1 00:01:18,828 --> 00:01:21,330 Twenty seconds to drop. 2 00:01:22,623 --> 00:01:24,125 Arm switch light check. 3 00:01:25,835 --> 00:01:27,878 Brakes out, check. 4 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:32,133 What's your mixing chambers? 5 00:01:32,466 --> 00:01:35,678 Real rough up here, fluctuating a half degree on each side. 6 00:01:35,886 --> 00:01:38,014 I see that. 7 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:40,933 Ten seconds. 8 00:01:52,612 --> 00:01:55,990 Good on track, 15 seconds. 9 00:03:25,996 --> 00:03:27,998 Give us a visual estimate of your location. 10 00:03:30,334 --> 00:03:33,462 Okay. 140,000 feet. On your way down. 11 00:03:41,637 --> 00:03:43,764 Approaching 115,000 feet. 12 00:03:44,473 --> 00:03:46,392 Should be regaining aerodynamic control. 13 00:03:48,644 --> 00:03:49,770 Right turn. 14 00:03:56,902 --> 00:03:59,238 We show you ballooning, not turning. 15 00:04:07,913 --> 00:04:10,750 Altitude rising. A lot more right. 16 00:04:13,002 --> 00:04:14,920 Neil, you're bouncing off the atmosphere. 17 00:04:20,801 --> 00:04:22,845 The altitude's still rising, Neil. 18 00:05:24,365 --> 00:05:26,700 You're gonna have to stretch out your glide. 19 00:05:30,913 --> 00:05:32,498 You seem to be a tad short. 20 00:05:40,422 --> 00:05:42,174 Stow your flaps down, Neil. 21 00:06:07,616 --> 00:06:09,368 I'm down. 22 00:06:12,246 --> 00:06:14,081 Roger. 23 00:06:43,777 --> 00:06:45,112 You okay? 24 00:06:48,824 --> 00:06:49,867 Yeah. 25 00:06:50,784 --> 00:06:52,119 Okay, Neil. 26 00:06:56,123 --> 00:06:58,167 Kid's a good engineer. 27 00:06:58,459 --> 00:07:00,169 But he's distracted. 28 00:07:00,669 --> 00:07:02,171 He got home, Chuck. 29 00:07:02,296 --> 00:07:04,965 He bounced off the atmosphere and still figured out how to get home. 30 00:07:05,049 --> 00:07:06,467 Third mishap this month. 31 00:07:06,550 --> 00:07:08,761 Bikle should ground him before he hurts himself. 32 00:07:52,096 --> 00:07:54,223 There you go. 33 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:56,225 It's okay. 34 00:07:56,892 --> 00:07:58,727 It's okay, sweetheart. 35 00:08:14,994 --> 00:08:16,286 What's that? 36 00:08:20,541 --> 00:08:22,084 Look. Who's that? 37 00:08:29,216 --> 00:08:30,676 Is that a kite? 38 00:08:32,636 --> 00:08:34,471 Does that fly in the sky? 39 00:08:34,638 --> 00:08:35,639 Yeah. 40 00:08:36,598 --> 00:08:37,975 How? 41 00:08:41,020 --> 00:08:42,730 I see the moon 42 00:08:44,356 --> 00:08:47,443 The moon sees me 43 00:08:48,027 --> 00:08:53,991 Down through the leaves of the old oak tree 44 00:08:55,159 --> 00:09:01,040 Please let the light that shines on me 45 00:09:02,875 --> 00:09:07,880 Shine on the one I love 46 00:09:09,089 --> 00:09:11,467 Maybe I should talk to Dr. Johns about it. 47 00:09:12,259 --> 00:09:13,260 Who? 48 00:09:13,343 --> 00:09:15,137 Dr. Harold Johns. 49 00:09:16,138 --> 00:09:18,515 He developed a procedure in Saskatchewan. 50 00:09:18,724 --> 00:09:20,559 So you'd go to Canada? 51 00:09:20,726 --> 00:09:22,770 I guess I would take some time off. 52 00:09:23,395 --> 00:09:24,813 Why don't you talk to the hospital? 53 00:09:24,980 --> 00:09:26,023 See if the tumor might... 54 00:09:26,106 --> 00:09:28,108 I spoke to them already. 55 00:09:28,567 --> 00:09:31,361 I'm sorry, Neil. I wish I had more to offer. 56 00:09:31,862 --> 00:09:34,490 That's okay, Jack. Appreciate it. Of course. 57 00:09:35,407 --> 00:09:37,534 Give my love to June. You got it. 58 00:09:37,618 --> 00:09:39,703 Okay, bye now. Bye. 59 00:09:58,639 --> 00:10:00,766 Now, who made that? You or Grace? 60 00:10:00,849 --> 00:10:01,934 Grace did. 61 00:10:02,184 --> 00:10:03,894 I'll take it, then. 62 00:10:03,977 --> 00:10:05,813 Thank you. Thank you. 63 00:10:06,396 --> 00:10:07,689 Dick Day called from Houston. 64 00:10:07,773 --> 00:10:09,233 He was asking after you. 65 00:10:09,316 --> 00:10:11,276 That about Gemini? 66 00:10:12,152 --> 00:10:15,280 They're looking for pilots with a solid background in engineering. 67 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,701 Well, maybe once Karen starts feeling better. 68 00:10:20,536 --> 00:10:23,122 Just, you know, I wouldn't wanna move her until then. 69 00:10:25,791 --> 00:10:28,127 Well, it would be nice to keep you around. 70 00:10:28,836 --> 00:10:30,629 - Enjoy the casserole. - Thank you. 71 00:10:30,838 --> 00:10:32,047 You're welcome. 72 00:10:34,216 --> 00:10:35,551 Joe. Hey, Jan. 73 00:10:35,759 --> 00:10:37,553 You hanging in? 74 00:10:37,761 --> 00:10:39,638 You know. 75 00:10:41,557 --> 00:10:43,517 It's nice of you to come by. 76 00:10:43,725 --> 00:10:45,310 Of course. 77 00:10:48,605 --> 00:10:50,482 Night, now. 78 00:12:10,938 --> 00:12:12,272 Dad, wanna come play? 79 00:12:16,235 --> 00:12:18,237 I should... 80 00:12:19,279 --> 00:12:21,531 I have to help your mother. 81 00:13:49,786 --> 00:13:51,788 I thought I might go to work. 82 00:13:57,044 --> 00:13:58,754 Okay. 83 00:14:16,980 --> 00:14:18,357 They're gonna use VTOL technology. 84 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:20,150 They don't even have it figured out how to get there yet. 85 00:14:20,233 --> 00:14:21,735 I'm not gonna waste my time on... 86 00:14:23,403 --> 00:14:24,738 Morning. 87 00:14:26,782 --> 00:14:28,116 Neil. 88 00:14:28,825 --> 00:14:30,952 You can take a few days off, you know. 89 00:14:32,579 --> 00:14:34,206 I know. 90 00:14:34,748 --> 00:14:38,919 I'm just getting up to speed on the new delta wing in the U K. 91 00:14:40,837 --> 00:14:42,506 Bikle canceled the trip. 92 00:14:44,383 --> 00:14:48,178 He wants you focused on writing up the pilot report from your last flight. 93 00:14:55,936 --> 00:14:57,562 Am I grounded, Joe? 94 00:15:00,107 --> 00:15:02,275 Write up the report on the bounce, okay? 95 00:16:01,543 --> 00:16:03,086 Civilian? 96 00:16:03,753 --> 00:16:06,089 Yeah. Yeah. Me, too. 97 00:16:07,007 --> 00:16:09,217 Elliot. Neil. 98 00:16:11,803 --> 00:16:13,138 Tough morning? 99 00:16:13,430 --> 00:16:15,891 I barely lasted two minutes in that ice bath. 100 00:16:16,766 --> 00:16:18,685 Of course, I suppose NASA's more interested 101 00:16:18,768 --> 00:16:20,312 in the psychological reaction. 102 00:16:21,813 --> 00:16:27,194 Well, I think I made it pretty clear that I thought it was cold. 103 00:16:30,572 --> 00:16:31,615 Armstrong. 104 00:16:33,992 --> 00:16:34,993 Good luck. 105 00:16:35,076 --> 00:16:36,119 And to you, too. 106 00:16:40,999 --> 00:16:42,292 Another egghead. 107 00:16:42,501 --> 00:16:45,045 Neil, we've been chatting with candidates about the program. 108 00:16:45,337 --> 00:16:48,882 As you know, our decision to forego direct ascent 109 00:16:49,007 --> 00:16:51,176 in favor of a lunar orbit rendezvous approach 110 00:16:51,259 --> 00:16:52,552 to the eventual Moon mission 111 00:16:52,636 --> 00:16:54,054 has had a major impact on Gemini. 112 00:16:54,137 --> 00:16:55,680 Do you have any thoughts on that decision? 113 00:16:57,349 --> 00:17:00,310 Well, even considering von Braun's initial criticism, 114 00:17:00,393 --> 00:17:04,523 it seems that the payload saved by parking the primary vehicle in orbit 115 00:17:04,689 --> 00:17:07,817 and sending a smaller ship down to the lunar surface 116 00:17:07,901 --> 00:17:09,653 is well worth the resulting challenges. 117 00:17:09,736 --> 00:17:11,196 What do you see as the challenges? 118 00:17:11,530 --> 00:17:13,365 Cislunar navigation, for one. 119 00:17:13,448 --> 00:17:14,908 And rendezvous and docking. 120 00:17:15,033 --> 00:17:16,826 Why do you think spaceflight's important? 121 00:17:19,579 --> 00:17:25,335 I had a few opportunities in the X-15 to observe the atmosphere. 122 00:17:26,086 --> 00:17:30,298 It was so thin, such a small part of the Earth 123 00:17:30,382 --> 00:17:31,633 you could barely see it at all. 124 00:17:31,716 --> 00:17:34,469 And when you're down here in the crowd and you look up, it... 125 00:17:35,220 --> 00:17:37,889 It looks pretty big and you don't think about it too much, but... 126 00:17:39,224 --> 00:17:44,062 When you get a different vantage point, it changes your perspective. 127 00:17:45,689 --> 00:17:49,943 I don't know what space exploration will uncover, 128 00:17:50,026 --> 00:17:55,365 but I don't think it'll be exploration just for the sake of exploration. 129 00:17:55,699 --> 00:18:00,620 I think it'll be more the fact that it allows us to see things 130 00:18:00,787 --> 00:18:04,666 that maybe we should've seen a long time ago. 131 00:18:04,833 --> 00:18:09,379 But just haven't been able to until now. 132 00:18:12,215 --> 00:18:14,342 - Does anyone have anything else? - Yeah. 133 00:18:14,718 --> 00:18:16,636 Neil, I was sorry to hear about your daughter. 134 00:18:19,681 --> 00:18:22,392 I'm sorry, is there a question? 135 00:18:24,728 --> 00:18:28,481 What I mean is do you think it will have an effect? 136 00:18:32,736 --> 00:18:34,988 I think it would be 137 00:18:35,071 --> 00:18:37,824 unreasonable to assume that it wouldn't have some effect. 138 00:18:40,201 --> 00:18:41,411 All right, Neil. 139 00:18:41,494 --> 00:18:43,288 Thank you. That's fine. 140 00:18:44,289 --> 00:18:47,167 Thank you. Thank you for your time. 141 00:18:54,716 --> 00:18:56,051 Hello? 142 00:18:57,427 --> 00:18:58,637 Yeah, sure. Neil. 143 00:19:00,263 --> 00:19:02,140 Hello? Can I go play outside? 144 00:19:02,557 --> 00:19:03,683 Yeah. 145 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:07,062 Yes, sir. 146 00:19:09,564 --> 00:19:11,107 Thank you, sir. 147 00:19:15,195 --> 00:19:17,030 I got it. 148 00:19:23,662 --> 00:19:25,246 It's a fresh start. 149 00:19:26,998 --> 00:19:28,750 Are you sure? 150 00:19:30,335 --> 00:19:31,670 Yeah. 151 00:19:36,883 --> 00:19:38,051 Hey. 152 00:19:39,344 --> 00:19:40,970 It'll be an adventure. 153 00:19:58,947 --> 00:20:00,865 Since the time of Jules Verne, 154 00:20:00,949 --> 00:20:04,077 man has imagined traveling to the Moon. 155 00:20:04,244 --> 00:20:06,204 The old idea of how to get to the Moon 156 00:20:06,287 --> 00:20:09,541 was to send one spacecraft all the way there and back. 157 00:20:09,791 --> 00:20:13,086 However, NASA engineers have developed a modern approach. 158 00:20:13,253 --> 00:20:18,258 Where one rocket contains several ships that will make the journey together. 159 00:20:18,425 --> 00:20:20,260 Just as Columbus took a rowboat 160 00:20:20,343 --> 00:20:23,096 from the Santa Maria to the shore of the New World. 161 00:20:23,430 --> 00:20:25,932 The astronauts will take a smaller spacecraft 162 00:20:26,015 --> 00:20:29,018 from the mothership down to the lunar surface. 163 00:20:29,185 --> 00:20:31,771 When it's time to return, the smaller craft 164 00:20:31,855 --> 00:20:33,523 will lift off from the surface 165 00:20:33,815 --> 00:20:37,777 and dock with the mothership, which will then power the crew back to Earth. 166 00:20:38,027 --> 00:20:40,739 Thus, thanks to the brilliant minds of NASA, 167 00:20:40,822 --> 00:20:43,199 the age-old dream of going to the Moon 168 00:20:43,324 --> 00:20:45,201 will soon be achieved. 169 00:20:54,002 --> 00:20:56,296 Sputnik, Sputnik 2... 170 00:20:56,546 --> 00:20:58,089 Vostok... 171 00:20:58,173 --> 00:20:59,340 Gagarin. 172 00:20:59,591 --> 00:21:03,261 The Soviets have beaten us at every single major space accomplishment. 173 00:21:03,511 --> 00:21:05,180 Our program couldn't compete. 