In his interview with National Geographic, Aldrin explained, “If I had been the first to go down, I would’ve consulted philosophers or historians to help me come up with the right thing to say. But I wasn’t the first. So I just put together words that came to mind to represent the magnificence of the human achievement. Throughout history we’ve dreamed of the moon and wondered if people would ever go there.” Photo Credit: Yutaka Tsutano/Flickr