1. Twenty seconds to drop.Copy !req
2. Arm switch lite check.Copy !req
3. Brakes out, check.Copy !req
4. What's your mixing chambers?Copy !req
5. Real rough up here,
fluctuating a half degree on each side.Copy !req
6. I see that.Copy !req
7. Ten seconds.Copy !req
8. - Good on track, 15 seconds.
- Huh?Copy !req
9. Give us a visual estimate
of your location.Copy !req
10. Okay. 140,000 feet.
On your way down.Copy !req
11. Approaching 115,000 feet.Copy !req
12. Should be regaining
aerodynamic control.Copy !req
13. Right turn.Copy !req
14. We show you ballooning,
not turning.Copy !req
15. Altitude rising.
A lot more right.Copy !req
16. Neil, you're bouncing off
the atmosphere.Copy !req
17. The altitude's still rising, Neil.Copy !req
18. You're gonna have to
stretch out your glide.Copy !req
19. You seem to be a tad short.Copy !req
20. Stow your flaps down, Neil.Copy !req
21. I'm down.Copy !req
22. Roger.Copy !req
23. You okay?Copy !req
24. Yeah.Copy !req
25. Okay, Neil.Copy !req
26. Kid's a good engineer.Copy !req
27. But he's distracted.Copy !req
28. He got home, Chuck.Copy !req
29. He bounced off the atmosphere
and still figured out how to get home.Copy !req
30. Third mishap
this month.Copy !req
31. Bikle should ground him
before he hurts himself.Copy !req
32. There you go.Copy !req
33. It's okay.Copy !req
34. It's okay, sweetheart.Copy !req
35. What's that?Copy !req
36. Look. Who's that?Copy !req
37. Is that a kite?Copy !req
38. Does that fly in the sky?Copy !req
39. Yeah.Copy !req
40. How?Copy !req
41. I see the moonCopy !req
42. The moon sees meCopy !req
43. Down through the leaves
of the old oak treeCopy !req
44. Please let the light that
shines on meCopy !req
45. Shine on the one I loveCopy !req
46. Maybe I should talk to
Dr. Johns about it.Copy !req
47. Who?Copy !req
48. Dr. Harold Johns.Copy !req
49. He developed a procedure
in Saskatchewan.Copy !req
50. So you'd go to Canada?Copy !req
51. I guess I would take
some time off.Copy !req
52. Why don't you
talk to the hospital?Copy !req
53. See if the tumor might...Copy !req
54. I spoke to them already.Copy !req
55. I'm sorry, Neil.
I wish I had more to offer.Copy !req
56. - That's okay, Jack. Appreciate it.
- Of course.Copy !req
57. - Give my love to June.
- You got it.Copy !req
58. - Okay, bye now.
- Bye.Copy !req
59. Now, who made that?
You or Grace?Copy !req
60. Grace did.Copy !req
61. I'll take it, then.Copy !req
62. - Thank you.
- Thank you.Copy !req
63. Dick Day called
from Houston.Copy !req
64. He was asking after you.Copy !req
65. That about Gemini?Copy !req
66. They're looking for pilots
with a solid background in engineering.Copy !req
67. Well, maybe once
Karen starts feeling better.Copy !req
68. Just, you know,
I wouldn't wanna move her until then.Copy !req
69. Well, it would be nice
to keep you around.Copy !req
70. - Enjoy the casserole.
- Thank you.Copy !req
71. You're welcome.Copy !req
72. - Joe.
- Hey, Jan.Copy !req
73. You, uh, hanging in?Copy !req
74. Oh, you know.Copy !req
75. It's nice of you to come by.Copy !req
76. Of course.Copy !req
77. Night, now.Copy !req
78. Dad, wanna come play?Copy !req
79. I should, uh...Copy !req
80. I have to help your mother.Copy !req
81. I thought I might go to work.Copy !req
82. Okay.Copy !req
83. They're gonna use
VTOL technology.Copy !req
84. They don't even
have it figured out how to get there yet.Copy !req
85. I'm not gonna
waste my time on...Copy !req
86. Morning.Copy !req
87. Neil.Copy !req
88. You can take
a few days off, you know.Copy !req
89. I know.Copy !req
90. I'm just getting up to speed
on the new delta wing in the UK.Copy !req
91. Bikle canceled the trip.Copy !req
92. He wants you focused on writing
up the pilot report from your last flight.Copy !req
93. Am I grounded, Joe?Copy !req
94. Write up the report
on the bounce, okay?Copy !req
95. Civilian?Copy !req
96. - Yeah.
- Yeah. Me, too.Copy !req
97. - Elliot.
- Neil.Copy !req
98. Tough morning, huh?Copy !req
99. I barely lasted two minutes
in that ice bath.Copy !req
100. Of course, I suppose
NASA's more interestedCopy !req
101. in the psychological reaction.Copy !req
102. Well, I think I made it
pretty clear that I thought it was cold.Copy !req
103. Armstrong.Copy !req
104. Good luck.Copy !req
105. And to you, too.Copy !req
106. Another egghead.Copy !req
107. Neil, we've been chatting
with candidates about the program.Copy !req
108. As you know, our decision
to forego direct ascentCopy !req
109. in favor of a lunar orbit
rendezvous approachCopy !req
110. to the eventual Moon missionCopy !req
111. has had a major impact
on Gemini.Copy !req
112. Do you have any thoughts
on that decision?Copy !req
113. Well, even considering
von Braun's initial criticism,Copy !req
114. it seems that the payload saved
by parking the primary vehicle in orbitCopy !req
115. and sending a smaller ship
down to the lunar surfaceCopy !req
116. is well worth
the resulting challenges.Copy !req
117. What do you see
as the challenges?Copy !req
118. Cislunar navigation, for one.Copy !req
119. And rendezvous and docking.Copy !req
120. Why do you think
spaceflight's important?Copy !req
121. I had a few, uh, opportunities
in the X-15 to observe the atmosphere.Copy !req
122. It was so thin,
such a small part of the EarthCopy !req
123. you could barely
see it at all.Copy !req
124. And when you're down here
in the crowd and you look up, it...Copy !req
125. It looks pretty big and you don't think
about it too much, but...Copy !req
126. When you get a different vantage point,
it changes your perspective.Copy !req
127. I don't know what
space exploration will uncover,Copy !req
128. but I don't think it'll be exploration
just for the sake of exploration.Copy !req
129. I think it'll be more the fact that
it allows us to see thingsCopy !req
130. that maybe we should've seen
a long time ago.Copy !req
131. But just haven't
been able to until now.Copy !req
132. - Does anyone have anything else?
- Yeah.Copy !req
133. Neil, I was sorry to hear
about your daughter.Copy !req
134. I'm sorry,
is there a question?Copy !req
135. Um...Copy !req
136. What I mean is,
uh, do you think it will have an effect?Copy !req
137. I think it would beCopy !req
138. unreasonable to assume that
it wouldn't have some effect.Copy !req
139. All right, Neil.Copy !req
140. Thank you. That's fine.Copy !req
141. Thank you.
Thank you for your time.Copy !req
142. Hello?Copy !req
143. Yeah, sure. Neil.Copy !req
144. - Hello?