174 00:21:05,847 --> 00:21:08,224 So we've chosen to focus on a job so difficult, 175 00:21:08,308 --> 00:21:10,894 requiring so many technological developments, 176 00:21:11,352 --> 00:21:14,355 that the Russians are gonna have to start from scratch. 177 00:21:14,689 --> 00:21:16,191 As will we. 178 00:21:20,695 --> 00:21:22,155 Hi. I'm Pat. Hi. 179 00:21:22,322 --> 00:21:25,408 Got here about a week before you, so welcome to the neighborhood. 180 00:21:25,492 --> 00:21:27,827 That's so nice of you. 181 00:21:27,911 --> 00:21:29,078 I'm Janet. 182 00:21:29,162 --> 00:21:30,997 Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. 183 00:21:31,206 --> 00:21:33,958 So, instead of here, we go... 184 00:21:55,146 --> 00:21:56,147 Here. 185 00:21:56,648 --> 00:21:58,441 That's to scale. Check it. 186 00:21:58,733 --> 00:22:00,109 That's my husband, Ed. 187 00:22:00,193 --> 00:22:02,821 And that's Eddie Junior. I don't know where Bonnie is. 188 00:22:03,279 --> 00:22:04,781 You've got two? I do. 189 00:22:05,031 --> 00:22:07,575 I see... Is this your first one? 190 00:22:07,659 --> 00:22:10,119 No, no. We've got a boy, Rick. 191 00:22:10,495 --> 00:22:11,830 How old is he? 192 00:22:11,955 --> 00:22:13,248 He's five and a half. 193 00:22:13,498 --> 00:22:14,707 We should get them together. 194 00:22:14,958 --> 00:22:16,417 If we wanna get this done, 195 00:22:16,626 --> 00:22:19,170 we need to prove that two ships can find each other in orbit 196 00:22:19,254 --> 00:22:20,964 and dock without crashing. 197 00:22:21,631 --> 00:22:23,842 That's the primary mission of Project Gemini. 198 00:22:24,259 --> 00:22:25,468 When we think you're ready, 199 00:22:25,552 --> 00:22:28,638 each of you will be assigned a flight with a specific task. 200 00:22:28,888 --> 00:22:32,308 Only after we master all these tasks do we move on to Apollo. 201 00:22:32,725 --> 00:22:34,352 Consider trying to land on the Moon. 202 00:22:34,727 --> 00:22:36,104 It's nice to meet you. And you, Pat. 203 00:22:36,187 --> 00:22:37,480 Bye. Bye. 204 00:22:38,481 --> 00:22:39,983 Eddie! Put that down. 205 00:22:40,275 --> 00:22:41,526 Gus... 206 00:22:41,901 --> 00:22:43,236 You got anything to add? 207 00:22:44,362 --> 00:22:45,864 Just do your job. 208 00:22:49,284 --> 00:22:50,702 Almost to scale. 209 00:22:51,202 --> 00:22:55,999 The Multi-Axis Trainer was designed to replicate roll coupling on three axes. 210 00:22:56,749 --> 00:22:58,793 The kind you might encounter in space. 211 00:23:00,128 --> 00:23:04,799 The challenge is to stabilize the machine before you pass out. 212 00:23:05,675 --> 00:23:08,219 First victim, Armstrong. 213 00:24:54,659 --> 00:24:55,868 White, you're up. 214 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:57,620 Yeah, I got it. 215 00:24:58,037 --> 00:24:59,038 I'm okay. 216 00:25:02,375 --> 00:25:03,543 Let's go again. 217 00:25:29,193 --> 00:25:30,778 Fuck. 218 00:25:46,669 --> 00:25:48,838 Gentlemen, welcome to Basic Rocket Physics. 219 00:25:49,255 --> 00:25:51,591 We'll just be covering the first chapter tonight. 220 00:25:53,176 --> 00:25:55,511 When using a multi-stage launch vehicle, 221 00:25:55,678 --> 00:25:59,682 it's necessary to determine what the right sizing is of those stages. 222 00:26:38,554 --> 00:26:39,847 Hi. 223 00:26:40,014 --> 00:26:41,307 Hi. 224 00:26:44,352 --> 00:26:45,436 You okay? 225 00:26:45,812 --> 00:26:47,438 Yeah. 226 00:26:47,522 --> 00:26:50,900 Just thinking about this lecture. It's kinda neat. 227 00:26:54,028 --> 00:26:55,738 What's neat about it? 228 00:26:57,740 --> 00:26:58,783 Well, 229 00:26:59,033 --> 00:27:02,078 it was about how to rendezvous with the Agena. 230 00:27:02,453 --> 00:27:05,206 If you thrust, it actually slows you down 231 00:27:05,289 --> 00:27:06,833 because it puts you into a higher orbit, 232 00:27:06,916 --> 00:27:09,669 so you have to reduce thrust and drop into a lower orbit 233 00:27:09,836 --> 00:27:11,212 in order to catch up. 234 00:27:11,337 --> 00:27:13,422 It's backwards from what they teach you as a pilot. 235 00:27:13,506 --> 00:27:17,844 But if you work the math, it... It follows. 236 00:27:19,679 --> 00:27:20,972 It's kinda neat. 237 00:27:23,307 --> 00:27:24,433 Yeah. 238 00:27:25,017 --> 00:27:26,144 What's funny? 239 00:27:26,352 --> 00:27:28,312 No, it's not funny. It's just... 240 00:27:31,023 --> 00:27:32,608 It's kinda neat. 241 00:27:56,299 --> 00:27:58,009 Do you remember this? 242 00:27:59,802 --> 00:28:00,970 Yeah. 243 00:28:01,637 --> 00:28:03,556 I'm surprised that you remember it. 244 00:29:03,950 --> 00:29:04,992 Great. Thank you. 245 00:29:05,117 --> 00:29:06,702 Thank you for having us. 246 00:29:06,786 --> 00:29:07,912 It's a pleasure. 247 00:29:08,204 --> 00:29:09,622 Carrie. 248 00:29:09,705 --> 00:29:11,165 Here you go. Would you like some salad? 249 00:29:11,249 --> 00:29:13,918 Thank you. That's a lovely piano, Pat. Do you play? 250 00:29:14,001 --> 00:29:16,212 Bonnie's taking lessons. 251 00:29:16,420 --> 00:29:18,547 Well, perhaps we'll sing for our supper. 252 00:29:20,633 --> 00:29:21,842 Neil plays piano? 253 00:29:22,009 --> 00:29:23,844 Neil knows all kinds of show tunes. 254 00:29:24,095 --> 00:29:25,596 Janet... Come on. 255 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:27,139 He was musical director at his fraternity in college. 256 00:29:27,223 --> 00:29:28,307 Honey... 257 00:29:28,391 --> 00:29:30,184 Yeah, he wrote the musical for the all-student revue. 258 00:29:30,268 --> 00:29:31,686 I didn't write the music. Yeah, you did. 259 00:29:31,769 --> 00:29:35,106 No, we used music from Gilbert and Sullivan. 260 00:29:35,273 --> 00:29:36,816 Well, he wrote all-new lyrics. 261 00:29:37,525 --> 00:29:39,527 The Land of Egelloc. 262 00:29:40,027 --> 00:29:41,529 It was quite funny. 263 00:29:41,654 --> 00:29:44,657 The Land of Egelloc? 264 00:29:44,865 --> 00:29:46,117 Egelloc. 265 00:29:46,409 --> 00:29:47,576 You've never heard of it? 266 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:49,245 I haven't. 267 00:29:49,412 --> 00:29:51,372 I'm surprised. It's a distant land. 268 00:29:51,622 --> 00:29:53,666 But it's a magical place. 269 00:29:53,749 --> 00:29:55,293 It's "college" spelled backwards. 270 00:29:59,005 --> 00:30:00,298 Seriously? 271 00:30:02,258 --> 00:30:03,342 Yep. 272 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:10,474 - You're backup on 5? - Yeah. 273 00:30:10,641 --> 00:30:12,435 Don't worry, you'll get your own mission soon. 274 00:30:13,144 --> 00:30:15,104 How's training going on 4? It's good. 275 00:30:15,229 --> 00:30:16,522 I think we're close on EVA. 276 00:30:17,356 --> 00:30:18,774 First man to walk in space. 277 00:30:19,317 --> 00:30:20,484 That'd be something, huh? 278 00:30:20,651 --> 00:30:23,112 Yeah. Well, you know, the walking's the easy part. 279 00:30:23,446 --> 00:30:25,448 It's getting back inside that's tough. 280 00:30:25,614 --> 00:30:28,701 You know, it'd be a hell of a ride to come back with my tail hanging out. 281 00:30:28,868 --> 00:30:31,662 I think McDivitt will cut the cord before that ever happens. 282 00:30:31,746 --> 00:30:34,206 You throttle back there, Armstrong. 283 00:30:34,290 --> 00:30:36,167 Ed! Phone for you. Yeah? 284 00:30:36,250 --> 00:30:37,835 Yeah, who is it? It's Deke. 285 00:30:38,002 --> 00:30:39,003 Okay, hang on. 286 00:30:39,170 --> 00:30:40,546 I think that's Castor and Pollux. 287 00:30:41,714 --> 00:30:44,050 I was testing you. And you passed. 288 00:30:44,967 --> 00:30:46,510 I thought about letting it fly, but... 289 00:30:46,594 --> 00:30:47,678 Yeah. 290 00:30:52,725 --> 00:30:54,769 No, I'll turn it on right now. 291 00:30:55,561 --> 00:30:56,687 Hey, guys. 292 00:30:56,979 --> 00:30:59,148 With a Soviet pressure suit, we're told, 293 00:30:59,231 --> 00:31:01,192 that was designed for the lunar surface. 294 00:31:01,359 --> 00:31:02,485 I'll call you back. 295 00:31:02,651 --> 00:31:06,405 This is, of course, mankind's first EVA, or extravehicular activity. 296 00:31:06,572 --> 00:31:08,407 Within the American space program, 297 00:31:08,574 --> 00:31:13,037 EVA is seen as one of the crucial tests the astronauts must master 298 00:31:13,204 --> 00:31:16,540 if they are to successfully carry out their mission to the Moon. 299 00:31:17,041 --> 00:31:19,877 Astronaut Ed White was scheduled to perform 300 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:22,880 the first EVA during Gemini 4. 301 00:31:23,255 --> 00:31:25,174 So this is yet another major victory 302 00:31:25,257 --> 00:31:28,219 for the Soviet Union in the Space Race. 303 00:31:38,145 --> 00:31:39,605 We got it from here. 304 00:31:40,940 --> 00:31:42,316 Thanks, Elliot. 305 00:31:50,324 --> 00:31:51,575 Eight days up there. 306 00:31:51,784 --> 00:31:54,078 To be honest, I'm kinda glad we didn't get this one. 307 00:31:54,328 --> 00:31:56,372 Hope they don't kill each other. 308 00:31:58,541 --> 00:32:00,751 At least it'd be quieter around here. 309 00:32:09,885 --> 00:32:11,053 Neil! 310 00:32:13,889 --> 00:32:15,975 Neil Armstrong, our backup commander. 311 00:32:16,225 --> 00:32:17,309 Buzz Aldrin. 312 00:32:17,393 --> 00:32:18,436 Roger Chaffee. 313 00:32:18,519 --> 00:32:21,647 Couple of greenhorns from third group. They'll be at blockhouse for launch. 314 00:32:21,981 --> 00:32:24,108 Listen, can I speak to you for a minute? 315 00:32:24,191 --> 00:32:25,317 Fellas. 316 00:32:30,573 --> 00:32:33,117 We're putting you in command of Gemini 8. 317 00:32:33,284 --> 00:32:34,743 Dave Scott is gonna be your pilot. 318 00:32:35,828 --> 00:32:38,789 We get the Agena back online. 319 00:32:39,373 --> 00:32:41,542 You're probably gonna be the first to dock. 320 00:32:48,424 --> 00:32:51,177 Don't worry about Elliot. We'll put that brain of his to work. 321 00:32:51,427 --> 00:32:55,347 We've got a big EVA planned for 8. Dave's a workhorse. 322 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:57,641 Yes, sir. 323 00:32:57,850 --> 00:32:59,894 I'll talk to you later today. Thank you. 324 00:33:12,114 --> 00:33:16,035 My eye! My eye! 325 00:33:17,328 --> 00:33:18,829 Mr. Armstrong. 326 00:33:19,955 --> 00:33:21,290 When'd you start swimming? 327 00:33:21,457 --> 00:33:23,167 I don't remember exactly, but I think school. 328 00:33:23,459 --> 00:33:24,543 In high school? 329 00:33:24,627 --> 00:33:28,506 Yeah. And we had a... We had a summer house in northern Wisconsin 330 00:33:28,589 --> 00:33:30,883 and I just used to go to the lake and fish 331 00:33:30,966 --> 00:33:33,427 and I just used to swim for miles and miles. 332 00:33:33,511 --> 00:33:34,762 I've always loved it. 333 00:33:37,890 --> 00:33:40,017 Nothing quite compares to your terrible life. 334 00:33:44,772 --> 00:33:45,856 You got it comin'. 335 00:33:51,403 --> 00:33:53,989 It's the longest bridge in the world, but... 336 00:33:54,073 --> 00:33:56,200 It's the second-largest suspension bridge in the world 337 00:33:56,283 --> 00:33:57,785 but these cables are the longest. 338 00:33:59,620 --> 00:34:01,205 - Hey, Ed. - Hi. 339 00:34:01,372 --> 00:34:03,040 Can I speak with Neil? 340 00:34:03,332 --> 00:34:06,085 Yeah, sure. Why don't you come on in? You're soaked. 341 00:34:06,627 --> 00:34:09,630 No, I'll... I'll wait here. Thanks. 342 00:34:11,423 --> 00:34:12,466 You could fly under there. 343 00:34:12,550 --> 00:34:14,343 That would hurt if you jumped under it. 344 00:34:15,010 --> 00:34:18,722 What's that? That would hurt if you jumped over it. 345 00:34:19,473 --> 00:34:20,724 Yeah. 346 00:34:20,891 --> 00:34:22,059 Here are the sky pieces... 