Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong is perhaps best known for saying 11 words on July 20, 1969 (12, if you count the "a"): "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind." But there is much, much more to his oral record, as his alma mater can now confirm — and everyone can access.
The Archives and Special Collections (ASC) division of Purdue University Libraries in West Lafayette, Indiana, has completed scanning the transcripts used by the first moonwalker for his public addresses and some of his speeches. The 7,700 pages, which were donated in 2011 by Armstrong's wife Carol, can now be freely accessed using the school's online archives platform.
"It's wonderful to celebrate the speeches' public availability," Jo Otremba, archivist for flight and space exploration and clinical assistant professor at Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies, said in a statement. "This project highlights the continuous effort required to make these resources accessible."
