We were there first (but no one else was trying)

No, the USSR was trying but had a series of setbacks. Back then it was called the space race and the goal was the moon. As a space nut, like most kids at that time, I followed the technology and the politics at that time real carefully. Didn't hurt being a paperboy, I could read the paper from cover to cover while I folded my papers for delivery. BTW Super Moon, Total Eclipse on Sunday night Total is 12:12am (Monday AM), 11:12 Central, 10:12 Mountain, or 9:12 Pacific

He installed the explosive bolts for the capsule (Told me the Moon landings were faked. They shot them on Mars)