347 00:34:22,142 --> 00:34:23,561 Neil. Ed's outside. 348 00:34:24,144 --> 00:34:26,313 Okay. Excuse me, son. 349 00:34:28,399 --> 00:34:29,400 Hi. 350 00:34:30,234 --> 00:34:31,402 Do you wanna come in? 351 00:34:31,569 --> 00:34:33,487 Some bad news about Elliot. 352 00:34:37,992 --> 00:34:40,077 No, I know. Deke told me he bumped him, but... 353 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:43,247 Neil, Elliot and Charlie were flying into St. Louis this morning. 354 00:34:43,330 --> 00:34:45,791 Their T-38 crashed on approach. 355 00:34:57,511 --> 00:34:59,263 There was a lot of fog. 356 00:35:13,902 --> 00:35:16,697 So did you really fly under that bridge? 357 00:35:22,453 --> 00:35:24,246 Was it fun? 358 00:35:25,456 --> 00:35:27,166 Were you scared? 359 00:35:27,625 --> 00:35:28,876 Ricky. 360 00:35:29,335 --> 00:35:30,377 Honey. 361 00:35:30,461 --> 00:35:33,088 Why don't you go and get your homework so I can check it? 362 00:35:33,255 --> 00:35:34,256 Yes, ma'am. 363 00:35:40,804 --> 00:35:42,181 Who was it? 364 00:35:52,608 --> 00:35:53,609 Shit. 365 00:35:54,443 --> 00:35:55,944 How the hell did this happen? 366 00:35:57,905 --> 00:36:00,574 Cernan told me cloud cover was down to 500 feet. 367 00:36:00,991 --> 00:36:02,868 Probably never saw the building. 368 00:36:03,327 --> 00:36:04,912 Clearly, the error was the approach. 369 00:36:04,995 --> 00:36:06,997 He was coming in too slow to reach the runway. 370 00:36:12,044 --> 00:36:13,295 What? 371 00:36:15,547 --> 00:36:19,635 You know Deke had his doubts about him, that's why he moved Elliot off 8. 372 00:36:20,886 --> 00:36:22,763 Deke gave Elliot his own command. 373 00:36:23,472 --> 00:36:26,517 Elliot wasn't aggressive enough. You of all people have to know that. 374 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:28,060 No, I don't. 375 00:36:29,019 --> 00:36:31,271 I didn't investigate the crash. 376 00:36:32,189 --> 00:36:36,026 I didn't study the flight trajectory. And I wasn't the one flying the plane. 377 00:36:36,193 --> 00:36:38,737 So I wouldn't pretend to know anything. 378 00:36:43,450 --> 00:36:45,494 We'll never be 100% sure. 379 00:37:33,208 --> 00:37:34,793 Can we go? 380 00:37:37,254 --> 00:37:39,965 Not right now. I wanna help Marilyn clear all this up. 381 00:37:40,048 --> 00:37:42,384 I don't wanna have her do it after we're gone. 382 00:37:48,390 --> 00:37:49,433 Neil? 383 00:37:58,192 --> 00:37:59,568 I'm sorry. 384 00:38:00,068 --> 00:38:01,862 I hate to be a bother. 385 00:38:01,945 --> 00:38:04,615 Jan, it's no bother. Jan. Yeah, no. 386 00:38:05,908 --> 00:38:07,159 Neil's... 387 00:38:12,206 --> 00:38:15,042 There was a year when we were at Edwards... 388 00:38:15,250 --> 00:38:16,710 Four pilots died. 389 00:38:20,964 --> 00:38:23,300 We got good at funerals that year. 390 00:38:25,052 --> 00:38:26,929 We haven't been to one in a while. 391 00:38:30,724 --> 00:38:32,935 Does he ever talk to you about Karen, Ed? 392 00:38:34,686 --> 00:38:37,314 Not really. No. 393 00:38:40,526 --> 00:38:42,694 Does he talk to you about her? 394 00:38:43,779 --> 00:38:44,863 No. 395 00:38:47,491 --> 00:38:48,826 Never. 396 00:39:23,777 --> 00:39:24,945 Hey, buddy. 397 00:39:27,656 --> 00:39:29,408 You know, you should be with Jan. 398 00:39:32,035 --> 00:39:33,662 Neil, you should be playing with your kids. 399 00:39:33,954 --> 00:39:35,956 You know, putting them into bed. 400 00:39:37,624 --> 00:39:39,668 Times like these... Do you think I'm standing out here 401 00:39:40,168 --> 00:39:43,130 in the backyard 'cause I wanna talk to somebody, Ed? 402 00:39:44,006 --> 00:39:45,465 I'm sorry? 403 00:39:47,968 --> 00:39:50,721 Do you think I left there 'cause I wanna talk to somebody? 404 00:40:13,076 --> 00:40:16,747 T-minus one minute and counting on the Atlas-Agena launch. 405 00:40:45,734 --> 00:40:48,570 - Liftoff. - Agena is go. 406 00:40:51,823 --> 00:40:55,452 Flight dynamics for unmanned Agena target vehicle looking good. 407 00:40:55,994 --> 00:40:58,080 Stand by for Gemini launch. 408 00:41:22,354 --> 00:41:23,522 Yeah. 409 00:41:37,619 --> 00:41:38,662 Okay. 410 00:41:44,001 --> 00:41:45,377 Guaymas, read you loud and clear. 411 00:41:45,544 --> 00:41:46,878 We have S band track. 412 00:41:47,045 --> 00:41:49,256 We have just locked up on T. M. 413 00:41:49,423 --> 00:41:50,590 All right. Yeah, what's that? 414 00:41:50,757 --> 00:41:52,926 Did you say all systems go on T. M.? 415 00:41:54,720 --> 00:41:55,762 Hold still, hold still. 416 00:41:55,846 --> 00:41:57,097 So, what is that? 417 00:41:57,264 --> 00:41:59,516 Wait. Hold on a second. Scoot. . . Can you scoot down at all? 418 00:42:01,727 --> 00:42:02,728 - Hey. - What are you doing? 419 00:42:02,894 --> 00:42:04,438 Does anybody got a Swiss Army knife? 420 00:42:04,521 --> 00:42:05,564 Hold on, hold on a sec. 421 00:42:05,731 --> 00:42:07,482 - What'd you say? - See if this will do the trick. 422 00:42:07,649 --> 00:42:08,775 A Swiss Army knife? 423 00:42:08,942 --> 00:42:11,653 Yeah. Yeah, yeah. It's just a little... 424 00:42:12,362 --> 00:42:14,156 - Are you kidding me? - There we go. 425 00:42:14,239 --> 00:42:15,449 - Good Lord. - You got it. 426 00:42:15,532 --> 00:42:17,159 Guaymas, Agena is go. 427 00:42:18,326 --> 00:42:19,536 Roger, Guaymas. 428 00:43:35,195 --> 00:43:36,905 Switching to HF. One, two, three, four, five. 429 00:43:37,114 --> 00:43:39,241 Five, four, three, two, one. Check out. 430 00:43:39,491 --> 00:43:41,159 Copy. T-minus two minutes. 431 00:43:41,451 --> 00:43:42,619 Engines to start. 432 00:43:42,911 --> 00:43:44,162 Ground power removal. 433 00:43:44,412 --> 00:43:46,623 Stage 2 prevalves coming open. Five seconds. 434 00:44:37,174 --> 00:44:39,342 T-minus 20 seconds. Mark. 435 00:44:49,144 --> 00:44:51,897 Ten, nine, 436 00:44:52,272 --> 00:44:54,941 eight, seven, 437 00:44:55,483 --> 00:44:59,446 six, five, four, 438 00:44:59,738 --> 00:45:03,992 three, two, one. 439 00:45:04,951 --> 00:45:06,161 Ignition. 440 00:45:14,377 --> 00:45:16,338 Liftoff! 441 00:45:24,846 --> 00:45:27,057 Clock is running. Got a roll program in. 442 00:45:27,140 --> 00:45:29,476 Roger. Roll. Good liftoff, 8. 443 00:45:39,945 --> 00:45:42,447 - Pitch program. - Roger. Pitch program. 444 00:45:52,582 --> 00:45:54,167 DCS update received. 445 00:45:54,542 --> 00:45:55,919 Roger. DCS. 446 00:46:05,470 --> 00:46:07,138 Stage two tanks look good. 447 00:46:07,305 --> 00:46:08,890 That's about three and a half g's. 448 00:46:46,928 --> 00:46:48,888 Go from the ground for staging. 449 00:46:49,014 --> 00:46:50,348 Roger. 450 00:47:04,612 --> 00:47:06,364 Fuel cells are solid. 451 00:47:07,782 --> 00:47:10,660 Gemini 8. Mark. V over Vr 452 00:47:10,744 --> 00:47:12,829 is point zero eight. 453 00:47:13,288 --> 00:47:14,956 Okay. Mode three. 454 00:47:21,379 --> 00:47:22,922 We had SECO. 455 00:48:10,720 --> 00:48:14,182 "Fear that someone will break in 456 00:48:14,599 --> 00:48:17,811 "and steal all of my 457 00:48:18,645 --> 00:48:20,397 "Hank Williams..." 458 00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:22,315 Roger. Transmitting maneuver load. 459 00:48:23,066 --> 00:48:24,359 It's a height adjust. 460 00:48:26,111 --> 00:48:28,947 Height adjust. Got DCS. 461 00:48:29,572 --> 00:48:32,283 Roger. And are you ready to copy the update? Over. 462 00:48:32,659 --> 00:48:34,327 Okay, go with the update, Hawaii. 463 00:48:34,661 --> 00:48:39,499 Roger. GET B 1-3-4-3-7. 464 00:48:39,582 --> 00:48:42,210 Delta-V, two-decimal-nine. 465 00:48:42,293 --> 00:48:45,380 Burn time, zero plus zero-five. 466 00:48:46,965 --> 00:48:48,258 "Out of..." 467 00:48:48,341 --> 00:48:50,552 - Hi. - Hey, Mom, can I get you anything? 468 00:48:52,929 --> 00:48:54,139 "Constant." 469 00:48:55,265 --> 00:48:59,561 Thrusters forward. Maneuver retrograde. Did you copy? 470 00:48:59,853 --> 00:49:01,438 Roger, Hawaii. Got it. 471 00:49:01,729 --> 00:49:04,274 This is Paul Haney at Gemini Control Houston. 472 00:49:04,357 --> 00:49:06,901 Our display chart shows Gemini 8 in orbit. 473 00:49:07,068 --> 00:49:10,196 The crew will now attempt to find the unmanned Agena spacecraft 474 00:49:10,280 --> 00:49:11,948 and dock with it. 475 00:49:30,550 --> 00:49:32,218 - Burn end. - Good burn. 476 00:49:46,441 --> 00:49:48,401 Shouldn't we have a visual on the Agena by now? 477 00:49:52,989 --> 00:49:55,116 Houston, I think we overdid it a little. 478 00:49:55,325 --> 00:49:56,409 We should have stopped early. 479 00:49:56,618 --> 00:49:57,619 Roger. 480 00:49:58,036 --> 00:50:00,330 8, stand by for a correction. 481 00:50:03,750 --> 00:50:05,168 FIDO, Flight. How we doing? 482 00:50:05,335 --> 00:50:06,920 Okay, we got a solid track on both vehicles. 483 00:50:07,003 --> 00:50:08,004 Calculating for the burn. 484 00:50:08,171 --> 00:50:10,465 FIDO, Agena, do you have what you need from us? 485 00:50:10,548 --> 00:50:13,468 FIDO, did you copy that? 486 00:50:13,718 --> 00:50:15,512 Roger, Flight. I copy. 487 00:50:15,762 --> 00:50:16,846 You guys getting this? 488 00:50:17,055 --> 00:50:19,182 We just have some ratty data with the Gemini computer. 489 00:50:21,643 --> 00:50:23,269 Need the correction, gentlemen, let's go. 490 00:50:23,561 --> 00:50:24,896 Sending it up now. 491 00:50:24,979 --> 00:50:27,857 - Okay, CAPCOM, let's get it up to them. - This is Houston CAPCOM. 492 00:50:27,941 --> 00:50:29,275 We're gonna need you to do another burn here 493 00:50:29,359 --> 00:50:31,277 very shortly, so stand by to copy. 494 00:50:31,819 --> 00:50:35,323 GET B 0-3-0-3-4-1. 495 00:50:36,032 --> 00:50:40,203 Delta-V is two seconds posigrade. 496 00:50:40,537 --> 00:50:41,538 Two feet... 497 00:50:41,621 --> 00:50:44,040 Delta-V is two feet posigrade. 498 00:50:45,041 --> 00:50:47,502 8, do you copy? 499 00:50:51,798 --> 00:50:54,008 - Mark. - Two feet posigrade... 500 00:50:54,092 --> 00:50:55,885 Give that back, Mark. Give that back. Put it back on the table. 501 00:50:56,052 --> 00:50:57,512 That is correct. Zero, zero, zero. 502 00:50:57,595 --> 00:50:59,639 Honey. Give me it. It's really important. 503 00:50:59,722 --> 00:51:00,890 Let me know what the results are. 504 00:51:01,307 --> 00:51:03,101 Give that back to Mom right now. 505 00:51:03,184 --> 00:51:04,477 Do you copy? 506 00:51:05,812 --> 00:51:07,689 Mark Armstrong, if you don't give me that back... 507 00:51:07,855 --> 00:51:08,898 8, do you copy? 508 00:51:09,315 --> 00:51:10,817 I'm not joking, Mark. 509 00:51:11,401 --> 00:51:16,114 I'm getting a horrendous 20 to 25 feet per second down, Neil. 510 00:51:16,364 --> 00:51:18,366 I can't see any possible reason for that. 511 00:51:18,658 --> 00:51:20,076 Where are we on the plot? We're above it. 512 00:51:20,243 --> 00:51:22,203 Right, but what does it look like if. . . I can't. 513 00:51:22,287 --> 00:51:25,498 I'm sorry. I have to... I have to look at this. 514 00:51:25,582 --> 00:51:27,166 - Okay. - 8, can you give us a status? 515 00:51:27,542 --> 00:51:29,877 No. I got too much to do. 516 00:51:30,211 --> 00:51:31,671 Copy. Standing by. 517 00:51:34,757 --> 00:51:36,676 Okay, we're gonna go with a closed loop. 518 00:51:37,176 --> 00:51:38,344 Twenty-five forward, 519 00:51:38,553 --> 00:51:40,972 eight left, three up. 520 00:51:41,889 --> 00:51:43,600 And I'm going to rate command. 521 00:51:47,145 --> 00:51:49,814 Three, two, one, 522 00:51:49,897 --> 00:51:50,898 burn. 523 00:52:32,774 --> 00:52:33,941 Could be a planet. 