At the end of the day, he was surprised to view a delayed video of the launch of Soyuz 9 as it had not occurred to Armstrong that the mission was taking place, even though Valentina Tereshkova had been his host and her husband, Andriyan Nikolayev, was on board.
Pada akhir hari itu, ia dikejutkan dengan pemutaran video tunda peluncuran Soyuz 9 – Armstrong belum tahu bahwa misi tersebut pernah terjadi, meski Valentina Tereshkova menjadi pembawa acara dan suaminya, Andriyan Nikolayev, ada di dalamnya.