Talk:Neil Armstrong

Expedition to Cueva de los Tayos
As well as the North Pole expedition, he was involved with a 1976 exploration mission of this Ecuadorian cave. Read a bit more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cueva_de_los_Tayos Scroll down to the heading '1976 BCRA expedition'. It probably should be listed on his wiki page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.175.165.167 (talk) 03:19, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

One small step for [a] man...
When I saw the addition of the bracketed a, I researched it for two reasons. 1. Have we been wrong all these decades about what was so famously said; is there thoughtful, informed disagreement? 2. Is it policy to add language into a famous quote based on what is determined to be a grammatical error? If not, what other reasoning could there be for doing so? I couldn't locate editor discussion on this matter. What I found was more complicated. I have linked to four solid sources about this for discussion here if it is desired. I don't think discussion is warranted, however. I believe the four sources support the article's handling of the quote and thought the addition of them might answer questions about the wording for readers. PaulThePony (talk) 19:29, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Had heard his wife said “he blew it”

Source of Confusion
While it may be obvious to most readers, it should be explained why Armstrong's statement would be confusing or grammatically incorrect. Without the "a" before "man", the meaning of the statement would have been self-contradictory, because "man" in that sense means the same thing as "mankind"; thus the statement would mean:  A small step for mankind and a giant leap for mankind. Which is it? By contrast, if "man" is preceded by "a", then "man" refers to a single person, and the statement makes sense. 174.56.173.38 (talk) 12:11, 10 December 2023 (UTC)kolef174.56.173.38 (talk) 12:11, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 December 2023
neil A. Armstrong wasn't the first person on the moon. he was the first documented but not the first. the first person was a dude who came out first to take picture. another thing is Neil A spelt backwards is A. lien or Alien Kairosssssss (talk) 15:27, 20 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.  Delta  space 42 (talk • contribs) 15:50, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 May 2024
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American person who flew on rockets and aeronautical engineer who in 1969 became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. Epsmlewis01 (talk) 20:42, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done. I'm assuming this is a joke, but we're obviously not going to replace the text 'astronaut" with "person who flew on rockets". TJRC (talk) 23:05, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Lede initial line
The first line should instead read as:

Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who in 1969 became the first man to walk on the Moon.

"man" should be used instead of "person" as that was the period usage of the term. Ergzay (talk) 11:23, 31 May 2024 (UTC)