524 00:52:34,776 --> 00:52:36,319 Could be. 525 00:52:41,658 --> 00:52:43,034 This is Houston, we have your ground 526 00:52:43,117 --> 00:52:45,578 TPI backup when you're ready to copy. 527 00:52:45,662 --> 00:52:47,830 Stand by, we have a visual on the Agena. 528 00:52:48,706 --> 00:52:51,167 At least something we think looks like the Agena. 529 00:52:51,876 --> 00:52:54,921 Understand, possible visual on the Agena. 530 00:52:55,463 --> 00:52:56,798 We're getting a little out of plane now. 531 00:52:56,881 --> 00:52:59,926 Yeah. We gotta get three aft and two and a half up. 532 00:53:00,009 --> 00:53:02,387 I'm gonna start braking. Give me a digital range and rate. 533 00:53:08,184 --> 00:53:09,310 I better back off a bit. 534 00:53:09,602 --> 00:53:11,771 6,000 feet, 31 feet per second. 535 00:53:16,192 --> 00:53:18,695 Put in a little to the left. 1,680 feet. 536 00:53:26,577 --> 00:53:28,371 That's unbelievable. 537 00:53:29,038 --> 00:53:30,623 Would you look at that? 538 00:53:40,383 --> 00:53:41,759 You tell 'em. 539 00:53:47,056 --> 00:53:50,810 Houston, we're station-keeping on the Agena about 150 feet. 540 00:53:52,103 --> 00:53:55,064 Okay, stay focused, gentlemen. We're only halfway there. 541 00:53:56,065 --> 00:53:57,567 Thanks for the extra hands. 542 00:54:03,322 --> 00:54:04,907 Stay focused, gentlemen. 543 00:54:26,471 --> 00:54:28,014 Man, it flies easy. 544 00:54:28,181 --> 00:54:29,891 Does it really? 545 00:54:30,391 --> 00:54:32,643 The station-keeping, it's just... 546 00:54:32,894 --> 00:54:34,645 It's like nothing. 547 00:54:44,155 --> 00:54:45,823 RKV, this is 8. 548 00:54:46,407 --> 00:54:48,534 We're sitting about two feet out. 549 00:54:49,410 --> 00:54:51,996 Roger. Stand by for a couple of minutes here. 550 00:54:52,079 --> 00:54:53,164 Roger. 551 00:54:54,373 --> 00:54:57,210 Okay, Gemini 8, we have TM solid. 552 00:54:57,293 --> 00:55:00,546 You're looking good on the ground. Go ahead and dock. 553 00:55:17,355 --> 00:55:20,608 Okay, we're gonna cycle our Rigid-Stop switch now. 554 00:55:45,758 --> 00:55:47,051 Flight, we are docked. 555 00:55:57,937 --> 00:55:59,814 Someone call Cronkite! 556 00:56:00,022 --> 00:56:02,441 Have him tell the Soviets that they can go screw! 557 00:56:02,817 --> 00:56:04,402 Get him on the phone, man. 558 00:56:04,485 --> 00:56:07,697 Hey, Pete! Hey, call those idiots at Congress while you're at it! 559 00:56:07,780 --> 00:56:09,615 Yeah, I'll start with Rhode Island. 560 00:56:11,158 --> 00:56:13,369 Damn. 561 00:56:13,870 --> 00:56:15,746 Well done. Let's go ahead and get a state vector 562 00:56:15,830 --> 00:56:17,248 on the combined spacecraft. 563 00:56:17,498 --> 00:56:20,042 Gemini 8, this is Houston CAPCOM. Please stand by to copy. 564 00:56:20,126 --> 00:56:21,878 Check out my room like this. 565 00:56:21,961 --> 00:56:24,130 Look at all these papers. I know. 566 00:56:24,630 --> 00:56:29,135 I spent days trying to work on that, and now it's crumpled up. 567 00:56:29,594 --> 00:56:31,888 Look at my drawer. I know. 568 00:56:32,054 --> 00:56:35,641 I had all my crayons in that, and now look at all the crayons. 569 00:56:35,808 --> 00:56:37,310 But, Ricky, are you telling me the full story? 570 00:56:37,476 --> 00:56:38,561 'Cause I'm not sure your brother would do that. 571 00:56:38,644 --> 00:56:39,812 Yes, I am telling you! 572 00:56:39,896 --> 00:56:41,981 Don't you get angry with me. Look at this! 573 00:56:43,149 --> 00:56:44,400 Don't get upset. 574 00:56:44,817 --> 00:56:45,985 8, this is Houston. 575 00:56:46,360 --> 00:56:49,030 I've got a nodal update for you. Stand by. 576 00:56:51,073 --> 00:56:52,950 Okay, go ahead. Rick! 577 00:56:53,034 --> 00:56:55,202 Roger. Node 0-7-0-4-4-7... 578 00:56:55,369 --> 00:56:58,247 Okay, out here now. Out here now. 579 00:56:58,331 --> 00:57:00,875 1-5-5-2 right ascension. 580 00:57:01,042 --> 00:57:03,544 Gemini 8, we're about to have loss of signal. 581 00:57:03,628 --> 00:57:06,213 We'll pick you up over the hill for Dave's EVA. 582 00:57:14,555 --> 00:57:15,640 Well... 583 00:57:16,682 --> 00:57:18,059 That's peculiar. 584 00:57:18,684 --> 00:57:20,061 Good. 585 00:57:20,519 --> 00:57:23,189 I'm hoping that's just excess hydrogen. 586 00:57:23,689 --> 00:57:25,733 I think I'm gonna save mine for later. 587 00:57:25,942 --> 00:57:27,068 Little treat. 588 00:57:33,199 --> 00:57:34,575 Neil, we're in a bank. 589 00:57:41,916 --> 00:57:44,293 We're not doing it. It's not us. It must be... 590 00:57:44,377 --> 00:57:46,212 Shut off the Agena's control systems. 591 00:57:46,712 --> 00:57:48,130 Code 4-0-0... 592 00:57:48,297 --> 00:57:49,924 Agena control system shut down. 593 00:58:14,240 --> 00:58:15,908 Cycle the Agena. 594 00:58:16,617 --> 00:58:19,120 Turning it on. Turning it off. 595 00:58:43,728 --> 00:58:47,106 I'm gonna cycle the ACME and the propellant motor valves. 596 00:58:48,149 --> 00:58:49,942 Switching ADL to pitch. 597 00:58:50,484 --> 00:58:51,736 RL to pitch. 598 00:58:58,617 --> 00:59:00,578 Roll meter 200 and rising. 599 00:59:03,664 --> 00:59:04,707 Separate from the Agena. 600 00:59:07,501 --> 00:59:09,837 Setting Agena to allow remote command. 601 00:59:09,920 --> 00:59:11,589 Switching on the DAC. 602 00:59:11,672 --> 00:59:14,216 Make sure you give it extra thrust so we don't smash into the Agena. 603 00:59:14,300 --> 00:59:15,885 On my mark, undock. 604 00:59:18,137 --> 00:59:19,305 Two... 605 00:59:19,764 --> 00:59:21,057 One... 606 00:59:36,363 --> 00:59:38,616 OAMS propellant, 13%. 607 00:59:38,741 --> 00:59:40,868 It's not the Agena. It's us. 608 01:00:03,349 --> 01:00:07,186 Gemini 8 coming back into range in three, two, one. 609 01:00:07,478 --> 01:00:09,688 This is CSQ, checking our comm link. 610 01:00:09,855 --> 01:00:11,357 How do you read? 611 01:00:14,193 --> 01:00:15,694 Gemini 8, how do you read? 612 01:00:15,986 --> 01:00:17,655 We have serious problems. 613 01:00:17,988 --> 01:00:19,949 We're tumbling end over end up here. 614 01:00:20,032 --> 01:00:21,575 We're disengaged from the Agena. 615 01:00:22,993 --> 01:00:26,413 Okay, we got your spacecraft free indication here. 616 01:00:26,580 --> 01:00:28,124 What seems to be the problem? 617 01:00:28,374 --> 01:00:30,543 We're rolling up and we can't turn anything off. 618 01:00:30,709 --> 01:00:32,670 We're continuously increasing in a left roll. 619 01:00:33,420 --> 01:00:34,421 CSQ, Flight. 620 01:00:34,505 --> 01:00:35,506 Go ahead, Flight. 621 01:00:35,714 --> 01:00:38,717 Did he say he cannot turn the Agena off? 622 01:00:38,884 --> 01:00:41,428 No, he says he's separated from the Agena 623 01:00:41,512 --> 01:00:44,014 and he's in a roll, and he can't stop it. 624 01:00:44,098 --> 01:00:46,600 Flight, their roll meter reads 270 and rising. 625 01:00:46,851 --> 01:00:50,271 At that rate, they'll be passing out in about 40 seconds. 626 01:00:51,730 --> 01:00:52,898 Paul. 627 01:00:54,108 --> 01:00:55,234 Paul. 628 01:00:57,862 --> 01:00:59,822 Trying to stop the rates. 629 01:00:59,905 --> 01:01:01,282 We certainly have... 630 01:01:38,360 --> 01:01:39,570 You need to... 631 01:01:43,324 --> 01:01:45,618 Gemini 8, you need to... 632 01:01:52,541 --> 01:01:53,792 We can't... 633 01:02:15,689 --> 01:02:17,441 Close the RCS breakers. 634 01:02:20,611 --> 01:02:21,695 Dave! 635 01:02:21,779 --> 01:02:25,658 Gemini 8, did you say you are closing RCS breakers? 636 01:02:27,034 --> 01:02:29,286 Are you initiating RCS? 637 01:02:30,704 --> 01:02:31,705 Gemini 8... 638 01:02:31,789 --> 01:02:35,668 Again, did you say you are closing RCS breakers? 639 01:02:36,710 --> 01:02:38,796 You will not be able to control your attitude. 640 01:03:05,656 --> 01:03:06,699 Okay. 641 01:03:06,991 --> 01:03:08,993 We're regaining control of the spacecraft. 642 01:03:09,576 --> 01:03:10,911 Slowly in RCS direct. 643 01:03:13,580 --> 01:03:14,748 Roger. 644 01:03:15,749 --> 01:03:16,750 Roger. Copy. 645 01:03:16,834 --> 01:03:19,211 We're pulsing the RCS slowly. It's all roll right. 646 01:03:20,170 --> 01:03:22,006 We're trying to kill our roll rate here. 647 01:03:31,015 --> 01:03:32,891 Move us back to one ring. 648 01:03:33,475 --> 01:03:34,601 Copy. 649 01:03:45,362 --> 01:03:47,031 I want emergency landing options. 650 01:03:47,114 --> 01:03:48,991 Wait until you find out how much fuel there's left. 651 01:03:50,826 --> 01:03:52,369 Bob, what do you think? 652 01:03:53,871 --> 01:03:55,122 I think they'd better land now. 653 01:03:59,710 --> 01:04:00,753 Deke. 654 01:04:01,086 --> 01:04:02,546 Jan's outside. 655 01:04:18,312 --> 01:04:20,439 Jan, the ship is stable. They're gonna be all right. 656 01:04:21,315 --> 01:04:22,524 He's okay, Jan. 657 01:04:22,733 --> 01:04:23,734 I need you to go home. 658 01:04:23,901 --> 01:04:25,361 Fine. Turn the box back on. 659 01:04:25,694 --> 01:04:26,695 I'll see what I can do... 660 01:04:26,779 --> 01:04:29,031 Now. Turn the box back on now. 661 01:04:30,657 --> 01:04:31,867 Well, there's security protocol that's... 662 01:04:31,950 --> 01:04:33,118 Well, I don't give a damn. 663 01:04:33,494 --> 01:04:35,204 I've got a dozen cameras on my front lawn, Deke. 664 01:04:35,454 --> 01:04:36,747 Do you want me telling them what's going on? 665 01:04:37,706 --> 01:04:40,334 Jan, you have to trust us. We've got this under control. 666 01:04:40,417 --> 01:04:41,585 No, you don't. 667 01:04:41,668 --> 01:04:43,670 All these protocols and procedures to make it 668 01:04:43,754 --> 01:04:45,756 seem like you have it under control. 669 01:04:46,465 --> 01:04:49,635 But you're a bunch of boys making models out of balsa wood. 670 01:04:49,718 --> 01:04:51,929 You don't have anything under control! 671 01:04:56,892 --> 01:05:01,105 Naha Rescue One will be on station at splashdown. 672 01:05:01,730 --> 01:05:03,357 With a flotation collar. 673 01:05:03,565 --> 01:05:05,442 Did you get the call signs? 674 01:05:06,360 --> 01:05:08,112 Yeah. It's Naha Rescue One 675 01:05:08,195 --> 01:05:09,696 and Naha Search One. 676 01:05:12,533 --> 01:05:16,370 Well, I'd like to argue with them about the going home, but I'm 677 01:05:16,495 --> 01:05:19,081 not sure how we can. 678 01:05:20,124 --> 01:05:21,291 Yeah. 679 01:05:23,085 --> 01:05:27,589 I just keep thinking, is there anything else that we forgot? 680 01:05:29,091 --> 01:05:31,468 We did everything, as far as I know. 681 01:05:44,565 --> 01:05:49,236 Gemini 8 saw two complex vehicles launched on the same day on time. 682 01:05:50,362 --> 01:05:52,823 We saw flawless rendezvous and docking. 683 01:05:53,490 --> 01:05:56,869 All of which is tended to be overshadowed by the malfunction. 684 01:05:57,369 --> 01:06:02,666 But I think we should focus on the progress resulting from the mission. 685 01:06:04,126 --> 01:06:06,962 The board would like to focus on the malfunction. 686 01:06:07,045 --> 01:06:10,174 Neil, walk us through the decision to separate from the Agena. 687 01:06:13,635 --> 01:06:17,139 You mentioned that the rate of revolution was more than once a second. 688 01:06:17,347 --> 01:06:18,807 How near were you to being unconscious? 689 01:06:19,266 --> 01:06:21,935 Did you think to use the Agena to stabilize the combined craft? 690 01:06:22,019 --> 01:06:23,228 We did. 691 01:06:23,854 --> 01:06:26,482 This was not successful. 692 01:06:27,316 --> 01:06:28,859 As I said, we initially assumed 693 01:06:28,942 --> 01:06:31,278 that the anomaly was with the Agena control system. 694 01:06:31,695 --> 01:06:34,490 'Cause there was no way to know that a thruster was causing the... 695 01:06:35,282 --> 01:06:40,204 If we could have isolated each of Gemini's thrusters... 