- Can I go play outside?Copy !req
145. Yeah.Copy !req
146. Yes, sir.Copy !req
147. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
148. I got it.Copy !req
149. It's a fresh start.Copy !req
150. Are you sure?Copy !req
151. Yeah.Copy !req
152. Hey.Copy !req
153. It'll be an adventure.Copy !req
154. Since the time
of Jules Verne,Copy !req
155. man has imagined
traveling to the Moon.Copy !req
156. The old idea
of how to get to the MoonCopy !req
157. was to send one spacecraft
all the way there and back.Copy !req
158. However, NASA engineers
have developed a modern approach.Copy !req
159. Where one rocket contains several ships
that will make the journey together.Copy !req
160. Just as Columbus
took a rowboatCopy !req
161. from the Santa María
to the shore of the New World.Copy !req
162. The astronauts will
take a smaller spacecraftCopy !req
163. from the mothership
down to the lunar surface.Copy !req
164. When it's time to return,
the smaller craftCopy !req
165. will lift off from the surfaceCopy !req
166. and dock with the mothership, which will
then power the crew back to Earth.Copy !req
167. Thus, thanks to the brilliant
minds of NASA,Copy !req
168. the age-old dream
of going to the MoonCopy !req
169. will soon be achieved.Copy !req
170. Sputnik, Sputnik 2...Copy !req
171. Vostok...Copy !req
172. Gagarin.Copy !req
173. The Soviets have beaten us
at every single major space accomplishment.Copy !req
174. Our program couldn't compete.Copy !req
175. So we've chosen to focus
on a job so difficult,Copy !req
176. requiring so many
technological developments,Copy !req
177. that the Russians are gonna
have to start from scratch.Copy !req
178. As will we.Copy !req
179. - Hi. I'm Pat.
- Hi.Copy !req
180. Got here about a week before you,
so welcome to the neighborhood.Copy !req
181. Oh, that's so nice of you.Copy !req
182. I'm Janet.Copy !req
183. - Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.Copy !req
184. So, instead of here,
we go...Copy !req
185. Here.Copy !req
186. That's to scale. Check it.Copy !req
187. That's my husband, Ed.Copy !req
188. And that's Eddie Junior.
I don't know where Bonnie is.Copy !req
189. - You've got two?
- I do.Copy !req
190. - I see... Is this your first one?
- Oh.Copy !req
191. No, no.
We've got a boy, Rick.Copy !req
192. How old is he?Copy !req
193. He's five and a half.Copy !req
194. Oh, we should
get them together.Copy !req
195. If we wanna
get this done,Copy !req
196. we need to prove
that two ships can find each other in orbitCopy !req
197. and dock without crashing.Copy !req
198. That's the primary mission
of Project Gemini.Copy !req
199. When we think you're ready,Copy !req
200. each of you will be assigned
a flight with a specific task.Copy !req
201. Only after we master
all these tasks do we move on to Apollo.Copy !req
202. Consider trying to land
on the Moon.Copy !req
203. - It's nice to meet you.
- And you, Pat.Copy !req
204. - Bye.
- Bye.Copy !req
205. Eddie! Put that down.Copy !req
206. Gus...Copy !req
207. You got anything to add?Copy !req
208. Just do your job.Copy !req
209. Almost to scale.Copy !req
210. The Multi-Axis Trainer was designed
to replicate roll coupling on three axes.Copy !req
211. The kind you might
encounter in space.Copy !req
212. The challenge is to stabilize
the machine before you pass out.Copy !req
213. First victim, Armstrong.Copy !req
214. White, you're up.Copy !req
215. Yeah, I got it.Copy !req
216. I'm okay.Copy !req
217. Let's go again.Copy !req
218. Oh, fuck.Copy !req
219. Gentlemen, welcome to
Basic Rocket Physics.Copy !req
220. We'll just be covering
the first chapter tonight.Copy !req
221. When using a multi-stage
launch vehicle,Copy !req
222. it's necessary to determine
what the right sizing is of those stages.Copy !req
223. Hi.Copy !req
224. Hi.Copy !req
225. You okay?Copy !req
226. Yeah.Copy !req
227. Just thinking about this lecture.
It's kinda neat.Copy !req
228. What's neat about it?Copy !req
229. Well,Copy !req
230. it was about how to
rendezvous with the Agena.Copy !req
231. If you thrust,
it actually slows you downCopy !req
232. because it puts you
into a higher orbit,Copy !req
233. so you have to reduce thrust
and drop into a lower orbitCopy !req
234. in order to catch up.Copy !req
235. It's backwards from
what they teach you as a pilot.Copy !req
236. But if you work the math,
it... It follows.Copy !req
237. It's kinda neat.Copy !req
238. Yeah.Copy !req
239. What's funny?Copy !req
240. No, it's not funny.
It's just...Copy !req
241. It's kinda neat.Copy !req
242. Do you remember this?Copy !req
243. Yeah.Copy !req
244. I'm surprised that
you remember it.Copy !req
245. Great. Thank you.Copy !req
246. Thank you
for having us.Copy !req
247. It's a pleasure.Copy !req
248. Carrie.Copy !req
249. Here you go.
Would you like some salad?Copy !req
250. - Thank you.
- That's a lovely piano, Pat. Do you play?Copy !req
251. - Bonnie's taking lessons.
- Mmm.Copy !req
252. Well, perhaps we'll sing
for our supper.Copy !req
253. Neil plays piano?Copy !req
254. Neil knows
all kinds of show tunes.Copy !req
255. - Janet...
- Oh, come on.Copy !req
256. He was musical director
at his fraternity in college.Copy !req
257. Honey...Copy !req
258. Yeah, he wrote the musical
for the all-student revue.Copy !req
259. - I didn't write the music.
- Yeah, you did.Copy !req
260. No, we used music
from Gilbert and Sullivan.Copy !req
261. Well, he wrote
all-new lyrics.Copy !req
262. The Land of Egelloc.Copy !req
263. It was quite funny.Copy !req
264. The Land of Egelloc?Copy !req
265. - Egelloc.
- Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
266. You've never heard of it?Copy !req
267. I haven't.Copy !req
268. Oh, I'm surprised.
It's a distant land.Copy !req
269. But, uh, it's a magical place.Copy !req
270. It's "college"
spelled backwards.Copy !req
271. Seriously?Copy !req
272. Yep.Copy !req
273. - You're, uh, backup on 5, huh?
- Yeah.Copy !req
274. Don't worry, you'll get
your own mission soon.Copy !req
275. - How's training going on 4?
- It's good.Copy !req
276. I think we're close on EVA.Copy !req
277. First man to walk in space.Copy !req
278. That'd be something, huh?Copy !req
279. Yeah. Well, you know,
the walking's the easy part.Copy !req
280. It's getting back inside
that's tough.Copy !req
281. You know, it'd be a hell of
a ride to come back with my tail hanging out.Copy !req
282. Oh, I think McDivitt will cut the cord
before that ever happens.Copy !req
283. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
You throttle back there, Armstrong.Copy !req
284. - Ed! Phone for you.
