What did each astronaut say when he stepped on the moon?

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  • Apollo 11
    • Neil Armstrong: "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind"
    • Buzz Aldrin: "Magnificent Desolation."
  • Apollo 12
    • Pete Conrad: "Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me"
    • Al Bean: "Okay."
  • Apollo 14
    • Alan Shepard "Okay, you're right. Al is on the surface. And it's been a long way, but we're here."
    • Ed Mitchell: " That last [step] is a long one."
  • Apollo 15
    • Dave Scott: " Okay, Houston. As I stand out here in the wonders of the unknown at Hadley, I sort of realize there's a fundamental truth to our nature. Man must explore. (Pause) And this is exploration at its greatest."
    • Jim Irwin: "Boy, that front pad is really loose, isn't it?"
  • Apollo 16
    • John Young: "There you are: Mysterious and Unknown Descartes. Highland plains. Apollo 16 is gonna change your image. I'm sure glad they got ol' Brer Rabbit, here, back in the briar patch where he belongs."
    • Charlie Duke: "Hot dog!! Is this great!"
  • Apollo 17
    • Gene Cernan: " I'm on the footpad. And, Houston, as I step off at the surface at Taurus-Littrow, we'd like to dedicate the first step of Apollo 17 to all those who made it possible."
    • Jack Schmitt: "Hey, who's been tracking up my lunar surface?"

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