696 01:06:40,287 --> 01:06:41,955 If we'd had that capability in the moment... 697 01:06:43,749 --> 01:06:44,917 Agence France. 698 01:06:45,000 --> 01:06:48,545 Did you have any feeling of anxiety after the failure of the thrusters? 699 01:06:48,629 --> 01:06:50,047 In the midst of the spinning, 700 01:06:50,130 --> 01:06:54,510 did you seem to realize or feel the presence of God closer than other times? 701 01:06:54,885 --> 01:06:58,555 With this so hot on the heels of the loss of Charlie Bassett and Elliot See, 702 01:06:58,639 --> 01:07:00,807 do you question whether the program is worth the cost? 703 01:07:00,974 --> 01:07:02,184 In money and in lives? 704 01:07:14,738 --> 01:07:15,948 All right, thanks, guys. 705 01:07:16,031 --> 01:07:18,909 We've got a lot to discuss and we'll be back in touch with you soon. 706 01:07:19,451 --> 01:07:20,536 Thank you. 707 01:07:25,165 --> 01:07:27,209 No. So, we're using our thumb now, honey.. 708 01:07:27,417 --> 01:07:28,418 Okay. 709 01:07:32,422 --> 01:07:34,841 "Our Wild Ride In Space"? 710 01:07:34,925 --> 01:07:37,928 It's marketing, Mr. Armstrong. NASA approval numbers are dropping. 711 01:07:38,095 --> 01:07:39,263 That's not my concern. 712 01:07:39,471 --> 01:07:40,472 Almost. Okay. 713 01:07:40,556 --> 01:07:43,141 I'm gonna finish wrapping your brother's present. I'll be back. 714 01:07:43,225 --> 01:07:45,269 - You practice that one. - I'll try. 715 01:07:47,062 --> 01:07:50,440 I'm not interested in how other magazines are framing the story. 716 01:08:04,454 --> 01:08:06,248 Okay. Keep going. 717 01:08:08,584 --> 01:08:11,628 If it's any consolation, Ed was a zombie for weeks after Gemini 4. 718 01:08:12,045 --> 01:08:13,046 Yeah? 719 01:08:15,424 --> 01:08:20,053 Yeah. I guess it must be disorienting for them. 720 01:08:20,470 --> 01:08:21,722 Certainly. 721 01:08:23,015 --> 01:08:24,099 Yeah. 722 01:08:26,685 --> 01:08:27,978 God, Pat. 723 01:08:29,771 --> 01:08:32,566 I married Neil 'cause I wanted a normal life. 724 01:08:34,192 --> 01:08:36,486 I know. I know. 725 01:08:38,947 --> 01:08:42,242 He was just so different from all the other boys on campus. 726 01:08:43,952 --> 01:08:45,621 He'd been through the war. You know? 727 01:08:46,622 --> 01:08:48,165 He knew what he wanted to do. 728 01:08:49,499 --> 01:08:51,126 He just seemed so stable. 729 01:08:54,171 --> 01:08:56,256 I guess all I wanted was stability. 730 01:09:02,846 --> 01:09:04,848 I've got a sorority sister with a normal life. 731 01:09:05,349 --> 01:09:07,934 Yeah? She married a dentist. 732 01:09:08,435 --> 01:09:11,313 Dentist. Sounds good. 733 01:09:11,438 --> 01:09:12,731 He's home by 6:00 every night. 734 01:09:12,981 --> 01:09:16,526 And every few months, she calls to say she wishes he weren't. 735 01:09:24,701 --> 01:09:26,036 Yeah. 736 01:09:31,249 --> 01:09:32,959 Still working, I see. 737 01:09:33,543 --> 01:09:34,544 Yeah. 738 01:09:35,462 --> 01:09:39,508 Well, I was gonna go grab a beer at Dave's. 739 01:09:45,681 --> 01:09:47,182 Yeah, all right. Fine. 740 01:09:47,349 --> 01:09:48,767 I could use a beer. 741 01:09:57,401 --> 01:09:59,111 You know, I will say one thing. 742 01:10:00,112 --> 01:10:01,780 It's all I can think about, 743 01:10:02,114 --> 01:10:03,407 is getting back up there. 744 01:10:04,366 --> 01:10:06,201 Just caught a rough break. 745 01:10:06,743 --> 01:10:08,453 Well, you boys did everything right. 746 01:10:09,162 --> 01:10:10,205 Everything. 747 01:10:10,372 --> 01:10:12,499 You know, I was talking about it with Gus, and we both agreed. 748 01:10:12,666 --> 01:10:16,169 I did hear a little rumor that you and Gus have been hanging out. 749 01:10:16,336 --> 01:10:17,838 You did? 750 01:10:17,921 --> 01:10:18,922 Hey. 751 01:10:19,423 --> 01:10:20,590 Is it true? 752 01:10:21,633 --> 01:10:23,135 Is what true? 753 01:10:26,972 --> 01:10:30,225 Deke pulled me aside and told me that him and Gus want me on the crew. 754 01:10:32,060 --> 01:10:33,645 Of the first Apollo? 755 01:10:34,396 --> 01:10:35,397 Yeah. 756 01:10:36,064 --> 01:10:38,734 Yeah. Holy shit, that's huge. 757 01:10:38,900 --> 01:10:40,444 Congratulations. 758 01:10:41,737 --> 01:10:43,155 I gotta shake your hand. 759 01:10:43,321 --> 01:10:44,364 Thanks, man. 760 01:10:45,699 --> 01:10:47,951 That Saturn's a monster, you're in for one heck of a ride. 761 01:10:48,118 --> 01:10:49,244 It is. 762 01:10:49,327 --> 01:10:50,370 Hey. 763 01:10:50,537 --> 01:10:53,582 You know Deke wants Gus to be the first one on the Moon, so... 764 01:10:54,916 --> 01:10:57,586 Hey, that puts you in the LEM with him for the landing. 765 01:10:57,753 --> 01:10:59,796 No. Let's not get carried away. 766 01:10:59,963 --> 01:11:01,923 All right, get out of my house. I gotta go to bed. 767 01:11:02,090 --> 01:11:04,342 I'm not kidding, get out of my house. 768 01:11:07,137 --> 01:11:08,138 Neil. 769 01:11:09,890 --> 01:11:12,851 Hey, Neil. Don't bother sitting, it's gonna be a short meeting. 770 01:11:13,643 --> 01:11:16,730 We've talked it through, we think it's pretty clear. If you hadn't kept cool, 771 01:11:16,813 --> 01:11:19,357 you wouldn't be here and we'd still be asking what the hell happened. 772 01:11:19,524 --> 01:11:21,193 So would Congress. It's a showstopper. 773 01:11:21,359 --> 01:11:22,652 This mission was a success. 774 01:11:22,986 --> 01:11:24,613 We're full steam ahead for Apollo. 775 01:11:24,821 --> 01:11:25,906 You good with that? 776 01:11:25,989 --> 01:11:27,949 Yes, sir. 777 01:11:28,116 --> 01:11:30,535 I trust you won't mind representing us at the White House. 778 01:11:32,829 --> 01:11:33,997 No, sir. 779 01:11:34,164 --> 01:11:35,248 Good. 780 01:11:35,707 --> 01:11:36,833 Thank you. 781 01:11:36,917 --> 01:11:38,168 Thank you. 782 01:11:38,919 --> 01:11:40,504 Thank you. 783 01:11:40,879 --> 01:11:44,299 "Interface problems and develop operational techniques 784 01:11:44,466 --> 01:11:48,637 "for the most efficient use of on board capabilities." 785 01:11:48,804 --> 01:11:50,180 What? 786 01:11:55,018 --> 01:11:57,938 I got one. I got one. 787 01:11:58,104 --> 01:12:00,065 No! I got one. 788 01:12:00,232 --> 01:12:02,526 I don't know why you're laughing. He's gonna do that to you in a minute. 789 01:12:02,776 --> 01:12:05,153 This time, I'm gonna put this one in the freezer. 790 01:12:05,320 --> 01:12:06,363 You need a hand? 791 01:12:06,446 --> 01:12:07,781 - Yeah. - Okay, in you go. 792 01:12:07,864 --> 01:12:08,907 Can you open the freezer? 793 01:12:08,990 --> 01:12:10,534 Let's keep him for longer and then he won't... 794 01:12:10,617 --> 01:12:11,952 In you go. 795 01:12:23,088 --> 01:12:24,297 I got one. 796 01:12:24,673 --> 01:12:25,882 I got one. 797 01:12:26,299 --> 01:12:28,093 - Because I want to. - Who did what? 798 01:12:28,260 --> 01:12:30,387 - Me. - Have you seen his room? 799 01:12:30,470 --> 01:12:32,222 Son, go stand in the corner. 800 01:12:37,269 --> 01:12:38,937 It's not funny. 801 01:12:42,023 --> 01:12:43,650 Thanks a lot, Mark! 802 01:12:43,733 --> 01:12:45,318 - Stop laughing. - You're lying! 803 01:12:45,485 --> 01:12:46,778 Punish him. Just you stop it. 804 01:12:47,279 --> 01:12:48,864 You're the reason he's upset. 805 01:12:48,947 --> 01:12:50,407 Your mother's not laughing, she's crying. 806 01:12:50,490 --> 01:12:52,784 I'm not laughing, I'm crying. 807 01:12:57,205 --> 01:12:58,748 I gotta tell you. 808 01:12:59,165 --> 01:13:02,210 Eddie's started asking questions about the new command module. 809 01:13:02,752 --> 01:13:04,337 - Is that right? - Yeah. 810 01:13:04,629 --> 01:13:07,591 He wants to know if it's gonna fly any different to Gemini. 811 01:13:08,049 --> 01:13:10,802 If the little buttons are gonna be in the same place. 812 01:13:11,803 --> 01:13:13,221 Oh, boy. Yeah. 813 01:13:13,597 --> 01:13:15,765 You got yourself a little engineer there. 814 01:13:16,516 --> 01:13:17,851 I tell you, though, 815 01:13:18,351 --> 01:13:20,061 I love that he's interested. 816 01:13:22,772 --> 01:13:25,442 Came in the other morning, he did. 817 01:13:25,609 --> 01:13:28,153 Comes runnin' up and he says, "Daddy, 818 01:13:28,904 --> 01:13:31,656 "if you go to the Moon, are you gonna be lonely out there? 819 01:13:31,865 --> 01:13:34,034 "So far away from the Earth. 820 01:13:36,828 --> 01:13:38,997 "All of us back here at home." 821 01:13:41,833 --> 01:13:44,544 This whole thing is expanding his horizons. 822 01:13:46,671 --> 01:13:48,548 It gives me faith. 823 01:13:50,342 --> 01:13:51,968 It make sense? 824 01:13:55,972 --> 01:13:58,642 Walkers got a new swing set. 825 01:14:00,560 --> 01:14:02,103 Yeah, I noticed that. 826 01:14:12,322 --> 01:14:16,701 We had a swing like that back up in Juniper Hills. 827 01:14:20,997 --> 01:14:22,874 Karen really loved it. 828 01:14:26,544 --> 01:14:28,254 That's your daughter? 829 01:14:37,389 --> 01:14:39,641 Guess I ought to be gettin' home. 830 01:15:30,650 --> 01:15:31,985 Closing hatches now. 831 01:15:39,200 --> 01:15:40,535 Okay, that's all of 'em. 832 01:15:40,618 --> 01:15:41,703 Thanks, Ed. 833 01:15:44,998 --> 01:15:46,207 Ablative hatch closed. 834 01:15:46,916 --> 01:15:49,169 Closing the boost protective cover. 835 01:15:50,795 --> 01:15:52,547 And plugs out. 836 01:16:02,599 --> 01:16:04,142 Ready for oxygen purge. 837 01:16:15,528 --> 01:16:18,823 Guys, you wanna hold down the chatter? We're on open mic. 838 01:16:18,990 --> 01:16:20,700 Let's hold the countdown. 839 01:16:24,746 --> 01:16:26,623 Sorry, guys, we'll get this squared. 840 01:16:26,873 --> 01:16:28,708 Shit, we're gonna be here all night. 841 01:16:28,875 --> 01:16:30,210 Gus, we didn't get that. 842 01:16:30,376 --> 01:16:31,586 'Course you didn't. 843 01:16:34,589 --> 01:16:36,674 Glad you think this is funny. 844 01:16:43,932 --> 01:16:45,475 We finished strong with Gemini 845 01:16:45,558 --> 01:16:47,811 and we're very, very bullish on Apollo, Senator. 846 01:16:47,894 --> 01:16:50,730 I should hope so, given the time we've spent developing it. 847 01:16:50,814 --> 01:16:53,024 Half the country doesn't think it's worth it anymore. 848 01:16:53,233 --> 01:16:54,484 Well, 849 01:16:55,944 --> 01:16:59,697 we learned to fly only 60 years ago, 850 01:17:00,907 --> 01:17:04,744 so if you consider the technological developments in the context of history... 851 01:17:04,828 --> 01:17:08,039 I'm considering it in the context of taxpayer dollars. 852 01:17:08,123 --> 01:17:09,582 And so are we, Senator. 853 01:17:09,749 --> 01:17:13,336 Between us, we're doing some final tests on the new command module today. 854 01:17:13,545 --> 01:17:15,964 I'm sure Mr. Gilruth would be happy to tell you about it. 855 01:17:16,089 --> 01:17:17,924 Let me introduce you to Bob. Come on. 856 01:17:18,091 --> 01:17:19,217 Okay. 857 01:17:39,571 --> 01:17:41,364 Well, I haven't talked yet. How's this? 858 01:17:41,447 --> 01:17:43,783 One, two, three, four, five, 859 01:17:44,409 --> 01:17:46,494 four, three, two, one. 860 01:17:53,585 --> 01:17:56,212 We need another minute to get it sorted. 861 01:17:56,671 --> 01:18:00,133 How are we gonna get to the Moon if we can't talk between three buildings? 862 01:18:00,842 --> 01:18:02,844 They can't hear a thing you're saying. 863 01:18:04,137 --> 01:18:05,680 Jesus Christ. 864 01:18:05,847 --> 01:18:06,848 Say again? 865 01:18:07,015 --> 01:18:08,308 I said, how are we gonna get to the Moon 866 01:18:08,391 --> 01:18:10,101 if we can't talk between two or three buildings? 