The Final Word From Mission Control

On July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11's lunar module began its descent toward the Sea of Tranquility, dozens of voices filled the communication channels. Engineers in Houston relayed altitude readings. Flight directors called out system checks. Capsule communicators passed along technical updates. Every voice mattered. Every message carried weight. But when Neil Armstrong's boot finally pressed into the lunar dust, one voice cut through all the chatter — Armstrong himself, speaking from the surface: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."…