- Yeah?Copy !req
285. - Yeah, who is it?
- It's Deke.Copy !req
286. Okay, hang on.Copy !req
287. I think
that's Castor and Pollux.Copy !req
288. I was testing you. And you passed.Copy !req
289. I thought about
letting it fly, but...Copy !req
290. Yeah.Copy !req
291. No, I'll turn it on
right now.Copy !req
292. Hey, guys.Copy !req
293. With a Soviet
pressure suit, we're told,Copy !req
294. that was designed
for the lunar surface.Copy !req
295. I'll call you back.Copy !req
296. This is, of course, mankind's first EVA,
or extravehicular activity.Copy !req
297. Within the American
space program,Copy !req
298. EVA is seen as one of the crucial tests
the astronauts must masterCopy !req
299. if they are to successfully
carry out their mission to the Moon.Copy !req
300. Astronaut Ed White
was scheduled to performCopy !req
301. the first EVA during Gemini 4.Copy !req
302. So this is yet
another major victoryCopy !req
303. for the Soviet Union
in the Space Race.Copy !req
304. We got it from here.Copy !req
305. Thanks, Elliot.Copy !req
306. Eight days up there.Copy !req
307. To be honest, I'm kinda glad
we didn't get this one.Copy !req
308. Hope they don't
kill each other.Copy !req
309. At least it'd be quieter around here.Copy !req
310. Neil!Copy !req
311. Neil Armstrong,
our backup commander.Copy !req
312. Buzz Aldrin.Copy !req
313. Roger Chaffee.Copy !req
314. Couple of greenhorns from third group.
They'll be at blockhouse for launch.Copy !req
315. Listen, can I speak to you
for a minute?Copy !req
316. Fellas.Copy !req
317. We're putting you
in command of Gemini 8.Copy !req
318. Dave Scott is gonna be
your pilot.Copy !req
319. We get the Agena back online.Copy !req
320. You're probably gonna be
the first to dock.Copy !req
321. Don't worry about Elliot.
We'll put that brain of his to work.Copy !req
322. We've got a big EVA planned for 8.
Dave's a workhorse.Copy !req
323. Yes, sir.Copy !req
324. - I'll talk to you later today.
- Thank you.Copy !req
325. My eye! My eye!Copy !req
326. Mr. Armstrong.Copy !req
327. When'd you
start swimming?Copy !req
328. I don't remember
exactly, but I think school.Copy !req
329. In high school?Copy !req
330. Yeah. And we had a...
We had a summer house in northern WisconsinCopy !req
331. and I just used to
go to the lake and fishCopy !req
332. and I just used to swim
for miles and miles.Copy !req
333. I've always loved it.Copy !req
334. Nothing quite compares
to your terrible life.Copy !req
335. You got it comin'.Copy !req
336. It's the longest bridge
in the world, but...Copy !req
337. It's the second-largest
suspension bridge in the worldCopy !req
338. but these cables are the longest.Copy !req
339. - Hey, Ed.
- Oh, hi.Copy !req
340. Can I speak with Neil?Copy !req
341. Yeah, sure. Why don't you come on in?
You're soaked.Copy !req
342. No, I'll...
I'll wait here. Thanks.Copy !req
343. You could fly
under there.Copy !req
344. That would hurt
if you jumped under it.Copy !req
345. - What's that?
- That would hurt if you jumped over it.Copy !req
346. Yeah.Copy !req
347. Uh, here are
the sky pieces...Copy !req
348. Neil. Ed's outside.Copy !req
349. Okay. Excuse me, son.Copy !req
350. Hi.Copy !req
351. Do you wanna come in?Copy !req
352. Some bad news about Elliot.Copy !req
353. No, I know.
Deke told me he bumped him, but...Copy !req
354. Neil, Elliot and Charlie
were flying into St. Louis this morning.Copy !req
355. Their T-38 crashed
on approach.Copy !req
356. Oh.Copy !req
357. There was a lot of fog.Copy !req
358. So did you really fly
under that bridge?Copy !req
359. Was it fun?Copy !req
360. Were you scared?Copy !req
361. Ricky.Copy !req
362. Honey.Copy !req
363. Why don't you go
and get your homework so I can check it?Copy !req
364. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
365. Who was it?Copy !req
366. Shit.Copy !req
367. How the hell
did this happen?Copy !req
368. Mmm.Copy !req
369. Cernan told me cloud cover
was down to 500 feet.Copy !req
370. Probably never
saw the building.Copy !req
371. Clearly, the error
was the approach.Copy !req
372. He was coming in too slow
to reach the runway.Copy !req
373. What?Copy !req
374. You know Deke had his doubts about him,
that's why he moved Elliot off 8.Copy !req
375. Deke gave Elliot
his own command.Copy !req
376. Elliot wasn't aggressive enough.
You of all people have to know that.Copy !req
377. No, I don't.Copy !req
378. I didn't investigate
the crash.Copy !req
379. I didn't study the flight trajectory.
And I wasn't the one flying the plane.Copy !req
380. So I wouldn't
pretend to know anything.Copy !req
381. We'll never be 100% sure.Copy !req
382. Can we go?Copy !req
383. Uh...Copy !req
384. Not right now.
I wanna help Marilyn clear all this up.Copy !req
385. I don't wanna have her do it
after we're gone.Copy !req
386. Neil?Copy !req
387. I'm sorry.Copy !req
388. - I hate to be a bother.
- Oh.Copy !req
389. - Jan, it's no bother.
- Oh, Jan. Yeah, no.Copy !req
390. Neil's, uh...Copy !req
391. There was a year
when we were at Edwards...Copy !req
392. Four pilots died.Copy !req
393. We got good at funerals
that year.Copy !req
394. We haven't been to one
in a while.Copy !req
395. Does he ever talk to you
about Karen, Ed?Copy !req
396. Not really. No.Copy !req
397. Does he talk to you
about her?Copy !req
398. No.Copy !req
399. Never.Copy !req
400. Hey, buddy.Copy !req
401. You know,
you should be with Jan.Copy !req
402. Neil, you should be
playing with your kids.Copy !req
403. You know,
putting them into bed.Copy !req
404. - Times like these...
- Do you think I'm standing out hereCopy !req
405. in the backyard
'cause I wanna talk to somebody, Ed?Copy !req
406. I'm sorry?Copy !req
407. Do you think I left there
'cause I wanna talk to somebody?Copy !req
408. T-minus one minute
and counting on the Atlas-Agena launch.Copy !req
409. - Liftoff.
- Agena is go.Copy !req
410. Flight dynamics for unmanned Agena
target vehicle looking good.Copy !req
411. Stand by for Gemini launch.Copy !req
412. Yeah.Copy !req
413. Okay.Copy !req
414. Guaymas,
read you loud and clear.Copy !req
415. We have S band track.Copy !req
416. We have just locked up on T.M.Copy !req
417. All right.
Yeah, what's that?Copy !req
418. Did you say
all systems go on T.M.?Copy !req
419. Hold still, hold still.Copy !req
420. So, what is that?Copy !req
421. Wait. Hold on a second. Scoot...
Can you scoot down at all?Copy !req
422. - Hey.