867 01:18:12,645 --> 01:18:14,063 You tell 'em, Gus. You tell 'em. 868 01:18:14,147 --> 01:18:15,398 Mickey Mouse shit. 869 01:18:15,481 --> 01:18:18,026 I got a surge in the AC bus two voltage. 870 01:18:18,735 --> 01:18:20,570 - Try resetting the meter. - You getting this, Gus? 871 01:18:22,155 --> 01:18:25,909 Rog, you picking anything up on the dials? 872 01:18:35,752 --> 01:18:37,503 Hey, we got a fire in the cockpit. 873 01:18:43,384 --> 01:18:45,094 Hey, we got a bad fire! 874 01:18:49,557 --> 01:18:51,434 We're burning up in here! 875 01:19:02,320 --> 01:19:05,823 Mr. Armstrong? I have Deke Slayton on the phone for you. 876 01:19:07,367 --> 01:19:08,534 Right this way. 877 01:19:16,751 --> 01:19:18,002 Thank you. 878 01:19:18,169 --> 01:19:19,420 Well, I'm glad you called. 879 01:19:19,587 --> 01:19:22,048 I'm not sure if I'm helping or hurting over here. 880 01:19:22,215 --> 01:19:24,634 Neil, we had a problem with the plugs-out test. 881 01:19:24,801 --> 01:19:27,679 Well, that's why we have tests, right? 882 01:19:27,845 --> 01:19:29,347 We'll figure it out. 883 01:19:29,514 --> 01:19:31,057 There was a fire. 884 01:19:32,767 --> 01:19:35,270 God, there's no easy way to say this. 885 01:19:35,812 --> 01:19:37,814 Ed, Gus, and Roger... 886 01:19:38,940 --> 01:19:40,316 They're gone. 887 01:19:45,280 --> 01:19:48,533 We think it was a wiring issue. A spark in all that oxygen. 888 01:19:48,616 --> 01:19:50,451 It happened very quickly. 889 01:19:50,576 --> 01:19:53,705 Now, listen, we need you guys to head back to the hotel. 890 01:19:53,871 --> 01:19:55,415 The press is gonna be all over this. 891 01:19:55,498 --> 01:19:58,084 Congress is gonna be calling for investigations. 892 01:19:58,584 --> 01:20:01,629 We just don't want you guys in the middle of all that. 893 01:20:03,214 --> 01:20:05,091 Do you understand? 894 01:20:06,926 --> 01:20:08,094 Yeah. 895 01:20:10,722 --> 01:20:12,056 All right, then. 896 01:20:14,934 --> 01:20:16,269 Okay. 897 01:20:47,508 --> 01:20:51,054 A lot of people forget about the influence that the lunar program has 898 01:20:51,137 --> 01:20:53,514 on the raising of our young people in the country. 899 01:20:53,765 --> 01:20:55,933 I think that if a civilization doesn't look out, 900 01:20:56,017 --> 01:20:58,686 if it doesn't try to expand its horizons, 901 01:20:58,770 --> 01:21:02,148 then we're not going to progress as a nation. 902 01:21:03,941 --> 01:21:05,651 At 10:30 tonight, Eastern Time, 903 01:21:05,735 --> 01:21:09,113 rescue teams began to remove the bodies of the three astronauts 904 01:21:09,197 --> 01:21:11,574 from the charred spacecraft. 905 01:21:11,741 --> 01:21:16,037 A NASA spokesman said the dead astronauts were left in the ship for four hours 906 01:21:16,120 --> 01:21:18,790 to aid the investigation into the tragedy. 907 01:21:20,083 --> 01:21:22,418 And according to the latest information from NASA 908 01:21:22,502 --> 01:21:24,462 at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, 909 01:21:24,545 --> 01:21:28,174 the first Apollo flight, which was scheduled for February... 910 01:21:40,353 --> 01:21:43,272 Winds are pretty rough today. Keep an eye on your yaw. 911 01:21:43,898 --> 01:21:45,441 Copy. Correcting. 912 01:21:56,202 --> 01:21:57,328 1,000 feet. 913 01:21:57,495 --> 01:21:58,496 Switching to lunar mode. 914 01:22:02,125 --> 01:22:03,376 Final landing approach. 915 01:22:06,921 --> 01:22:08,339 You're too low. Climb! 916 01:22:11,008 --> 01:22:12,009 Control is degrading. 917 01:22:12,969 --> 01:22:14,053 Slow your rates. 918 01:22:15,138 --> 01:22:16,722 Do you read? 919 01:22:17,432 --> 01:22:18,433 Neil? 920 01:23:22,914 --> 01:23:24,332 The vehicle's not safe. 921 01:23:24,415 --> 01:23:26,667 Unfortunately, it's the best simulation we have. 922 01:23:26,751 --> 01:23:28,336 And you and the others are too valuable. 923 01:23:28,419 --> 01:23:30,087 It's a fly-by-wire system that's got no backup. 924 01:23:30,171 --> 01:23:31,589 The ejection seat is the backup. 925 01:23:31,672 --> 01:23:33,633 Political fallout from another accident will compromise our... 926 01:23:33,716 --> 01:23:36,511 With all due respect, sir, it's not my job to worry about the political fallout. 927 01:23:36,594 --> 01:23:38,429 The damn thing could've killed you. Well, it didn't. 928 01:23:38,513 --> 01:23:40,264 A split second more and you would not be... 929 01:23:40,348 --> 01:23:41,432 Well, we need to fail. 930 01:23:41,516 --> 01:23:44,143 We need to fail down here, so we don't fail up there. 931 01:23:44,227 --> 01:23:45,645 Okay, Neil, Neil. 932 01:23:46,270 --> 01:23:48,356 At what cost? 933 01:23:49,315 --> 01:23:50,900 At what cost? 934 01:23:51,567 --> 01:23:55,863 Well, it's a little bit late for that question, isn't it, sir? 935 01:24:03,871 --> 01:24:05,873 They raise their voices, their placards, 936 01:24:06,040 --> 01:24:07,416 and they march against the government. 937 01:24:07,583 --> 01:24:10,169 But some go farther, burning Selective Service cards 938 01:24:10,336 --> 01:24:11,587 and obstructing the draft. 939 01:24:11,712 --> 01:24:15,383 Most dissenters confine themselves to this kind of protest activity. 940 01:24:15,550 --> 01:24:18,678 Hey! Hey! LBJ! How many kids did you kill today? 941 01:24:19,470 --> 01:24:23,641 Hey! Hey! LBJ! How many kids did you kill today? 942 01:24:28,062 --> 01:24:29,188 Pat? 943 01:24:43,828 --> 01:24:44,870 Pat? 944 01:24:46,706 --> 01:24:47,832 You okay? 945 01:24:48,165 --> 01:24:49,458 Yes. 946 01:25:07,685 --> 01:25:09,186 Why don't we go inside? 947 01:25:37,089 --> 01:25:38,090 Hi. 948 01:25:43,220 --> 01:25:44,764 Are you okay? Jesus! 949 01:25:45,181 --> 01:25:46,307 I'm fine. 950 01:25:46,557 --> 01:25:47,558 Look at your face. 951 01:25:47,683 --> 01:25:48,809 Excuse me. 952 01:25:52,563 --> 01:25:54,106 Dad, wanna come play? 953 01:25:54,357 --> 01:25:55,441 Ricky. 954 01:25:56,150 --> 01:25:58,152 Boys, go on. Go on. 955 01:25:58,402 --> 01:26:00,237 I know, I know, I know. Dad's fine. 956 01:26:00,321 --> 01:26:02,948 Go on, go back outside. Go back, go back. 957 01:26:07,662 --> 01:26:09,747 What happened? 958 01:26:14,126 --> 01:26:15,336 I... Jesus. 959 01:26:15,419 --> 01:26:18,756 I just remembered I left something at the office. 960 01:26:33,270 --> 01:26:36,565 You've lately taken a couple of swipes at the space program. 961 01:26:36,774 --> 01:26:39,777 I think it would be interesting to talk more about 962 01:26:39,860 --> 01:26:42,655 whether this is the proper thing to do with the public treasury. 963 01:26:42,738 --> 01:26:44,407 The sort of dreams I would have 964 01:26:44,490 --> 01:26:46,867 would be a habitable New York City, for instance. 965 01:26:46,951 --> 01:26:49,787 It would seem to me that that would be a reasonable thing to do. 966 01:26:50,037 --> 01:26:52,790 What has been the reaction of your friends in this? 967 01:26:52,873 --> 01:26:54,750 Well, they mostly think that it's ridiculous 968 01:26:54,875 --> 01:26:56,502 that we're spending so much money 969 01:26:56,585 --> 01:26:59,046 to go somewhere where we don't know anything about. 970 01:26:59,130 --> 01:27:02,383 And that the money could be used for a lot more helpful things. 971 01:27:08,514 --> 01:27:10,141 Power to the people! 972 01:27:10,307 --> 01:27:12,435 A rat done bit my sister Nell 973 01:27:12,601 --> 01:27:14,311 With Whitey on the Moon 974 01:27:15,104 --> 01:27:17,273 Her face and arms begin to swell 975 01:27:17,440 --> 01:27:19,024 And Whitey's on the Moon 976 01:27:20,234 --> 01:27:22,153 I can't pay no doctor bills 977 01:27:22,403 --> 01:27:24,029 But Whitey's on the Moon 978 01:27:25,114 --> 01:27:27,199 Ten years from now I'll be payin' still 979 01:27:27,408 --> 01:27:29,285 While Whitey's on the Moon 980 01:27:29,994 --> 01:27:34,331 The man just upped my rent last night and Whitey's on the Moon 981 01:27:34,957 --> 01:27:36,834 No hot water no toilets, no lights 982 01:27:37,001 --> 01:27:38,669 But Whitey's on the Moon 983 01:27:40,171 --> 01:27:42,465 I wonder why he's upping me 984 01:27:42,631 --> 01:27:44,216 'Cause Whitey's on the Moon? 985 01:27:45,050 --> 01:27:47,636 Well, I was already giving him, like, 50 a week 986 01:27:47,803 --> 01:27:49,346 And Whitey's on the Moon 987 01:27:49,430 --> 01:27:50,973 Jesus, that's a big mother. 988 01:27:51,098 --> 01:27:52,641 It's a political rush job. 989 01:27:52,892 --> 01:27:54,935 Congress wouldn't fund us to come in second. 990 01:27:55,519 --> 01:27:57,813 Why else would NASA be sending a rocket 991 01:27:57,897 --> 01:28:00,316 that's had one issue after another to the Moon? 992 01:28:00,733 --> 01:28:02,777 Thanks for the insight, Buzz. 993 01:28:05,196 --> 01:28:06,947 Always a pleasure with you. 994 01:28:09,366 --> 01:28:11,410 It doesn't matter, he's not in the lunar lottery. 995 01:28:11,494 --> 01:28:12,703 And you are? 996 01:28:12,912 --> 01:28:16,874 Well, the only guys they let on the LLTV since Neil's accident 997 01:28:17,041 --> 01:28:18,167 are ones that might land. 998 01:28:18,417 --> 01:28:19,668 So you think you're going to the Moon? 999 01:28:20,336 --> 01:28:22,379 It's been up for grabs since Gus died. 1000 01:28:24,215 --> 01:28:26,467 I'm just saying what you're thinking. 1001 01:28:31,639 --> 01:28:33,224 Well, maybe you shouldn't. 1002 01:28:38,771 --> 01:28:42,566 Apollo 8 clearing the VAB and headed toward the launchpad. 1003 01:28:48,572 --> 01:28:50,032 Hell of a rocket. 1004 01:28:50,866 --> 01:28:52,076 Yeah. 1005 01:28:53,327 --> 01:28:56,539 Everything stays on track, 11's gonna be the landing. 1006 01:28:56,622 --> 01:28:58,874 I talked to Bob, everyone's in agreement. 1007 01:28:58,999 --> 01:29:00,835 We'd like you to command. 1008 01:29:08,050 --> 01:29:09,176 Okay. 1009 01:29:15,057 --> 01:29:16,725 ...helicopter vectored that way. 1010 01:29:16,892 --> 01:29:19,895 It looks like a red dot with a long, long tail. 1011 01:29:20,104 --> 01:29:22,231 A long plume. That's got to be the spacecraft. 1012 01:29:22,398 --> 01:29:24,775 That has to be Apollo 10 reentering. 1013 01:29:25,901 --> 01:29:28,279 And so, the flight of Apollo 10 1014 01:29:28,362 --> 01:29:32,199 has performed the major function of its mission. 1015 01:29:32,283 --> 01:29:35,327 It has proved, through these daring three astronauts, 1016 01:29:35,411 --> 01:29:38,038 that all of the systems work properly 1017 01:29:38,122 --> 01:29:42,585 and that there should be no reason why man cannot, perhaps as early as July, 1018 01:29:42,668 --> 01:29:46,547 land on that picked spot on the Moon's equator. 1019 01:29:46,714 --> 01:29:50,384 These are sailors of the sky, and what we've seen 1020 01:29:50,551 --> 01:29:55,931 and heard today make the great ocean voyages of the earthbound seem, 1021 01:29:56,098 --> 01:29:58,100 well, earthbound indeed. 1022 01:29:58,183 --> 01:30:01,228 For as the poet wrote, the crew of Apollo 10 1023 01:30:01,312 --> 01:30:04,189 has "slipped the surly bonds of Earth" 1024 01:30:04,356 --> 01:30:06,066 and carried us over into tomorrow. 1025 01:30:06,150 --> 01:30:07,443 In the past few hours, 1026 01:30:07,526 --> 01:30:10,195 man has come closer to the Moon than ever in his history. 1027 01:30:10,487 --> 01:30:12,865 There were those terrifying moments when... 1028 01:30:12,948 --> 01:30:14,783 Mom, what's wrong? 1029 01:30:15,492 --> 01:30:16,911 What's wrong? 1030 01:30:17,703 --> 01:30:19,163 Nothing, honey. 