Why did neil Armstrong say ''that's one small step for man one giant leap for mankind''?

Answer 1

He wanted to say something appropriate for the occasion. Since the beginning of time, people have wondered what it would be like to walk on the moon. Neil Armstrong fulfilled not only Kennedy's goal, but the vision of the ages. Armstrong claims to have thought of the line just before exiting the Lunar Module, however, his brother has recently said that Neil told him what he was going to say a month before he actually set foot on the lunar surface.

Neil's exact words were "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Unfortunately, the communication between the crew and mission control was not the best and the "A" was not heard by the world when he said it. Armstrong said in his biography that he definitely said the "A" and that the line makes no sense without the "A".

It is also worth noting that Armstrong received thousands of suggestions on what his first words should be from people all over the world before the Apollo 11 mission. He did an excellent job coming up with just the right ones all by himself.