85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
What turned up
Aldrin's own words on first stepping onto the Moon (Apollo 11, 1969). From his memoir Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon (2009), pp.33-34.
Sources checked
en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-fable-5, 21 August 2026Sourced quote with named 2009 memoir and page numbers
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