"One Small Step....."

Another 'Moon Walk' story

When Apollo Mission Astronaut Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, he not only gave
his famous "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" statement but followed
it by several remarks, usual common traffic between him, the other astronauts and Mission
Control. Just before he re-entered the lander, however, he made the enigmatic remark
"Good luck Mr. Gorsky." Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning
some rival Soviet Cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either the
Russian or American space programs. Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to
what the "Good luck Mr. Gorsky" statement meant, but Armstrong always just smiled. On
July 5, 1995 in Tampa Bay FL, while answering questions following a speech, a reporter
brought up the 26-year-old question to Armstrong.

This time he finally responded.

Mr. Gorsky had finally died and so Neil Armstrong felt he could answer the question.
When he was a kid, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit
a fly ball, which landed in the front of his neighbor's bedroom windows. His neighbors
were Mr. & Mrs. Gorsky. As Neil leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard
Mrs. Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky. "Sex! You want sex? You'll get sex when the kid next
door walks on the moon!" (If it isn't true, it should be.)

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