The exciting part for me, as a pilot, was the landing on the moon. That was the time that we had achieved the national goal of putting Americans on the moon. The landing approach was, by far, the most difficult and challenging part of the flight. Walking on the lunar surface was very interesting, but it was something we looked on as reasonably safe and predictable. So the feeling of elation accompanied the landing rather than the walking.
Neil ArmstrongI think if there was anything I learned from our skipper was that it's not how you look; it's how you perform.
Neil ArmstrongIt's different, but it's very pretty out here. I suppose they are going to make a big deal of all this.
Neil ArmstrongI guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks but for the ledger of our daily work.
Neil Armstrong