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We have the crew crossing gantryfor 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 risento the challenge of what he called...
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"the most hazardous and dangerousand greatest adventure...
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on which man has ever embarked.
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After trailing the Russians for yearswith our manned space program,
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'-We got a short!'-and after that sudden, horrible fire...
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on the launchpadduring 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 wecould beat the Russians to the moon.
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But tonight, a mere 18 monthsafter the tragedy of Apollo 1...
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the entire world watched in aweas Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin...
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Ianded on the moon.
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The big news camejust a moment ago.
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Mission Control gavethe spacecraft permission...
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to go forthe extravehicular activity'-'-
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that is, for the walkon 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 penetratingthe 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 commandmodule 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 thingslide in, everything's clickin'...
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