Subject: Neil Armstrong Story
> > Guaranteed to make you smile......especially since it's a true
story.
> > >
> > > On July 20, 1969, as commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module,
Neil
> > Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. His first
words
> > after stepping on the moon, "That's one small step for a man, one
giant
leap
> > for mankind," were televised to Earth and heard by millions.
> >
> > > But just before he reentered the lander, 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, Florida, 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 died and so Neil
Armstrong
> > felt he could answer the question.
> >
> > In 1938 when he was a kid in a small Midwest town, he was playing
> > baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a fly ball,
which
> landed in
> > his neighbor's yard by the bedroom windows. His neighbors were Mr.
and
> > Mrs. Gorsky.
>
> > As he 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!" >>
> >
> > Guaranteed to make you smile......especially since it's a true
story.
> > >
> > > On July 20, 1969, as commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module,
Neil
> > Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. His first
words
> > after stepping on the moon, "That's one small step for a man, one
giant
leap
> > for mankind," were televised to Earth and heard by millions.
> >
> > > But just before he reentered the lander, 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, Florida, 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 died and so Neil
Armstrong
> > felt he could answer the question.
> >
> > In 1938 when he was a kid in a small Midwest town, he was playing
> > baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a fly ball,
which
> landed in
> > his neighbor's yard by the bedroom windows. His neighbors were Mr.
and
> > Mrs. Gorsky.
>
> > As he 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!" >>
> >
