Neil Armstrong, Priceless.
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 man, one giant leap for mankind,” were televised to earth to be heard by millions.
But just before he re- entered the lander, he made the enigmatic remark,”Good Luck, Mr Gorsky.”
Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival cosmonaut, however, upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either Russian or American space programmes.
Over the years, many people questioned Armstrong to what the ‘Good Luck,Mr Gorsky,’ 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 about Mr Gorsky to Armstrong.
This time he finally responded because Mr Gorsky had died, so neil Armstrong felt he could now answer the question.
Here is the answer to,”Who was Mr Gorsky.”
In 1938, when he was a kid in a small mid- western town, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard.His friend hit the ball, which landed in his neighbour’s yard by their bedroom window.
His neoghbours were Mr and mrs Gorsky, as he leaned down to pick up the ball,young Armstrong heard Mrs Gorsky shouting to Mr Gorsky,
”Sex! you want Sex?! you’ll get sex when the kid next door lands on the moon!”
It broke the place up.
Neil Armsrong’s family confirmed that this is a true story.
I have posted this before….Tania
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Haaaaa Tania……..but did Mr Gorsky ever get his nookie, there are many theories relating to did man ever really land on the moon ?
Yes, I know, Starlette….we will never know …Thank you
Just an after thought Tania….I think Mr Gorsky may have been a tad to old to perform……lol or even no longer in the world when the moon landing happened….
He probably was, Star lol x
hahaha Tania good one
Thank you grandmaj
Tania Yes this story is very true. I can remember quite clearly watching in black and white the events of that day. Even now there are people who do not believe that the Eagle really did land in the sea of tranquility.
I think it was true, Jim thank you.
hello all, I too have read the reports of the landing. To me, sitting there watching I was transfixed. Our TV old B/W did not show a detailed view but I for one did believe and still do although the questions proposed by the critics are hard to dismiss. If this indeed was faked for whatever reason, then I hope that the people who are responsible fester. But then too they will have to answer for this. I, on the other hand, do believe. This instilled in me the knowledge that men and women can achieve their goals and dream.
And who knows Star, Tania maybe ole Mr. G did land on his moon. You ll never knowwwwwww……hahaha Could mrs G smiling face on the shadow of the moon….ummmm
haha good reply happysailor1…you just never know about that face on the moon…Gave me a laugh…Thank you
The Russians and the Americans were both very competitive into landing on the moon first…….they had big egos…….so rather than being left with egg on their faces it could well have been faked……just saying….lol
Some say it is true, others think it was fake..I am just going to look at the moon’s face haha x