:18:01
But I'm afraid he's so consumed
by the physical task of landing...
:18:05
I don't know how much attention he's
prepared to give to the larger issue...
:18:09
of what we're doing
and what it means to the world.
:18:13
Some measure of attention should be paid
to the meaning of the task...
:18:17
by whichever one of us
takes that first step.
:18:23
Since the mission parameters
are still in the planning stage...
:18:26
and the order of the crew egress
is yet to be determined...
:18:29
I took the liberty
of calling George Low.
:18:33
He's one of the administrators.
:18:36
I told him that
for the good of the mission...
:18:39
a decision should be made
as to which of us...
:18:43
should get out first...
:18:44
Neil or myself.
:18:49
Hey, guys.
:18:57
Buzz, I got a call
from George Low.
:18:59
He told me you felt
a decision had to be made...
:19:02
that it was bad for morale.
:19:05
Okay, so here's the decision.
:19:07
Neil gets out first.
:19:08
He's the commander.
:19:11
He's the senior astronaut.
:19:13
And besides that,
the way that hatch opens...
:19:17
it'd be damned difficult
for the L.M.P. To get out first...
:19:20
unless you two switch places.
:19:22
You'll both be wearing hard suits and
backpacks, so that's not gonna happen.
:19:29
I see what you mean.
:19:31
Okay.
:19:33
So the issue's settled.
:19:37
So, were it not for a decision in
the design phase of the lunar module...
:19:42
a 50-50 coin toss
of which way the hatch opens...
:19:46
you've might've ended up the first man
to walk on the moon instead of Neil.
:19:54
Possibly.
:19:57
"Possibly."