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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.
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Worldwide viewing audience
estimated at 400 million.
:04:51
The French press
is dominated by Apollo 11.
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The journey of Apollo 11
will continue.
:04:56
Hope they don't bring
too many germs down here.
:04:58
- Wanna go to the moon?
- Yes, if possible, I'd very like to.
:05:02
- The beginning of the moon landing...
- Man's first step...
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...being watched by all the world,
united in a way never before possible...
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It's a groovy trip, but there are
more important things to do first.
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It will be a revelation
to all mankind...
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that the universe
and the creation...
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is so much greater
than anybody ever realized.
:05:23
Just how do you
land on the moon?
:05:26
That is the task at hand today
for the crew of Apollo 11...
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and it has been the subject and
preoccupation of a great many people...
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for a great many months...
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including Jay Honeycutt,
NASA flight simulation supervisor.
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Tell me, Jay.
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The simulation facilities
are all computer driven...
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but how lifelike
are they really?
:05:47
All the problems
we create in a simulator...
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can happen in the flight...
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and the crew sees the moon
as it would be outside the window.
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The simulator performs
just as the LEM would.
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- The lunar module.
- Right.