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Quotes by explorers & astronauts
Verified quotes from Jack Swigert, Neil Armstrong, each explained in context.
“Houston, we have a problem.”
Jack Swigert · 1970≈ Paraphrase
“Houston, we have a problem.”
Jack Swigert · Apollo 13 air-to-ground transmission · 1970 · Explorer
The calm radio call from Apollo 13 after an oxygen tank exploded. The real words were “we've had a problem,” said first by Jack Swigert and repeated by Jim Lovell.
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“That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Neil Armstrong · First words on the Moon, Apollo 11 · 1969 · Explorer
Armstrong's first words as he stepped onto the Moon. He said he meant “one small step for a man,” and the missing word has been debated ever since.
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