 And up there almost a quarter of a million miles away, these two astronauts were getting ready to take those first steps. And I thought, you know what? I want to be like those guys. And that's when the dream started for me to wanting to try to become an astronaut myself. I mean, so many people think they want to be like those guys. You've actually made that your life's mission. What were some of the broader cultural impacts of the moon landing and the space race? The US actually beat the USSR to the moon. This was historic.