- What are you doing?Copy !req
423. Does anybody got
a Swiss Army knife?Copy !req
424. Hold on,
hold on a sec.Copy !req
425. - What'd you say?
- See if this will do the trick.Copy !req
426. A Swiss Army knife?Copy !req
427. Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
It's just a little...Copy !req
428. - Are you kidding me?
- There we go.Copy !req
429. - Good Lord.
- You got it.Copy !req
430. Guaymas, Agena is go.Copy !req
431. Roger, Guaymas.Copy !req
432. Switching to HF.
One, two, three, four, five.Copy !req
433. Five, four, three,
two, one. Check out.Copy !req
434. Copy.
T-minus two minutes.Copy !req
435. Engines to start.Copy !req
436. Ground power removal.Copy !req
437. Stage 2 prevalves
coming open. Five seconds.Copy !req
438. T-minus 20 seconds.
Mark.Copy !req
439. Ten, nine,Copy !req
440. eight, seven,Copy !req
441. six, five, four,Copy !req
442. three, two, one.Copy !req
443. Ignition.Copy !req
444. Liftoff!Copy !req
445. Clock is running.
Got a roll program in.Copy !req
446. Roger. Roll.
Good liftoff, 8.Copy !req
447. - Pitch program.
- Roger. Pitch program.Copy !req
448. DCS update received.Copy !req
449. Roger. DCS.Copy !req
450. Stage two tanks
look good.Copy !req
451. That's about
three and a half g's.Copy !req
452. Go from the ground
for staging.Copy !req
453. Roger.Copy !req
454. Fuel cells are solid.Copy !req
455. Gemini 8. Mark.
V over VrCopy !req
456. is point zero eight.Copy !req
457. Okay. Mode three.Copy !req
458. We had SECO.Copy !req
459. "Fear that someone will break inCopy !req
460. "and steal all of myCopy !req
461. "Hank Williams..."Copy !req
462. Roger.
Transmitting maneuver load.Copy !req
463. It's a height adjust.Copy !req
464. Height adjust.
Got DCS.Copy !req
465. Roger.
And are you ready to copy the update? Over.Copy !req
466. Okay, go with
the update, Hawaii.Copy !req
467. Roger.
GET B 1-3-4-3-7.Copy !req
468. Delta-V, two-decimal-nine.Copy !req
469. Burn time, zero plus zero-five.Copy !req
470. "Out of..."Copy !req
471. - Hi.
- Hey, Mom, can I get you anything?Copy !req
472. "Constant."Copy !req
473. Thrusters forward.
Maneuver retrograde. Did you copy?Copy !req
474. Roger, Hawaii. Got it.Copy !req
475. This is Paul Haney at Gemini Control Houston.Copy !req
476. Our display chart shows
Gemini 8 in orbit.Copy !req
477. The crew will now attempt to find
the unmanned Agena spacecraftCopy !req
478. and dock with it.Copy !req
479. - Burn end.
- Good burn.Copy !req
480. Shouldn't we have a visual
on the Agena by now?Copy !req
481. Houston, I think
we overdid it a little.Copy !req
482. We should have stopped early.Copy !req
483. Roger.Copy !req
484. 8, stand by for a correction.Copy !req
485. FIDO, Flight.
How we doing?Copy !req
486. Okay, we got a solid
track on both vehicles.Copy !req
487. Calculating for the burn.Copy !req
488. FIDO, Agena, do you
have what you need from us?Copy !req
489. FIDO, did you copy that?Copy !req
490. Roger, Flight.
I copy.Copy !req
491. You guys getting this?Copy !req
492. We just have some ratty data
with the Gemini computer.Copy !req
493. Need the correction,
gentlemen, let's go.Copy !req
494. Sending it up now.Copy !req
495. - Okay, CAPCOM, let's get it up to them.
- This is Houston CAPCOM.Copy !req
496. We're gonna need you to
do another burn hereCopy !req
497. very shortly,
so stand by to copy.Copy !req
498. GET B 0-3-0-3-4-1.Copy !req
499. Uh, Delta-V is
two seconds posigrade.Copy !req
500. Two feet...Copy !req
501. Uh, Delta-V is
two feet posigrade.Copy !req
502. Uh, 8, do you copy?Copy !req
503. - Mark.
- Two feet posigrade...Copy !req
504. Give that back, Mark. Give that back.
Put it back on the table.Copy !req
505. That is correct.
Zero, zero, zero.Copy !req
506. Honey. Give me it.
It's really important.Copy !req
507. Let me know
what the results are.Copy !req
508. Give that back to Mom
right now.Copy !req
509. Do you copy?Copy !req
510. Mark Armstrong,
if you don't give me that back...Copy !req
511. 8, do you copy?Copy !req
512. I'm not joking, Mark.Copy !req
513. I'm getting a horrendous
20 to 25 feet per second down, Neil.Copy !req
514. I can't see
any possible reason for that.Copy !req
515. - Where are we on the plot?
- We're above it.Copy !req
516. - Right, but what does it look like if...
- I can't.Copy !req
517. I'm sorry. I have to...
I have to look at this.Copy !req
518. - Okay.
- 8, can you give us a status?Copy !req
519. No. I got too much to do.Copy !req
520. Copy. Standing by.Copy !req
521. Okay, we're gonna go
with a closed loop.Copy !req
522. Twenty-five forward,Copy !req
523. eight left, three up.Copy !req
524. And I'm going
to rate command.Copy !req
525. Three, two, one,Copy !req
526. burn.Copy !req
527. Could be a planet.Copy !req
528. Could be.Copy !req
529. This is Houston,
we have your groundCopy !req
530. TPI backup
when you're ready to copy.Copy !req
531. Uh, stand by,
we have a visual on the Agena.Copy !req
532. At least something
we think looks like the Agena.Copy !req
533. Understand,
possible visual on the Agena.Copy !req
534. We're getting a little
out of plane now.Copy !req
535. Yeah. We gotta get three aft
and two and a half up.Copy !req
536. I'm gonna start braking.
Give me a digital range and rate.Copy !req
537. I better back off a bit.Copy !req
538. 6,000 feet,
31 feet per second.Copy !req
539. - Put in a little to the left.
