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[[Image:Apollo 11 Launch.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Apollo 11 launch]]

[[Image:Apollo 11 Launch.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Apollo 11 launch]]

On July 20, 1969 the '''Apollo 11''' spacecraft landed on the [[moon]], and soon after, [[Neil Armstrong]] became the first man to set foot on the moon, when he stepped off the Lunar Module Eagle onto the moon's surface, saying: "''That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.''"

On July 20, 1969 the '''Apollo 11''' spacecraft landed on the [[moon]], and soon after, [[Neil Armstrong]] became the first man to set foot on the moon, when he stepped off the Lunar Module Eagle onto the moon's surface, delivering the line: "''That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.''"

<ref> He intended to say "one step for ''a'' man." Whether he actually said the word "a" is disputed. See [http://www.snopes.com/quotes/onesmall.asp One Small Misstep], Snopes urban legend site. A video clip and [[Image:Apollo11_.jpg‎|right|thumb|250px|]]

<ref> He intended to say "one step for ''a'' man." Whether he succeeded in getting out the word "a" is disputed. The dispute is significant because it changes the meaning of the sentence. If he mean "man", it's redundant because man and mankind are the same. If he meant "a man", he was comparing and contrasting his personal accomplishment with the implications for all of humanity.

See [http://www.snopes.com/quotes/onesmall.asp One Small Misstep], Snopes urban legend site. A video clip and [[Image:Apollo11_.jpg‎|right|thumb|250px|]]

sound recording are available at [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a11/a11v_1092338.mpg NASA]. At the time, many listeners perceived his words as "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Major newspapers and wire services reported it without the "a;" the ''New York Times'' did so as their July 21, 1969 "Quotation of the Day" (p. 35, also in the seventh sentence of their front-page story).  Various small noises, short pauses, or transmission artifacts have sometimes been interpreted as the missing word, obscured by technical problems. In September 2006 an audio analyst claimed to have found the missing "a" but this, too is disputed.</ref>  

sound recording are available at [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a11/a11v_1092338.mpg NASA]. At the time, many listeners perceived his words as "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Major newspapers and wire services reported it without the "a;" the ''New York Times'' did so as their July 21, 1969 "Quotation of the Day" (p. 35, also in the seventh sentence of their front-page story).  Various small noises, short pauses, or transmission artifacts have sometimes been interpreted as the missing word, obscured by technical problems. In September 2006 an audio analyst claimed to have found the missing "a" but this, too is disputed.</ref>