David Finnerty For a moment … a twinkle in time … the world paused on July 20, 1969. A billion people stopped squabbling and stirring long enough to sit beside radios or squeeze around TVs to witness what had never been. That summer night, astronaut Neil Armstrong opened the hatch on NASA’s Eagle lunar modular, climbed down a ladder and stepped onto the moon. As a mesmerized audience 238,855 miles away watched and listened, Armstrong declared: “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Except, not exactly. The real giant leap, the unthinkable small step that led to Armstrong’s boot print in moon dust, was years earlier. And it was a Gator who did it. The Man Who Fell To Earth - University of Florida Advancement
I've seen that story on one of those cable channels (maybe the History Channel) and never knew he was a Gator alumnus. Wow... that's incredible.
Incredible life he had. I could never parachute jump or anything like it. My balls too small for that.
I was disappointed a moon monster didn't show up. I wanted to see Neal Armstrong go Buster Scruggs on some Moon Flesh!!!! Yeah!!!
