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One Giant Leap

Armstrong did not prepare his famous one giant leap epigram in advance. In a 1983 interview with George Plimpton in Esquire Magazine, it was revealed that Armstrong “had produced the lines on his own … and the words were composed not on the long trip up there, as had been supposed by most of his colleagues, nor beforehand but after the actual landing of Eagle on the moon’s surface.” He explained to Plimpton that “I always knew there was a good chance of being able to return to Earth, but I thought the chances of a successful touchdown on the moon surface were about even money—fifty-fifty … Most people don’t realize how difficult the mission was. So it didn’t seem to me there was much point in thinking of something to say if we’d have to abort landing.”

Christmas Gift Ideas

Anyone considering Christmas gifts this year might want to know that audio books and graphic novels make good gifts for children.

For adults, what always makes a great gift is a Har-Tru®  clay tennis court, complete with six thousand pounds of American Red Clay comprised of red stone and brick dust, an Advantage lighting system including vertical burning lamps and patented reflectors, and a HydroCourt® sub-surface irrigation system.