1031 01:30:20,581 --> 01:30:22,541 Your dad's going to the Moon. 1032 01:30:23,250 --> 01:30:24,293 Okay. 1033 01:30:26,295 --> 01:30:27,963 Can I go outside? 1034 01:30:28,714 --> 01:30:29,965 Sure. 1035 01:30:35,304 --> 01:30:39,934 We're here today to talk about the forthcoming flight. 1036 01:30:40,017 --> 01:30:42,561 But we're able to talk about it 1037 01:30:42,645 --> 01:30:44,647 because of previous flights. 1038 01:30:45,648 --> 01:30:48,025 Every flight took on new objectives, 1039 01:30:48,400 --> 01:30:52,196 and left us with very few additions to be completed. 1040 01:30:52,571 --> 01:30:53,989 We're very grateful to those people 1041 01:30:54,073 --> 01:30:55,908 who made it possible for us to be here today. 1042 01:30:57,034 --> 01:30:58,911 All right, we'll take some questions now. 1043 01:30:59,787 --> 01:31:00,788 Jim? 1044 01:31:00,871 --> 01:31:03,624 Neil, when you learned you were going to command this flight, 1045 01:31:03,791 --> 01:31:06,126 were you surprised? Overjoyed? 1046 01:31:06,543 --> 01:31:07,836 I was pleased. 1047 01:31:07,920 --> 01:31:09,922 Okay, but how would you compare this feeling 1048 01:31:10,005 --> 01:31:12,508 to winning an automobile or being selected as an astronaut? 1049 01:31:15,302 --> 01:31:16,804 I was pleased. 1050 01:31:18,347 --> 01:31:19,348 Brian? 1051 01:31:19,431 --> 01:31:21,767 Neil, if it does turn out, 1052 01:31:22,059 --> 01:31:23,477 you'll go down in history. 1053 01:31:23,560 --> 01:31:26,271 What kind of thoughts do you have about that when the thought hits you... 1054 01:31:26,355 --> 01:31:28,273 "Uh, gosh, suppose that flight's successful..." 1055 01:31:28,357 --> 01:31:30,025 We're planning on that flight being successful. 1056 01:31:32,277 --> 01:31:35,656 I just meant how you feel about being a part of history. 1057 01:31:36,532 --> 01:31:38,659 I think I can shed some light here. 1058 01:31:39,660 --> 01:31:41,453 It's a responsibility, 1059 01:31:42,496 --> 01:31:44,873 but it's exciting to be the first. 1060 01:31:45,749 --> 01:31:47,668 Even my wife is excited. 1061 01:31:47,751 --> 01:31:51,005 She keeps slipping jewelry into my PPK. 1062 01:31:52,214 --> 01:31:54,299 You're planning on taking some of her jewelry to the Moon, Buzz? 1063 01:31:54,383 --> 01:31:55,426 Sure. 1064 01:31:55,551 --> 01:31:59,179 What fella wouldn't wanna give his wife bragging rights? 1065 01:31:59,805 --> 01:32:00,848 Neil, 1066 01:32:00,931 --> 01:32:02,433 will you take anything? 1067 01:32:03,308 --> 01:32:05,561 If I had a choice, I'd take more fuel. 1068 01:32:06,729 --> 01:32:08,480 All right, next question. 1069 01:32:20,951 --> 01:32:23,245 I thought you were gonna talk to the boys. 1070 01:32:23,871 --> 01:32:25,873 What did you want me to say? 1071 01:32:27,249 --> 01:32:29,043 What do you wanna say? 1072 01:32:29,126 --> 01:32:31,253 You're the one that's going away. 1073 01:32:31,336 --> 01:32:34,256 Well, it's too late now. They're asleep. 1074 01:32:36,717 --> 01:32:38,218 No, they're not, Neil. 1075 01:32:39,219 --> 01:32:40,888 You know they're not. 1076 01:32:41,513 --> 01:32:43,307 Why can't you talk to them? 1077 01:32:44,558 --> 01:32:46,101 What are you doing? 1078 01:32:50,147 --> 01:32:51,315 I'm packing. 1079 01:32:52,357 --> 01:32:56,195 No. You're just killing time until you can get in the car. 1080 01:33:02,493 --> 01:33:04,119 Okay. Okay. 1081 01:33:08,415 --> 01:33:10,501 Neil, I need you to talk to the boys. 1082 01:33:12,795 --> 01:33:14,254 Can you hear me? 1083 01:33:16,173 --> 01:33:18,008 I need you to talk to the boys. What are you doing? 1084 01:33:19,426 --> 01:33:20,511 Stop. I'm going to work. 1085 01:33:20,594 --> 01:33:21,887 Well, just stop it. 1086 01:33:22,054 --> 01:33:24,473 Just stop... Just stop packing! 1087 01:33:38,612 --> 01:33:40,823 What are the chances you're not coming back? 1088 01:33:42,324 --> 01:33:44,868 What are the chances this is the last time the boys are gonna see you? 1089 01:33:44,952 --> 01:33:46,578 Well, I can't give you an exact number. 1090 01:33:46,662 --> 01:33:49,581 I don't want a fucking number, Neil! 1091 01:33:52,167 --> 01:33:55,629 It's not zero, is it? Is it? 1092 01:33:57,881 --> 01:34:00,384 No. No, it's not. 1093 01:34:01,927 --> 01:34:03,720 Pat doesn't have a husband. 1094 01:34:04,763 --> 01:34:08,183 Those kids, they don't have a father anymore. 1095 01:34:10,477 --> 01:34:12,312 Do you understand what that means? 1096 01:34:14,356 --> 01:34:17,109 What are the chances that's gonna be Ricky and Mark? 1097 01:34:18,569 --> 01:34:22,531 And I... I can't tell 'em that their dad spent 1098 01:34:22,698 --> 01:34:25,242 the last few minutes packing his briefcase! 1099 01:34:27,536 --> 01:34:29,121 You're gonna sit 'em down. 1100 01:34:29,371 --> 01:34:30,831 Both of them. 1101 01:34:30,998 --> 01:34:34,418 And you're gonna prepare them for the fact that you might not ever come home. 1102 01:34:34,626 --> 01:34:37,212 You're doing that. You. 1103 01:34:38,172 --> 01:34:39,464 Not me. 1104 01:34:41,258 --> 01:34:42,467 I'm done. 1105 01:34:49,433 --> 01:34:52,144 So you better start thinking about what you're gonna say. 1106 01:35:14,625 --> 01:35:18,712 Jimmy asked what you're gonna say when you get onto the Moon. 1107 01:35:23,800 --> 01:35:27,346 Well, we're not sure we're gonna get onto the Moon. 1108 01:35:28,722 --> 01:35:31,683 A lot of things have to go right before that happens. 1109 01:35:32,726 --> 01:35:35,062 How long will you be gone? 1110 01:35:36,813 --> 01:35:38,941 Well, we launch in 10 days, we'll be up for eight, 1111 01:35:39,024 --> 01:35:40,859 and then about a month in quarantine. 1112 01:35:40,943 --> 01:35:42,444 What's quarantine? 1113 01:35:43,570 --> 01:35:46,114 We'll be in isolation. 1114 01:35:48,909 --> 01:35:51,453 To protect in case we 1115 01:35:52,996 --> 01:35:56,083 carry any diseases from the lunar surface 1116 01:35:56,875 --> 01:36:00,337 or something of that nature. It's not likely, but it's a precaution. 1117 01:36:02,047 --> 01:36:04,716 So you won't be here for my swim meet? 1118 01:36:14,601 --> 01:36:15,727 No. 1119 01:36:18,438 --> 01:36:19,606 Sorry. 1120 01:36:30,617 --> 01:36:33,036 Does anyone have any other questions? 1121 01:36:35,789 --> 01:36:37,708 Do you think you're coming back? 1122 01:36:38,875 --> 01:36:40,919 We have real confidence in the mission. 1123 01:36:41,253 --> 01:36:43,380 And there are some risks, 1124 01:36:43,463 --> 01:36:46,049 but we have every intention of coming back. 1125 01:36:46,383 --> 01:36:48,260 But you might not. 1126 01:37:02,983 --> 01:37:04,401 That's right. 1127 01:37:13,994 --> 01:37:15,078 Okay. 1128 01:37:16,747 --> 01:37:18,332 Okay. Time for bed. 1129 01:37:54,034 --> 01:37:58,955 "Fate has ordained that the men who went to the Moon to explore in peace 1130 01:37:59,247 --> 01:38:01,958 "will stay on the Moon to rest in peace. 1131 01:38:02,250 --> 01:38:05,962 "These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, 1132 01:38:06,046 --> 01:38:09,091 "know there is no hope for their recovery. 1133 01:38:09,549 --> 01:38:12,177 "They will be mourned by their families. 1134 01:38:12,761 --> 01:38:14,638 "They will be mourned by a Mother Earth 1135 01:38:14,805 --> 01:38:18,725 "that dared send two of her sons into the unknown. 1136 01:38:20,018 --> 01:38:23,814 "For every human being who looks up at the Moon in the nights to come 1137 01:38:23,980 --> 01:38:27,651 "will know that there is some corner of another world 1138 01:38:27,818 --> 01:38:30,195 "that is forever mankind." 1139 01:38:31,196 --> 01:38:35,951 "Prior to the statement, President will telephone each of the widows-to-be. 1140 01:38:36,410 --> 01:38:40,038 "A clergyman will adopt the same procedure as a burial at sea, 1141 01:38:40,705 --> 01:38:44,709 "commending their souls to the deepest of the deep." 1142 01:38:46,420 --> 01:38:47,796 Any thoughts? 1143 01:38:49,798 --> 01:38:51,425 Sounds fine. 1144 01:42:20,216 --> 01:42:22,218 T-minus two minutes and counting. 1145 01:42:39,527 --> 01:42:42,113 Twenty seconds and counting. 1146 01:42:43,490 --> 01:42:46,660 T-minus 15 seconds. Guidance is internal. 1147 01:42:46,993 --> 01:42:50,747 12, 11, 10, 9... 1148 01:42:50,830 --> 01:42:53,124 Ignition sequence start. 1149 01:43:58,648 --> 01:44:00,483 Tower cleared. 1150 01:44:59,876 --> 01:45:02,045 Mark. Mode One Charlie. 1151 01:45:02,128 --> 01:45:04,422 Houston, you are a go for staging. 1152 01:45:31,032 --> 01:45:33,660 This is Apollo Control. We're a minute from ignition 1153 01:45:33,743 --> 01:45:36,246 on trans-lunar injection maneuver. 1154 01:45:36,454 --> 01:45:38,873 Okay, we're operate. 59:59. 1155 01:45:53,930 --> 01:45:59,435 Apollo 11, we track your speed increasing to 36,000 feet per second. 1156 01:45:59,519 --> 01:46:01,479 You are now leaving Earth orbit. 1157 01:46:01,604 --> 01:46:03,189 Apollo 11, roger. 1158 01:46:12,824 --> 01:46:14,492 We have cutoff. 1159 01:46:14,784 --> 01:46:15,827 Roger, 11. 1160 01:46:15,910 --> 01:46:18,204 It certainly looks like you're well on your way now. 1161 01:46:18,288 --> 01:46:20,248 Okay, Houston, we're about to SEP. 1162 01:46:20,415 --> 01:46:23,084 Mike, you got it? It's your ship now. 1163 01:46:58,620 --> 01:47:00,413 And you can start PTC 1164 01:47:00,538 --> 01:47:01,664 at your convenience. 1165 01:47:01,831 --> 01:47:03,875 All right. Thank you, Houston. 1166 01:47:11,674 --> 01:47:13,259 That smells funny. 1167 01:47:13,343 --> 01:47:15,678 Like charred electrical insulation. 1168 01:47:17,388 --> 01:47:19,182 Might just be rocket fumes. 1169 01:47:21,517 --> 01:47:23,770 - Did you bring any music? - No. 1170 01:47:24,812 --> 01:47:26,105 Here, Buzz. 1171 01:47:47,460 --> 01:47:50,171 Hey, Houston, are you hearing this? 1172 01:49:00,324 --> 01:49:03,327 Apollo 11, now entering lunar orbit. 1173 01:49:03,411 --> 01:49:06,956 Your roll should give you a good view in about two minutes. Over. 1174 01:49:07,790 --> 01:49:10,960 When you have a free minute, could you give us your on board readout 1175 01:49:11,044 --> 01:49:13,963 of N2 tank Bravo, please? 1176 01:49:14,130 --> 01:49:16,257 Nitrogen tank Bravo is showing 1177 01:49:16,424 --> 01:49:18,968 1960, something like that. 1178 01:49:19,135 --> 01:49:20,219 Roger. 1179 01:50:10,144 --> 01:50:12,230 Would you look at that? 1180 01:50:37,922 --> 01:50:39,340 This is a damn three-ring circus. 1181 01:50:39,423 --> 01:50:42,802 I got a fuel cell purge in progress, I'm watching an AUTO maneuver and... 1182 01:50:42,885 --> 01:50:44,303 Jesus Christ! 1183 01:50:44,387 --> 01:50:45,805 Normal, normal. 1184 01:50:45,888 --> 01:50:48,432 Houston, stand by for AUTO alarm. 1185 01:50:48,850 --> 01:50:50,768 Neil, the... The voice tape recorder, 1186 01:50:50,852 --> 01:50:52,311 you know where that is? I don't know. 1187 01:50:52,395 --> 01:50:54,605 All this food and stuff up here, you want any of that? 1188 01:50:54,772 --> 01:50:55,773 No. 1189 01:50:55,982 --> 01:50:56,983 All right. 1190 01:50:57,191 --> 01:51:00,153 What about this chewing gum? You want any of that? 1191 01:51:00,403 --> 01:51:01,571 Mike. 1192 01:51:05,741 --> 01:51:07,535 Come back, will you? 1193 01:51:09,662 --> 01:51:11,497 Apollo 11, Houston. 