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, including the usual talk between him, the other astronauts and Mission Control. Just before he reentered 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 popped 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 window. His neighbors were Mr. & 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!"
Comments (3)
on: November 8, 2009 8:09 AM | Reply
Just an urban legend. It is an internet joke that began circulating in 1995. NASA transcripts of Apollo 11 mission has no such statements nor any interview took place on July 5th, 1995. Neil Armstrong himself once said that he first heard his joke by comedian Buddy Hackett in California. There are many variations to this joke but the couples' last name is always "Jewish sounding" one.
on: November 8, 2009 8:42 AM | Reply
he was not the first to land on moon u check the videos its fake
on: November 8, 2009 2:44 PM | Reply
Nice one.
Is it only a joke or true incident ?