- 1,680 feet.Copy !req
540. That's unbelievable.Copy !req
541. Would you look at that?Copy !req
542. You tell 'em.Copy !req
543. Houston, we're station-keeping
on the Agena about 150 feet.Copy !req
544. Okay, stay focused, gentlemen.
We're only halfway there.Copy !req
545. Thanks for
the extra hands.Copy !req
546. Stay focused,
gentlemen.Copy !req
547. Man, it flies easy.Copy !req
548. Does it really?Copy !req
549. The station-keeping,
it's just...Copy !req
550. It's like nothing.Copy !req
551. Uh, RKV, this is 8.Copy !req
552. We're sitting about
two feet out.Copy !req
553. Roger. Stand by
for a couple of minutes here.Copy !req
554. Roger.Copy !req
555. Okay, Gemini 8,
we have TM solid.Copy !req
556. You're looking good on the ground.
Go ahead and dock.Copy !req
557. Okay, we're gonna cycle
our Rigid-Stop switch now.Copy !req
558. Flight, we are docked.Copy !req
559. Someone call Cronkite!Copy !req
560. Have him tell the Soviets
that they can go screw!Copy !req
561. Get him on the phone, man.Copy !req
562. Hey, Pete! Hey, call those idiots
at Congress while you're at it!Copy !req
563. Yeah, I'll start
with Rhode Island.Copy !req
564. Oh, damn.Copy !req
565. Well done.
Let's go ahead and get a state vectorCopy !req
566. on the combined spacecraft.Copy !req
567. Gemini 8, this is Houston CAPCOM.
Please stand by to copy.Copy !req
568. Check out my room
like this.Copy !req
569. - Look at all these papers.
- I know.Copy !req
570. I spent days trying to work on that,
and now it's crumpled up.Copy !req
571. - Look at my drawer.
- I know.Copy !req
572. I had all my crayons in that,
and now look at all the crayons.Copy !req
573. But, Ricky, are you
telling me the full story?Copy !req
574. 'Cause I'm not sure your
brother would do that.Copy !req
575. Yes, I am telling you!Copy !req
576. - Don't you get angry with me.
- Look at this!Copy !req
577. Don't get upset.Copy !req
578. Uh, 8, this is Houston.Copy !req
579. Uh, I've got a nodal update
for you. Stand by.Copy !req
580. - Okay, go ahead.
