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Thirty seconds and counting.
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Astronauts report it feels good.
"T" minus 25 seconds.
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Twenty seconds and counting.
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"T" minus 15 seconds.
Guidance is internal.
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Twelve, eleven, ten, nine...
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Ignition sequence starts.
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Six, five, four, three, two, one...
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Liftoff.
We have a liftoff.
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That was four days ago.
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It was witnessed in person
by over a million people in Florida...
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and billions of people on television
around the world.
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It was history.
:03:56
I'm Emmett Seaborn.
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You are watching NTC's
special coverage of Apollo 11...
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to the Sea of Tranquility.
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The date is July 20.
The year: 1969.
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If everything goes
according to plan...
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an event will take place today...
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that will forever mark the 20th day
of the seventh month of the year.
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I can guarantee
that you'll remember this day...
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where you are
and what you are doing.
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This is a day
mankind has anticipated...
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ever since we first lifted our eyes
unto the nighttime sky...
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and wondered what marvels
wait for us up there...
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on the face of our beautiful,
mysterious companion in the cosmos.
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Today is the day
we find out.
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Today is the day...
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we set foot on the moon.
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There is a mood of intense anticipation
here for very many reasons.
:04:48
Worldwide viewing audience
estimated at 400 million.
:04:51
The French press
is dominated by Apollo 11.
:04:54
The journey of Apollo 11
will continue.
:04:56
Hope they don't bring
too many germs down here.
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- Wanna go to the moon?
- Yes, if possible, I'd very like to.