"That's one small step for (a) man, one giant
leap for mankind." Neil Armstrong came up with that line, one of the
most memorable in history, himself, with the help of his wife. If the
moon landing happened today, NASA would hire a marketing firm to do two
years of research and come up with multiple alternatives. They'd try the
different lines out on focus groups, probably have congressional commi
ttees
review them. The winning quote, which would rhyme or produce some
ghastly acronym, would be the subject of a carefully planned viral
marketing campaign and a tie-in with a fast-food chain, which would
emblazon the quote on collector drink cups and its marquees, probably
with an improperly used apostrophe.
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