- Rick!Copy !req
581. Roger.
Node 0-7-0-4-4-7...Copy !req
582. Okay, out here now.
Out here now.Copy !req
583. 1-5-5-2
right ascension.Copy !req
584. Gemini 8, we're about
to have loss of signal.Copy !req
585. We'll pick you up
over the hill for Dave's EVA.Copy !req
586. Well...Copy !req
587. That's peculiar.Copy !req
588. Oh, good.Copy !req
589. I'm hoping that's
just excess hydrogen.Copy !req
590. I think I'm gonna save mine for later.Copy !req
591. Little treat.Copy !req
592. Uh, Neil, we're in a bank.Copy !req
593. We're not doing it.
It's not us. It must be...Copy !req
594. Shut off
the Agena's control systems.Copy !req
595. Code 4-0-0...Copy !req
596. Agena control system
shut down.Copy !req
597. Cycle the Agena.Copy !req
598. Turning it on.
Turning it off.Copy !req
599. I'm gonna cycle the ACME
and the propellant motor valves.Copy !req
600. Switching ADL to pitch.Copy !req
601. RL to pitch.Copy !req
602. Roll meter
200 and rising.Copy !req
603. Separate from the Agena.Copy !req
604. Setting Agena
to allow remote command.Copy !req
605. Switching on the DAC.Copy !req
606. Make sure you give it extra thrust
so we don't smash into the Agena.Copy !req
607. On my mark, undock.Copy !req
608. Two...Copy !req
609. One...Copy !req
610. OAMS propellant, 13%.Copy !req
611. It's not the Agena. It's us.Copy !req
612. Gemini 8 coming back
into range in three, two, one.Copy !req
613. This is CSQ,
checking our comm link.Copy !req
614. How do you read?Copy !req
615. Gemini 8, how do you read?Copy !req
616. We have
serious problems.Copy !req
617. We're tumbling
end over end up here.Copy !req
618. We're disengaged
from the Agena.Copy !req
619. Okay, we got your spacecraft
free indication here.Copy !req
620. What seems to be the problem?Copy !req
621. We're rolling up and we can't
turn anything off.Copy !req
622. We're continuously
increasing in a left roll.Copy !req
623. CSQ, Flight.Copy !req
624. Go ahead, Flight.Copy !req
625. Did he say he cannot
turn the Agena off?Copy !req
626. No, he says he's
separated from the AgenaCopy !req
627. and he's in a roll,
and he can't stop it.Copy !req
628. Flight, their roll meter
reads 270 and rising.Copy !req
629. At that rate, they'll be passing out
in about 40 seconds.Copy !req
630. Paul.Copy !req
631. Paul.Copy !req
632. Trying to stop
the rates.Copy !req
633. We certainly have...Copy !req
634. You need to...Copy !req
635. Gemini 8, you need to...Copy !req
636. We can't...Copy !req
637. Close the RCS breakers.Copy !req
638. Dave!Copy !req
639. Gemini 8, did you say
you are closing RCS breakers?Copy !req
640. Are you initiating RCS?Copy !req
641. Gemini 8...Copy !req
642. Again, did you say
you are closing RCS breakers?Copy !req
643. You will not be able
to control your attitude.Copy !req
644. Okay.Copy !req
645. We're regaining control
of the spacecraft.Copy !req
646. Slowly in RCS direct.Copy !req
647. Roger.Copy !req
648. Roger. Copy.Copy !req
649. We're pulsing the RCS slowly.
It's all roll right.Copy !req
650. We're trying to kill
our roll rate here.Copy !req
651. Move us back to one ring.Copy !req
652. Copy.Copy !req
653. I want emergency
landing options.Copy !req
654. Wait until you find out
how much fuel there's left.Copy !req
655. Bob, what do you think?Copy !req
656. I think they'd
better land now.Copy !req
657. Deke.Copy !req
658. Jan's outside.Copy !req
659. Jan, the ship is stable.
They're gonna be all right.Copy !req
660. He's okay, Jan.Copy !req
661. I need you
to go home.Copy !req
662. Fine. Turn the box back on.Copy !req
663. I'll see what I can do...Copy !req
664. Now.
Turn the box back on now.Copy !req
665. Well, there's
security protocol that's...Copy !req
666. Well, I don't give a damn.Copy !req
667. I've got a dozen cameras
on my front lawn, Deke.Copy !req
668. Do you want me telling them
what's going on?Copy !req
669. Jan, you have to trust us.
We've got this under control.Copy !req
670. No, you don't.Copy !req
671. All these protocols
and procedures to make itCopy !req
672. seem like you have it
under control.Copy !req
673. But you're a bunch of boys
making models out of balsa wood.Copy !req
674. You don't have
anything under control!Copy !req
675. Naha Rescue One
will be on station at splashdown.Copy !req
676. With a flotation collar.Copy !req
677. Did you get
the call signs?Copy !req
678. Uh, yeah.
It's Naha Rescue OneCopy !req
679. and Naha Search One.Copy !req
680. Well, I'd like to argue with them
about the going home, but I'mCopy !req
681. not sure how we can.Copy !req
682. Yeah.Copy !req
683. I just keep thinking,
is there anything else that we forgot?Copy !req
684. We did everything,
as far as I know.Copy !req
685. Gemini 8 saw two complex vehicles
launched on the same day on time.Copy !req
686. We saw flawless rendezvous
and docking.Copy !req
687. All of which is tended
to be overshadowed by the malfunction.Copy !req
688. But I think we should
focus on the progress resulting from the mission.Copy !req
689. The board would like to focus
on the malfunction.Copy !req
690. Neil, walk us through
the decision to separate from the Agena.Copy !req
691. You mentioned that the rate
of revolution was more than once a second.Copy !req
692. How near were you
to being unconscious?Copy !req
693. Did you think to use
the Agena to stabilize the combined craft?Copy !req
694. We did.Copy !req
695. This was, uh,
not successful.Copy !req
696. As I said,
we initially assumedCopy !req
697. that the anomaly was with
the Agena control system.Copy !req
698. 'Cause there was no way
to know that a thruster was causing the...Copy !req
699. If we could have, uh, isolated
each of Gemini's thrusters...Copy !req
700. If we'd had that capability
in the moment...Copy !req
701. Agence France.Copy !req
702. Did you have any feeling of anxiety after
the failure of the thrusters?Copy !req
703. In the midst of the spinning,Copy !req
704. did you seem to realize or feel
the presence of God closer than other times?Copy !req
705. With this so hot on the heels
of the loss of Charlie Bassett and Elliot See,Copy !req
706. do you question whether
the program is worth the cost?Copy !req
707. In money and in lives?Copy !req
708. All right,
thanks, guys.Copy !req
709. We've got a lot to discuss
and we'll be back in touch with you soon.Copy !req
710. Thank you.Copy !req
711. Mmm-mmm.Copy !req
712. - No. So, we're using our thumb now, honey.
- Oh.Copy !req
713. Okay.Copy !req
714. "Our Wild Ride In Space"?Copy !req
715. It's marketing, Mr. Armstrong.
NASA approval numbers are dropping.Copy !req
716. That's not my concern.Copy !req
717. Almost. Okay.Copy !req
718. I'm gonna finish wrapping your brother's present.
I'll be back.Copy !req
719. - You practice that one.
- I'll try.Copy !req
720. I'm not interested
in how other magazines are framing the story.Copy !req
721. Okay. Keep going.Copy !req
722. If it's any consolation,
Ed was a zombie for weeks after Gemini 4.Copy !req
723. - Yeah?
- Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
724. Yeah. I guess it must be,
uh, disorienting for them.Copy !req
725. Certainly.Copy !req
726. Yeah.Copy !req
727. God, Pat.Copy !req
728. I married Neil
'cause I wanted a normal life.Copy !req
729. I know. I know.Copy !req
730. - He was just so different from all the other boys on campus.
- Hmm.Copy !req
731. He'd been through the war.
You know?Copy !req
732. He knew
what he wanted to do.Copy !req
733. He just seemed so stable.Copy !req
734. I guess all I wanted
was stability.Copy !req
735. I've got a sorority sister
with a normal life.Copy !req
736. - Yeah?
- She married a dentist.Copy !req
737. Dentist. Sounds good.Copy !req
738. He's home by 6:00
every night.Copy !req
739. And every few months,
she calls to say she wishes he weren't.Copy !req
740. Yeah.Copy !req
741. Still working, I see.Copy !req
742. Yeah.Copy !req
743. Well, I was gonna go
grab a beer at Dave's.Copy !req
744. Yeah, all right. Fine.Copy !req
745. I could use a beer.Copy !req
746. You know,
I will say one thing.Copy !req
747. It's all I can think about,Copy !req
748. is getting back up there.Copy !req
749. Just caught a rough break.Copy !req
750. Well, you boys did
everything right.Copy !req
751. Everything.Copy !req
752. You know, I was talking about it with Gus,
and we both agreed.Copy !req
753. I did hear a little rumor
that you and Gus have been hanging out.Copy !req
754. - You did?
- Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
755. Hey.Copy !req
756. Is it true?Copy !req
757. Is what true?Copy !req
758. Deke pulled me aside and told me
that him and Gus want me on the crew.Copy !req
759. Of the first Apollo?Copy !req
760. Yeah.Copy !req
761. Yeah.
Holy shit, that's huge.Copy !req
762. Congratulations.Copy !req
763. I gotta shake your hand.Copy !req
764. Thanks, man.Copy !req
765. Wow.Copy !req
766. That Saturn's a monster,
you're in for one heck of a ride.Copy !req
767. It is.Copy !req
768. Oh, hey.Copy !req
769. You know Deke wants Gus
to be the first one on the Moon, so...Copy !req
770. Hey, that puts you in the LEM
with him for the landing.Copy !req
771. Oh, no.
Let's not get carried away.Copy !req
772. All right, get out of my house.
I gotta go to bed.Copy !req
773. I'm not kidding, get out of my house.Copy !req
774. Neil.Copy !req
775. Hey, Neil. Don't bother sitting,
it's gonna be a short meeting.Copy !req
776. We've talked it through, we think it's pretty clear.
If you hadn't kept cool,Copy !req
777. you wouldn't be here and we'd
still be asking what the hell happened.Copy !req
778. So would Congress.
It's a showstopper.Copy !req
779. This mission
was a success.Copy !req
780. We're full steam ahead
for Apollo.Copy !req
781. You good with that?Copy !req
782. Yes, sir.Copy !req
783. I trust you won't mind representing us
at the White House.Copy !req
784. No, sir.Copy !req
785. Good.Copy !req
786. Thank you.Copy !req
787. Thank you.Copy !req
788. Thank you.Copy !req
789. "Interface problems and
develop operational techniquesCopy !req
790. "for the most efficient use
of on board capabilities."Copy !req
791. What?Copy !req
792. I got one. I got one.Copy !req
793. - No!
- I got one.Copy !req
794. I don't know why you're laughing.
He's gonna do that to you in a minute.Copy !req
795. This time,
I'm gonna put this one in the freezer.Copy !req
796. You need a hand?Copy !req
797. - Yeah.
- Okay, in you go.Copy !req
798. Can you open
the freezer?Copy !req
799. Let's keep him for
longer and then he won't...Copy !req
800. In you go.Copy !req
801. I got one.Copy !req
802. I got one.Copy !req
803. - Because I want to.
- Who did what?Copy !req
804. - Me.
- Have you seen his room?Copy !req
805. Son, go stand in the corner.Copy !req
806. It's not funny.Copy !req
807. Thanks a lot, Mark!Copy !req
808. - Stop laughing.
- You're lying!Copy !req
809. - Punish him.
- Just you stop it.Copy !req
810. You're the reason he's upset.Copy !req
811. Your mother's not laughing,
she's crying.Copy !req
812. I'm not laughing,
I'm crying.Copy !req
813. I gotta tell you.Copy !req
814. Eddie's started asking questions
about the new command module.Copy !req
815. - Is that right?
- Yeah.Copy !req
816. He wants to know
if it's gonna fly any different to Gemini.Copy !req
817. If the little buttons are gonna be
in the same place.Copy !req
818. - Oh, boy.
