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To turn blue. we're breathing a again. thanks a lot. >> the lunar module landed on july 20th, 3:13 p.m. eastern time, 6 hours, 37 minutes later, neil armstrong took humanity's first step on the moon. what he said might be the most famous words of the 20th century, or any century. >> that's one step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> mike and i asked him, i said, mike, have you thought about what you're going to say, when you get down on -- >> well, i don't know. when we land, i'll start thinking about it. well, you never know whether to take him seriously. >> armstrong and aldrin only spe...

It was left to another president to congratulate the astronauts. >> for one priceless moment in the whole history of man, all of the people on this earth are truly one. >> president nixon had planned two different speeches, one if you succeeded, as you did, and one if you didn't. ordained as the men who went to the moon, to stay on the moon, these brave men, neil armstrong and edwin aldrin know there's no hope of their recovery, but they also know there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice. that would have been -- very worried about getting you back. >> well, it was pioneering. it was doing ...

>> each one bringing the astronauts closer to the goal. apollo 9 was the first to test the lunar module in space. apollo 10 launched in may 1969 had young and cernan flying within 50,000 feet of the lunar surface. that would be a dress rehearsal for the lunar landing of apollo 11, commanded by neil armstrong. >> what will your plans be in the extremely unlikely event that the lunar module does not come up off the lunar surface? >> that's an unpleasant thing to think about. we've chosen not to think about that at the present time. >> the other two crew members were command module pilots michael...

>> each one bringing the astronauts closer to the goal. apollo 9 was the first to test the lunar module in space. apollo 10 launched in may 1969 had young and cernan flying within 50,000 feet of the lunar surface. that would be a dress rehearsal for the lunar landing of apollo 11, commanded by neil armstrong. >> what will your plans be in the extremely unlikely event that the lunar module does not come up off the lunar surface? >> that's an unpleasant thing to think about. we've chosen not to think about that at the present time. >> the other two crew members were command module pilots michael...

That's one small step foreman -- for man. one giant leap foreman kind. >> with those words neil armstrong became a national hero as the first man to walk on the moon. today we mourn the loss of that man. armstrong passing away at the age of 82 after a remarkable life that inspired generations to reach for the stars. >> the eying legal has -- the eagle has landed. >> it was for me the highlight and it was very challenging. there were a lot of unknowns. for a pilot it was a wonderful experience. >> on july 16th, 1969 neil armstrong blasted off to the moon. his voyage would take him where no man ...