On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to ever walk on the moon. Armstrong, along with Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, accomplished what had never been done before: they successfully completed a mission to the moon and back. It was a mission previously thought impossible, unimaginable. In Armstrong's famous words, it was "one giant leap for mankind."
This moment impacted America as a country. It empowered our nation because we did it. We were the first people to ever set foot on the moon. It didn't matter that only two men actually walked there– every American then, and every American now feels a special connection to this moment, as though we ourselves walked on the moon with them. This moment changed everything for space exploration. If we could reach the moon, how much more could we accomplish?
This moment is inspirational. This moment is pride. This moment is adventure.
This moment is reaching out into all the impossible things that just might be possible.
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