- Yeah.Copy !req
819. You got yourself
a little engineer there.Copy !req
820. I tell you, though,Copy !req
821. I love that he's interested.Copy !req
822. Came in the other morning,
he did.Copy !req
823. Comes runnin' up
and he says, "Daddy,Copy !req
824. "if you go to the Moon,
are you gonna be lonely out there?Copy !req
825. "So far away from the Earth.Copy !req
826. "All of us back here at home."Copy !req
827. This whole thing is
expanding his horizons.Copy !req
828. It, uh, gives me faith.Copy !req
829. It make sense?Copy !req
830. Walkers got a new swing set.Copy !req
831. Yeah, I noticed that.Copy !req
832. We had a swing like that
back up in Juniper Hills.Copy !req
833. Karen really loved it.Copy !req
834. That's your daughter?Copy !req
835. Guess I ought to be
gettin' home.Copy !req
836. Closing hatches now.Copy !req
837. Okay, that's all of 'em.Copy !req
838. Thanks, Ed.Copy !req
839. Ablative hatch closed.Copy !req
840. Closing the boost
protective cover.Copy !req
841. And plugs out.Copy !req
842. Ready for oxygen purge.Copy !req
843. Guys, you wanna hold down the chatter?
We're on open mic.Copy !req
844. Let's hold
the countdown.Copy !req
845. Sorry, guys,
we'll get this squared.Copy !req
846. Shit, we're gonna be
here all night.Copy !req
847. Gus, we didn't get that.Copy !req
848. 'Course you didn't.Copy !req
849. Glad you think
this is funny.Copy !req
850. We finished strong
with GeminiCopy !req
851. and we're very, very bullish
on Apollo, Senator.Copy !req
852. I should hope so,
given the time we've spent developing it.Copy !req
853. Half the country doesn't think
it's worth it anymore.Copy !req
854. Uh, well,Copy !req
855. we learned to fly
only 60 years ago,Copy !req
856. so if you consider the technological developments
in the context of history...Copy !req
857. I'm considering it
in the context of taxpayer dollars.Copy !req
858. And so are we, Senator.Copy !req
859. Between us, we're doing some final tests
on the new command module today.Copy !req
860. I'm sure Mr. Gilruth would be
happy to tell you about it.Copy !req
861. Let me introduce you to Bob.
Come on.Copy !req
862. Okay.Copy !req
863. Well, I haven't talked yet.
How's this?Copy !req
864. One, two, three, four, five,Copy !req
865. four, three, two, one.Copy !req
866. Uh, we need another
minute to get it sorted.Copy !req
867. How are we gonna get to the Moon
if we can't talk between three buildings?Copy !req
868. They can't hear a thing
you're saying.Copy !req
869. Jesus Christ.Copy !req
870. Say again?Copy !req
871. I said, how are we gonna
get to the MoonCopy !req
872. if we can't talk between
two or three buildings?Copy !req
873. You tell 'em, Gus.
You tell 'em.Copy !req
874. Mickey Mouse shit.Copy !req
875. I got a surge
in the AC bus two voltage.Copy !req
876. - Try resetting the meter.
- You getting this, Gus?Copy !req
877. Rog, you picking anything up on the dials?Copy !req
878. Hey, we got a fire
in the cockpit.Copy !req
879. Hey, we got a bad fire!Copy !req
880. We're burning up in here!Copy !req
881. Mr. Armstrong?
I have Deke Slayton on the phone for you.Copy !req
882. Oh.Copy !req
883. Right this way.Copy !req
884. Thank you.Copy !req
885. Well, I'm glad you called.Copy !req
886. I'm not sure if I'm helping
or hurting over here.Copy !req
887. Neil, we had a problem
with the plugs-out test.Copy !req
888. Well, that's why
we have tests, right?Copy !req
889. We'll figure it out.Copy !req
890. There was a fire.Copy !req
891. God, there's no easy way
to say this.Copy !req
892. Ed, Gus, and Roger...Copy !req
893. They're gone.Copy !req
894. We think it was a wiring issue.
A spark in all that oxygen.Copy !req
895. It happened very quickly.Copy !req
896. Now, listen, we need you guys
to head back to the hotel.Copy !req
897. The press is gonna be
all over this.Copy !req
898. Congress is gonna be
calling for investigations.Copy !req
899. We just don't want you guys
in the middle of all that.Copy !req
900. Do you understand?Copy !req
901. Yeah.Copy !req
902. All right, then.Copy !req
903. Okay.Copy !req
904. A lot of people forget about
the influence that the lunar program hasCopy !req
905. on the raising of our young
people in the country.Copy !req
906. I think that if a civilization
doesn't look out,Copy !req
907. if it doesn't try to
expand its horizons,Copy !req
908. then we're not going
to progress as a nation.Copy !req
909. At 10:30 tonight,
Eastern Time,Copy !req
910. rescue teams began to remove
the bodies of the three astronautsCopy !req
911. from the charred spacecraft.Copy !req
912. A NASA spokesman said the dead astronauts
were left in the ship for four hoursCopy !req
913. to aid the investigation
into the tragedy.Copy !req
914. And according to the latest
information from NASACopy !req
915. at the Manned Spacecraft
Center in Houston,Copy !req
916. the first Apollo flight,
which was scheduled for February...Copy !req
917. Winds are pretty rough today.
Keep an eye on your yaw.Copy !req
918. Copy. Correcting.Copy !req
919. 1,000 feet.Copy !req
920. Switching to lunar mode.Copy !req
921. Final landing approach.Copy !req
922. You're too low. Climb!Copy !req
923. Control is degrading.Copy !req
924. Slow your rates.Copy !req
925. Do you read?Copy !req
926. Neil?Copy !req
927. The vehicle's not safe.Copy !req
928. Unfortunately, it's the best
simulation we have.Copy !req
929. And you and the others
are too valuable.Copy !req
930. It's a fly-by-wire system
that's got no backup.Copy !req
931. The ejection seat
is the backup.Copy !req
932. Political fallout
from another accident will compromise our...Copy !req
933. With all due respect, sir,
it's not my job to worry about the political fallout.Copy !req
934. - The damn thing could've killed you.
- Well, it didn't.Copy !req
935. A split second more
and you would not be...Copy !req
936. Well, we need to fail.Copy !req
937. We need to fail down here,
so we don't fail up there.Copy !req
938. Okay, Neil, Neil.Copy !req
939. At what cost, huh?Copy !req
940. At what cost?Copy !req
941. Well, it's a little bit late
for that question, isn't it, sir?Copy !req
942. They raise their voices, their placards,Copy !req
943. and they march
against the government.Copy !req
944. But some go farther, burning
Selective Service cardsCopy !req
945. and obstructing the draft.Copy !req
946. Most dissenters confine
themselves to this kind of protest activity.Copy !req
947. Hey! Hey! LBJ!
How many kids did you kill today?Copy !req
948. Hey! Hey! LBJ!
How many kids did you kill today?Copy !req
949. Pat?Copy !req
950. Pat?Copy !req
951. You okay?Copy !req
952. Yes.Copy !req
953. Why don't we go inside?Copy !req
954. Hi.Copy !req
955. Are you okay? Jesus!Copy !req
956. Oh, I'm fine.Copy !req
957. Look at your face.Copy !req
958. Excuse me.Copy !req
959. Dad, wanna come play?Copy !req
960. - Ricky.
