> Armstrong was literally the first. I prefer to think of it as Armstrong being the symbol of a massive team effort. As much as he was the first person to ste

> Armstrong was literally the first. I prefer to think of it as Armstrong being the symbol of a massive team effort. As much as he was the first person to step on the moon, it took thousands of "nerds" (as they proudly admitted at the time) to put him there. His act of walking down the ladder was risky, but it was based on the contributions of thousands. I'm OK with him not being excessively glorified. It could have been Buzz Aldrin just as easily being the first, or any of the other Apollo astronauts. Indeed, perhaps we should spend more time glorifying those who gave their life for the Apollo missions (directly, Grissom, White and Chaffee, and indirectly probably many more) and the people who built the technology to put a man on the moon. Let's raise a toast to Buzz, for he did take the first step, but also to the many thousands of people who put him there. They, as much as he, are the true heroes of the story.