Neil Armstrong Smacks Into Space Rock

Neil Armstrong placed one foot on the moon. I have a small foot but humanity metaphorically has big feet, he said. History would record and repeat these poetic words. The lander careened its way to the surface. Neil looked about him, he had done it. He had been the first one to smack into this disgusting space rock. All around was grey, and above that black, and within that unnervingly distant blue and green.

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