ONE LONG STEP FOR MAN – Photograph signed. Stepping onto the Moon's surface, Charles Conrad spoke his first words, referencing Neil Armstrong. SIGNED and INSCRIBED with his humorous first words on the Moon: "Man, that may have been a small one for Neil but that's a long one for me! Charles CONRAD, Cdr, Apollo XII." Alan Bean, still inside Lunar Module Intrepid, photographed Pete Conrad photo before descending the LM ladder to the Moon. Conrad, who was 5 feet 6, had a longer than usual drop to the lunar surface since the last rung of the Lunar Module ladder was about three feet above the surface, a recurring challenge to Conrad during training. When Italian reporter Oriana Fallaci inquired if Armstrong's poignant first words from the Moon were a directive from NASA, Conrad dismissed Fallaci, refuting claims that the government would feed lines to astronauts. Conrad even shared the idea for his own whimsical first words with Fallaci, betting $500 that he would follow through when it was time to speak in front of a live world-wide television audience. He indeed won the bet. Color photograph, 10 by 8 inches.
ONE LONG STEP FOR MAN – Photograph signed. Stepping onto the Moon's surface, Charles Conrad spoke his first words, referencing Neil Armstrong. SIGNED and INSCRIBED with his humorous first words on the Moon: "Man, that may have been a small one for Neil but that's a long one for me! Charles CONRAD, Cdr, Apollo XII." Alan Bean, still inside Lunar Module Intrepid, photographed Pete Conrad photo before descending the LM ladder to the Moon. Conrad, who was 5 feet 6, had a longer than usual drop to the lunar surface since the last rung of the Lunar Module ladder was about three feet above the surface, a recurring challenge to Conrad during training. When Italian reporter Oriana Fallaci inquired if Armstrong's poignant first words from the Moon were a directive from NASA, Conrad dismissed Fallaci, refuting claims that the government would feed lines to astronauts. Conrad even shared the idea for his own whimsical first words with Fallaci, betting $500 that he would follow through when it was time to speak in front of a live world-wide television audience. He indeed won the bet. Color photograph, 10 by 8 inches.
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