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The commander of the mission was the first to make a footprint on the lunar soil. His famous quote was ____
A
“One small step for man, one leap for mankind”
B
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”
C
“One small leap for man, one big leap for mankind”
D
“That’s a small step for man and a giant leap for humankind”
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At 10:56 p.m. ET on July 20, 1969, the American astronaut Neil Armstrong put his left foot on the lunar surface and famously declared, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Detailed explanation-2: -Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy on July 16, 1969, carrying Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin into an initial Earth-orbit of 114 by 116 miles.

Detailed explanation-3: -Despite his initial sureness that he got the grammar right by including the indefinite article, Armstrong acknowledged at a 30-year anniversary event in 1999 that he couldn’t hear himself utter the “a” in the audio recording of his moonwalk transmission, according to the Associated Press.

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