February 2022
Revolution and responsibility: the challenges of space
...one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Neil Armstrong’s words, spoken on 21 July 1969 from the Sea of ...placing the Sun at the centre of our universe. Common heritage Armstrong’s words now reflect those of René Dubos, widely taken up...
25 April 2018
The Final Mission: Preserving NASA’s Apollo Sites
... As the authors point out, the public remembers Neil Armstrong and his fellow travellers but has “long since ...historic footprints on an alien world, made in the lunar dust by Armstrong and Aldrin. If no-one returns to the Moon, they will remain ...
March 2015
Russia and safe space initiatives
...and Ukraine), and adopted at a plenary meeting of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly on 2 December. American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon in 1969 as part of the Apollo 11 mission, inspiring generations...
March 2015
Sowing a new dream
..., “Yaping is a nice girl, we always want to take care of her. But it seems she doesn’t need any help.” Neil Armstrong famously said during his moon landing, “That’s one small step for a man…One giant leap...
October 2015
Earth independence: new definitions of home on Mars missions and beyond
... in the 1960s, two moments in particular stand out – US President John F Kennedy saying, “We choose to go to the Moon…” and Neil Armstrong saying “…one giant leap for mankind.” Decades later it is easy to forget all that happened between those...
September 2016
Co-operating in space transcends national identity
... travelled along this road. So, let’s think again about the history of space and recall the words of Neil Armstrong on the 21 July 1969, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”. Has...
