:19:00
as "the guy who was going
to the moon with Pete Conrad."
:19:06
Never a trace of sarcasm.
Never an ironic remark.
:19:10
He was in line
for a command of his own.
:19:12
He was holding out
to walk on the moon on Apollo 18.
:19:17
Unfortunately,
there never was an Apollo 18...
:19:19
so this was as close
as he ever got.
:19:34
I guess we gotta close her up now.
:19:37
I wish this son of a bitch
fit three people.
:19:40
At that moment,
with all the challenges ahead of us...
:19:43
all I could think was one thought:
:19:45
Sure hope I see you again.
:19:48
Of course,
I never said it out loud.
:20:17
Nervous?
:20:20
How did we get out here anyway?
:20:23
I just hope I can find
a place to land.
:20:25
And I hope I can
set it down all right.
:20:27
You'll do fine.
:20:29
You'll do just fine.
:20:34
Just don't bring her in
too low, too fast.
:20:39
Thanks a lot.
:20:41
- I'm just trying to help.
- Thanks very much.
:20:44
- You know I'm here for you.
- I know you are. Big help.
:20:48
Unlike Neil and Buzz...
:20:50
our mission called for us not just
to land wherever the ground looked good.
:20:53
On 11, they were lucky to land almost
three miles from where they had planned.
:20:57
But we had a target...
:20:59
which had been waiting for us
in the Ocean of Storms for two years: