Small step, giant memories: Neil Armstrong’s moonwalk remembered 1 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseTECHNICAL REFILEHalf a century has passed — but the moment Moon pioneer Neil Armstrong took his historic first step on the lunar surface is etched in the memories of those who tuned in. The sixties was this decade of exploration and the highlight of the decade was humans walking on the surface of the Moon. But “a few months later, Neil Armstrong, who was an amateur trumpeter, dropped by for a house party (in the Rome countryside), invited by Franco Cristaldi,” Cardinale’s first husband. “When Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon I felt an immense satisfaction.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 08, 2019 02:03 UTC