 that 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 um what were some of the broader cultural impacts of the moon landing and the space race the u.s actually beat the ussr to the moon this was historic