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Subject: Apollo Trivia
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Date: Fri, 13-Jan-84 08:36:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 13 08:36:00 1984
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From:  Alexander Wolf <wolf%umass-cs@CSNet-Relay>

I was once told that Armstrong's famous "first words" were not, as commonly
accepted, "This is one small step for Man, one giant leap for Mankind," but
rather "This is one small step for *a* man, one giant leap for Mankind.
(note the article "a").

Apparently the voice-activated transmitter ate the "a."  To me, the latter
version makes more sense anyway (what's the real difference between Man
and Mankind?).

Can anyone confirm or deny this for me?

                                                         Alex.