:00:41
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.
:01:00
After trailing the Russians for years
with our manned space program,
:01:04
'-We got a short!
'-and after that sudden, horrible fire...
:01:07
on the launchpad
during a routine test...
:01:10
'- that killed astronauts Gus Grissom...
'- Fire in the cockpit!
:01:12
'- 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.
:01:30
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.
:01:48
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'...