span>.</p><p><span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="man">man</span>.</p><p>“<span word="If">If</span> <span word="Neil">Neil</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> '<span word="a">a</span>,' <span word="then">then</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> ‘<span word="a">a</span>’,” <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Cabbage">Cabbage</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> 40<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> 11 <span word="mission">mission</span>.</p>
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