“That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

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The Apollo 11 transmission blurred the article, but Armstrong said he intended ‘a man’. The version without the article is a familiar transcription of a disputed broadcast moment, not the intended wording.

One small step for a man.

Earliest traceable appearance in this record: Apollo 11 lunar-surface transmission, 20 July 1969.

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