1194 01:51:11,581 --> 01:51:15,626 Let us know when you've entered the LEM and closed up the hatch. Over. 1195 01:51:28,806 --> 01:51:32,268 Eagle, this is Houston. We see the optics zero switch on. 1196 01:51:32,351 --> 01:51:33,895 Before you take some marks, 1197 01:51:33,978 --> 01:51:37,315 don't forget to cycle it back off and on, and then on. Over. 1198 01:51:43,905 --> 01:51:45,656 Eagle, Houston, could you give us a hack 1199 01:51:45,740 --> 01:51:48,534 on the time that you switched to LEM power 1200 01:51:48,618 --> 01:51:52,580 and also verify that we're on glycol pump 1? Over. 1201 01:51:54,332 --> 01:51:56,459 This is Eagle, we're on pump 1. 1202 01:51:56,918 --> 01:51:58,753 - Roger. - Eagle, Columbia. 1203 01:51:58,961 --> 01:52:00,630 All 12 docking latches are cocked. 1204 01:52:00,838 --> 01:52:02,089 I'm ready to button up the hatch. 1205 01:52:02,173 --> 01:52:03,174 Roger. 1206 01:52:03,799 --> 01:52:07,637 I'm gonna start a maneuver now to our undocking attitude. 1207 01:52:08,930 --> 01:52:10,514 Okay. 1208 01:52:33,496 --> 01:52:37,291 How about using, as an undocking time, 100 hours and 12 minutes? 1209 01:52:38,751 --> 01:52:40,378 What have you got for AOS? 1210 01:52:40,461 --> 01:52:43,256 I have 100 hours and 16 minutes. 1211 01:52:43,547 --> 01:52:46,509 Eagle, keep an eye on your descent engine fuel. 1212 01:52:46,676 --> 01:52:49,887 Continuous burn time is limited to 910 seconds. 1213 01:52:50,179 --> 01:52:51,555 Over. 1214 01:52:53,349 --> 01:52:57,186 Apollo 11, Houston, we are go for undocking. Over. 1215 01:53:09,615 --> 01:53:11,409 Fifteen seconds. 1216 01:53:17,623 --> 01:53:19,417 Okay, there you go. 1217 01:53:46,110 --> 01:53:48,904 Eagle, Houston. We see you on the steerable. Over. 1218 01:53:48,988 --> 01:53:50,406 The Eagle is undocked. 1219 01:53:50,489 --> 01:53:51,824 Roger. How does it look? 1220 01:53:51,907 --> 01:53:53,743 The Eagle has wings. 1221 01:54:29,320 --> 01:54:30,613 It just won't stay. 1222 01:54:32,948 --> 01:54:34,617 Eagle, report status. Over. 1223 01:54:34,700 --> 01:54:36,285 We'll have to tell them about that. 1224 01:54:37,161 --> 01:54:38,996 Let's prep for descent. 1225 01:54:39,663 --> 01:54:41,999 Eagle, Houston. You're a go for powered descent. 1226 01:54:42,083 --> 01:54:43,709 Roger. Read you. 1227 01:54:49,423 --> 01:54:51,842 Altitude light's on, we don't have radar data. 1228 01:54:57,765 --> 01:54:59,225 Let's proceed. 1229 01:55:01,018 --> 01:55:02,561 Proceed. 1230 01:55:03,104 --> 01:55:04,230 One... 1231 01:55:04,897 --> 01:55:05,898 Zero... 1232 01:55:06,065 --> 01:55:07,274 Ignition. 1233 01:55:18,035 --> 01:55:19,662 Program alarm. 1234 01:55:20,204 --> 01:55:21,705 What's a 1202 alarm? 1235 01:55:21,872 --> 01:55:23,249 I don't know. 1236 01:55:23,416 --> 01:55:26,335 Houston, give us a reading on the 1202 program alarm. 1237 01:55:26,919 --> 01:55:29,004 Roger, we got you. We're a go on that alarm. 1238 01:55:35,302 --> 01:55:36,804 Same alarm. 1239 01:55:36,971 --> 01:55:38,764 Roger. We're a go on that alarm. 1240 01:56:04,123 --> 01:56:05,666 Okay, 3,000 at 70. 1241 01:56:05,749 --> 01:56:07,334 Roger. Understand. 1242 01:56:07,835 --> 01:56:10,212 Program alarm 1201. 1243 01:56:10,296 --> 01:56:12,131 Roger. 1201 alarm. 1244 01:56:16,135 --> 01:56:18,137 Same type. We're go. 1245 01:56:51,337 --> 01:56:53,255 Pretty rocky area. 1246 01:56:57,009 --> 01:56:59,178 Those boulders are as big as cars. 1247 01:56:59,386 --> 01:57:00,721 We can't land there. 1248 01:57:09,355 --> 01:57:10,606 Going to manual. 1249 01:57:22,618 --> 01:57:23,994 540 feet, down to 30. 1250 01:57:24,578 --> 01:57:26,121 Watch your fuel. 1251 01:57:27,081 --> 01:57:28,791 330. 1252 01:57:28,999 --> 01:57:30,793 300 feet, down three and a half. 1253 01:57:36,006 --> 01:57:37,174 Fuel's at 8%. 1254 01:57:41,512 --> 01:57:43,973 The radar's lost track of the surface again. 1255 01:57:44,974 --> 01:57:47,268 160 feet, six and a half down. 1256 01:57:47,851 --> 01:57:50,145 Five and a half down, nine forward. 1257 01:57:54,525 --> 01:57:56,610 Low level. Low level. 1258 01:57:57,236 --> 01:57:58,487 120 feet. 1259 01:57:58,904 --> 01:58:00,781 5% fuel remaining. 1260 01:58:03,325 --> 01:58:04,493 Quantity light! 1261 01:58:05,035 --> 01:58:08,581 Ninety-four seconds to bingo. 114's a mandatory abort. 1262 01:58:13,377 --> 01:58:14,962 Down to half, six forward. 1263 01:58:15,921 --> 01:58:17,798 Stand by for 60. Rog. 1264 01:58:18,215 --> 01:58:20,259 Sixty seconds. 1265 01:58:20,509 --> 01:58:22,094 40 feet, down two and a half. 1266 01:58:29,059 --> 01:58:30,269 Stand by for 30. 1267 01:58:30,352 --> 01:58:31,353 - Thirty seconds. - Forward. 1268 01:58:35,649 --> 01:58:37,192 20 feet, down a half! 1269 01:58:43,616 --> 01:58:46,702 Faint shadow. Drifting forward, just a little bit. 1270 01:59:18,567 --> 01:59:20,402 Contact light. 1271 01:59:21,987 --> 01:59:23,614 Shutdown. 1272 01:59:34,750 --> 01:59:37,002 We copy, you're down, Eagle. 1273 01:59:41,215 --> 01:59:42,508 Houston, 1274 01:59:43,008 --> 01:59:44,718 Tranquility Base here. 1275 01:59:47,554 --> 01:59:49,390 The Eagle has landed. 1276 01:59:49,932 --> 01:59:51,392 Roger, Tranquility. 1277 01:59:51,475 --> 01:59:52,976 We copy on the ground. 1278 01:59:53,060 --> 01:59:54,895 You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. 1279 01:59:54,978 --> 01:59:56,980 We're breathing again. Thanks a lot. 1280 01:59:59,316 --> 02:00:00,984 Thank you. 1281 02:00:04,363 --> 02:00:06,323 Very smooth touchdown. 1282 02:01:54,932 --> 02:01:58,435 Okay, Neil, we can see you coming down the ladder now. 1283 02:02:09,488 --> 02:02:11,782 Okay, I just checked... 1284 02:02:12,241 --> 02:02:15,244 Coming back up to that first step, Buzz, it's... 1285 02:02:16,995 --> 02:02:21,375 The strut hasn't collapsed too far, but it's adequate to get back up. 1286 02:02:22,292 --> 02:02:23,335 Roger, we copy. 1287 02:02:23,418 --> 02:02:24,670 Takes a pretty good little jump. 1288 02:02:42,604 --> 02:02:44,147 Buzz, this is Houston. 1289 02:02:44,231 --> 02:02:47,067 F2, 1/160 a second 1290 02:02:47,401 --> 02:02:50,612 for shadow photography on the sequence camera. 1291 02:02:51,572 --> 02:02:53,115 Okay. 1292 02:02:56,910 --> 02:02:59,329 I'm at the foot of the ladder. 1293 02:02:59,413 --> 02:03:05,210 The LEM footbeds are only depressed in the surface 1294 02:03:05,294 --> 02:03:08,297 about one or two inches. 1295 02:03:08,380 --> 02:03:12,009 Although, the surface appears to be 1296 02:03:12,968 --> 02:03:15,971 very, very fine grain as you get close to it. 1297 02:03:16,054 --> 02:03:19,474 It's almost like a powder down there. 1298 02:03:20,142 --> 02:03:21,727 Very fine. 1299 02:03:31,028 --> 02:03:33,280 I'm gonna step off the LEM now. 1300 02:03:43,957 --> 02:03:46,793 That's one small step for man, 1301 02:03:49,004 --> 02:03:52,174 one giant leap for mankind. 1302 02:05:22,472 --> 02:05:24,683 Okay, you ready for me to come out? 1303 02:08:45,508 --> 02:08:50,263 Five, four, three, two, one. 1304 02:08:50,472 --> 02:08:51,556 Ignition. 1305 02:09:01,524 --> 02:09:05,028 ...I suppose they can never really describe to us. 1306 02:09:05,695 --> 02:09:06,947 - Or will we ever know? - No... 1307 02:09:07,030 --> 02:09:08,281 And it may not be a beauty 1308 02:09:08,365 --> 02:09:11,076 that one can pass on to future beholders either. 1309 02:09:11,159 --> 02:09:13,954 These first men on the Moon have seen something 1310 02:09:14,037 --> 02:09:17,123 that men who follow will have missed. 1311 02:09:17,624 --> 02:09:21,920 They've peered into another life that we can't follow. 1312 02:09:22,087 --> 02:09:25,632 Bob Simon at Trafalgar Square, where he joined the thousands 1313 02:09:25,799 --> 02:09:28,093 who watched an immense television screen 1314 02:09:28,260 --> 02:09:30,303 as the Apollo touched down on the Moon. 1315 02:09:30,387 --> 02:09:33,431 The average Romanian thinks of Apollo 11 a little bit 1316 02:09:33,515 --> 02:09:35,308 as his own personal adventure. 1317 02:09:35,392 --> 02:09:38,937 It's been estimated that the audience was up in the hundreds of millions. 1318 02:09:39,020 --> 02:09:42,774 Perhaps 400 million persons or so watching this broadcast... 1319 02:09:42,857 --> 02:09:45,151 Countless millions more listened on the radio 1320 02:09:45,235 --> 02:09:46,695 to the voices from the Moon. 1321 02:09:46,778 --> 02:09:50,031 Never before had so many people been attuned to one event 1322 02:09:50,282 --> 02:09:51,825 at one time. 1323 02:09:56,579 --> 02:09:57,664 ...feats of all time. 1324 02:09:57,747 --> 02:09:59,124 Does it amaze you that it's taken place? 1325 02:09:59,207 --> 02:10:03,086 It not only amazes me, but I'm certain that it amazes everybody in this country. 1326 02:10:03,169 --> 02:10:04,754 What do you think of it? 1327 02:10:04,838 --> 02:10:06,464 The Moon, I hope that sometime 1328 02:10:06,548 --> 02:10:08,008 everybody will go there. 1329 02:10:08,174 --> 02:10:10,635 - Wanna go yourself? - Yeah, I wish I can go right now. 1330 02:10:10,802 --> 02:10:15,098 I think this is a very important day. It's a historical day. 1331 02:10:15,181 --> 02:10:19,227 And the whole universe is concerned about this, the landing on the Moon. 1332 02:10:19,311 --> 02:10:21,229 And as a French woman, how do you think about it? 1333 02:10:21,313 --> 02:10:23,398 I think it's wonderful, I always trusted America 1334 02:10:23,481 --> 02:10:25,025 and I knew they couldn't fail. 1335 02:10:25,775 --> 02:10:27,944 And in Washington, an anonymous citizen 1336 02:10:28,028 --> 02:10:31,865 placed a small bouquet on the grave of John F. Kennedy with a note. 1337 02:10:32,115 --> 02:10:34,743 "Mr. President, the Eagle has landed." 1338 02:10:35,118 --> 02:10:38,997 And indeed on this day, as we mark the astronauts' return, 1339 02:10:39,080 --> 02:10:41,291 it's hard not to think back upon that speech 1340 02:10:41,374 --> 02:10:45,337 our 35th president gave just seven short years ago. 1341 02:10:45,628 --> 02:10:49,007 If this capsule history of our progress teaches us anything, 1342 02:10:49,382 --> 02:10:52,177 it is that man, in his quest for knowledge 1343 02:10:52,302 --> 02:10:55,722 and progress is determined and cannot be deterred. 1344 02:10:56,222 --> 02:10:58,183 But why, some say, the Moon? 1345 02:10:59,100 --> 02:11:01,436 Why choose this as our goal? 1346 02:11:01,895 --> 02:11:05,732 And they may well ask, why climb the highest mountain? 1347 02:11:06,191 --> 02:11:09,361 Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? 1348 02:11:10,028 --> 02:11:11,988 Why does Rice play Texas? 1349 02:11:12,405 --> 02:11:14,699 We choose to go to the Moon. 1350 02:11:15,116 --> 02:11:17,243 We choose to go to the Moon. 1351 02:11:19,079 --> 02:11:23,500 We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, 1352 02:11:23,583 --> 02:11:27,420 not because they are easy, but because they are hard. 1353 02:11:29,005 --> 02:11:31,049 Mrs. Armstrong! Mrs. Armstrong! 1354 02:11:31,466 --> 02:11:33,009 How do you feel? 1355 02:11:38,515 --> 02:11:39,933 Have you spoken with your husband? 1356 02:11:40,225 --> 02:11:42,185 Would your sons like to be astronauts like him? 1357 02:11:42,268 --> 02:11:43,686 Mrs. Armstrong! 1358 02:11:43,770 --> 02:11:45,647 Have all your prayers been answered? 1359 02:11:46,147 --> 02:11:47,399 Yes, yes, they have. 1360 02:11:47,482 --> 02:11:49,484 How would you describe the flight? 1361 02:11:50,026 --> 02:11:54,614 Well, I can only say it was outta this world. 1362 02:11:55,949 --> 02:11:57,075 Thank you. 1363 02:11:58,493 --> 02:12:00,412 They will be quarantined the full three weeks, 1364 02:12:00,495 --> 02:12:02,664 but there is no sign of infection or disease. 1365 02:12:06,292 --> 02:12:08,044 Congratulations, Jan.