First Man (2018)
Ryan Gosling: Neil Armstrong
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Quotes
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Neil Armstrong : I don't know what space exploration will uncover, but I don't think it'll be exploration just for the sake of exploration. I think it'll be more the fact that it allows us to see things. That maybe we should have seen a long time ago. But just haven't been able to until now.
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Deke Slayton : Why do you think space flight is important?
Neil Armstrong : I had a few opportunities in the X-15 to observe the atmosphere. It was so thin, such a small part of the Earth that you could barely see it at all. And when you're down here in the crowd and you look up, it looks pretty big and you don't think about it too much. But when you get a different vantage point it changes your perspective.
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Pete Conrad : Neil, I was sorry to hear about your daughter.
Neil Armstrong : I'm sorry, is there a question?
Pete Conrad : What I... What I mean is... Do you think it'll have an effect?
Neil Armstrong : I think it would be unreasonable to assume that it wouldn't have some effect.
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Neil Armstrong : That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
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Buzz Aldrin : I'm just saying what you're thinking.
Neil Armstrong : Maybe you shouldn't.
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Older Rick Armstrong : Do you think you're coming back?
Neil Armstrong : We have real confidence in the mission, and there are some risks, but we have every intention of coming back.
Older Rick Armstrong : But you might not?
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Neil Armstrong : The Eagle's undocked.
Capcom : Roger, how does it look?
Neil Armstrong : The Eagle has wings.
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Neil Armstrong : Well, it's about how you Rendevous with the Agena. If you thrust it actually slows you down because it puts you into a higher orbit, so you have to reduce thrust and drop into a lower orbit in order to catch up. It's backwards from what they teach you as a pilot, but if you work the math, it follows.
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Mike Collins : So you think you're going to the Moon?
Buzz Aldrin : Well, it's been up for grabs since Gus died. I'm just saying what you're thinking.
Neil Armstrong : Well, maybe you shouldn't.
