Neil Armstrong: Work

Neil Armstrong was American astronaut; first person to walk on the moon. Explore interesting quotes on work.

Neil Armstrong: 64 quotes10 likes

“Friends and colleagues all of a sudden looked at us, treated us, slightly differently than had months or years before when we were working together. I never quite understood that.”

60 Minutes interview (2005)

“All the Apollo people were working hard, working long hours, and were dedicated to making certain everything they did, they were doing to the very best of their ability.”

Source: 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing (2009)

“It would be impossible to overstate the appreciation that we on the crew feel for your dedication and the quality of your work.”

40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing (2009)

“I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks but for the ledger of our daily work.”

60 Minutes interview (2005)

“It is true that we were cautious in our planning. There were many uncertainties about how well our Lunar module systems and our Pressure suit and backpack would match the engineering predictions in the hostile lunar environment. We were operating in a near perfect vacuum with the temperature well above 200 degrees Fahrenheit with the local gravity only one sixth that of Earth. That combination cannot be duplicated here on Earth, but we tried as best we could to test our equipment for those conditions. For example, because normal air conditioning is inadequate for lunar conditions, we were required to use cold water to cool the interior of our suits. We did not have any data to tell us how long the small water tank in our backpacks would suffice. NASA officials limited our surface working time to 2 and 3/4 hours on that first surface exploration to assure that we would not expire of hyperthermia.”

Letter to Robert Krulwich (2010)

“Preflight planners wanted us to stay in TV range so that they could learn from our results how they could best plan for future missions. I candidly admit that I knowingly and deliberately left the planned working area out of TV coverage to examine and photograph the interior crater walls for possible bedrock exposure or other useful information.”

Letter to Robert Krulwich (2010)