Apollo 13

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We have the crew crossing gantry
for capsule ingress.

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Roger that.

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Inspired by the late President Kennedy,

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in only seven years, America has risen
to the challenge of what he called...

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"the most hazardous and dangerous
and greatest adventure...

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on which man has ever embarked.

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After trailing the Russians for years
with our manned space program,

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'-We got a short!
'-and after that sudden, horrible fire...

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on the launchpad
during a routine test...

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'- that killed astronauts Gus Grissom...
'- Fire in the cockpit!

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'- Ed White and Roger Chaffee...
'- Get us outta here!

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there were serious doubts that we
could beat the Russians to the moon.

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But tonight, a mere 18 months
after the tragedy of Apollo 1...

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the entire world watched in awe
as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin...

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Ianded on the moon.

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The big news came
just a moment ago.

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Mission Control gave
the spacecraft permission...

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to go for
the extravehicular activity'-'-

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that is, for the walk
on the moon'-'-

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far earlier than anticipated,
9:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

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Important thing when you're penetrating
the lunar module is your attitude...

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and your relative speed.

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Let's say this is me in the command
module and this is you...

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'- All right.
'- in the LEM.

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This thing sticks out.
That's called a probe.

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'- Is that true?
'- Absolutely.

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Tracey, when you feel that thing
slide in, everything's clickin'...