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,
usual com traffic between him, the other astronauts, and Mission
Control.
Just before he re-entered 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, Florida, while answering
questions following a speech, a reporter brought up 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 windows. 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!"
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