But at the end of the historic walk, just before he re-entered the lander, he made the enigmatic remark:
"Good luck, Mr. Gorski."
Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival Soviet cosmonaut; however, upon checking, they found that there was no one with the name of Gorski in either the Russian or American space programs. Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to what the "Mr. Gorski" statement meant, but he always just smiled and deflected the question. However, in 1995, while answering questions following a speech in Tampa FL, a reporter brought up the 26-year old question to Armstrong. This time he finally acknowledged the question, stating that Mr. Gorski had died and so he felt it was time to finally clear up the mystery.
He then went on to explain that Mr. and Mrs. Gorski were his neighbors back when he was a boy in Wapakoneta. He had been playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit the ball, which landed in the neighbor’s yard by their bedroom windows, and Neil went to retrieve it.
As he bent over to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorski shouting at Mr. Gorski: "Sex! You want sex?! You’ll get sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!"
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