- Uh...Copy !req
961. Boys, go on. Go on.Copy !req
962. I know, I know, I know.
Dad's fine.Copy !req
963. Go on, go back outside.
Go back, go back.Copy !req
964. What happened?Copy !req
965. Um...Copy !req
966. - I, uh...
- Jesus.Copy !req
967. I just remembered
I left something at the office.Copy !req
968. You've lately taken
a couple of swipes at the space program.Copy !req
969. I think it would be interesting
to talk more aboutCopy !req
970. whether this is the proper
thing to do with the public treasury.Copy !req
971. The sort of dreams
I would haveCopy !req
972. would be a habitable
New York City, for instance.Copy !req
973. It would seem to me that
that would be a reasonable thing to do.Copy !req
974. What has been
the reaction of your friends in this?Copy !req
975. Well, they mostly think
that it's ridiculousCopy !req
976. that we're spending
so much moneyCopy !req
977. to go somewhere
where we don't know anything about.Copy !req
978. And that the money
could be used for a lot more helpful things.Copy !req
979. Power to the people!Copy !req
980. A rat done bit my sister NellCopy !req
981. With Whitey on the MoonCopy !req
982. Her face and arms
begin to swellCopy !req
983. And Whitey's on the MoonCopy !req
984. I can't pay no doctor billsCopy !req
985. But Whitey's on the MoonCopy !req
986. Ten years from now
I'll be payin' stillCopy !req
987. While Whitey's on the MoonCopy !req
988. The man just upped my rent
last night and Whitey's on the MoonCopy !req
989. No hot water
no toilets, no lightsCopy !req
990. But Whitey's on the MoonCopy !req
991. I wonder why he's upping meCopy !req
992. 'Cause Whitey's on the Moon?Copy !req
993. Well, I was already
giving him, like, 50 a weekCopy !req
994. And Whitey's on the MoonCopy !req
995. Jesus, that's a big mother.Copy !req
996. It's a political rush job.Copy !req
997. Congress wouldn't fund us
to come in second.Copy !req
998. Why else would NASA
be sending a rocketCopy !req
999. that's had one issue
after another to the Moon?Copy !req
1000. Thanks for the insight, Buzz.Copy !req
1001. Always a pleasure with you.Copy !req
1002. It doesn't matter,
he's not in the lunar lottery.Copy !req
1003. And you are?Copy !req
1004. Well, the only guys
they let on the LLTV since Neil's accidentCopy !req
1005. are ones that might land.Copy !req
1006. So you think
you're going to the Moon?Copy !req
1007. It's been up for grabs
since Gus died.Copy !req
1008. I'm just saying
what you're thinking.Copy !req
1009. Well, maybe you shouldn't.Copy !req
1010. Apollo 8 clearing
the VAB and headed toward the launchpad.Copy !req
1011. Hell of a rocket.Copy !req
1012. Yeah.Copy !req
1013. Everything stays on track,
11's gonna be the landing.Copy !req
1014. I talked to Bob,
everyone's in agreement.Copy !req
1015. We'd like you to command.Copy !req
1016. Okay.Copy !req
1017. helicopter vectored that way.Copy !req
1018. It looks like a red dot
with a long, long tail.Copy !req
1019. A long plume.
That's got to be the spacecraft.Copy !req
1020. That has to be
Apollo 10 reentering.Copy !req
1021. And so,
the flight of Apollo 10Copy !req
1022. has performed
the major function of its mission.Copy !req
1023. It has proved,
through these daring three astronauts,Copy !req
1024. that all of the systems
work properlyCopy !req
1025. and that there should be no reason
why man cannot, perhaps as early as July,Copy !req
1026. land on that picked spot
on the Moon's equator.Copy !req
1027. These are sailors of the sky,
and what we've seenCopy !req
1028. and heard today make the great ocean
voyages of the earthbound seem,Copy !req
1029. well, earthbound indeed.Copy !req
1030. For as the poet wrote,
the crew of Apollo 10Copy !req
1031. has "slipped
the surly bonds of Earth"Copy !req
1032. and carried us over
into tomorrow.Copy !req
1033. In the past few hours,Copy !req
1034. man has come closer to the Moon
than ever in his history.Copy !req
1035. There were those
terrifying moments when...Copy !req
1036. - Mom, what's wrong?
- Hmm?Copy !req
1037. What's wrong?Copy !req
1038. Nothing, honey.Copy !req
1039. Your dad's going
to the Moon.Copy !req
1040. Okay.Copy !req
1041. Can I go outside?Copy !req
1042. Sure.Copy !req
1043. Uh, we're here
today to talk about the forthcoming flight.Copy !req
1044. But we're able
to talk about itCopy !req
1045. because of previous flights.Copy !req
1046. Every flight took on
new objectives,Copy !req
1047. and left us with very few
additions to be completed.Copy !req
1048. We're very grateful
to those peopleCopy !req
1049. who made it possible for us
to be here today.Copy !req
1050. All right,
we'll take some questions now.Copy !req
1051. Jim?Copy !req
1052. Neil, when you learned
you were going to command this flight,Copy !req
1053. were you surprised?
Overjoyed?Copy !req
1054. I was pleased.Copy !req
1055. Okay, but how would you
compare this feelingCopy !req
1056. to winning an automobile
or being selected as an astronaut?Copy !req
1057. I was pleased.Copy !req
1058. Brian?Copy !req
1059. Neil, if it does turn out,Copy !req
1060. you'll go down in history.Copy !req
1061. What kind of thoughts do you have
about that when the thought hits you...Copy !req
1062. "Uh, gosh, suppose
that flight's successful..."Copy !req
1063. We're planning on that flight
being successful.Copy !req
1064. Uh...Copy !req
1065. I just meant how you feel
about being a part of history.Copy !req
1066. I think I can shed
some light here.Copy !req
1067. It's a responsibility,Copy !req
1068. but it's exciting
to be the first.Copy !req
1069. Even my wife is excited.Copy !req
1070. She keeps slipping jewelry
into my PPK.Copy !req
1071. You're planning
on taking some of her jewelry to the Moon, Buzz?Copy !req
1072. Sure.Copy !req
1073. What fella wouldn't wanna
give his wife bragging rights?Copy !req
1074. Neil,Copy !req
1075. will you take anything?Copy !req
1076. Uh, if I had a choice,
I'd take more fuel.Copy !req
1077. All right,
next question.Copy !req
1078. I thought you were
gonna talk to the boys.Copy !req
1079. What did you
want me to say?Copy !req
1080. What do you wanna say?Copy !req
1081. You're the one
that's going away.Copy !req
1082. Well, it's too late now.
They're asleep.Copy !req
1083. No, they're not, Neil.Copy !req
1084. You know they're not.Copy !req
1085. Why can't you talk to them?Copy !req
1086. What are you doing?Copy !req
1087. Uh...Copy !req
1088. I'm packing.Copy !req
1089. No. You're just killing time
until you can get in the car.Copy !req
1090. - Okay.
- Okay.Copy !req
1091. Neil, I need you
to talk to the boys.Copy !req
1092. Can you hear me?Copy !req
1093. I need you to talk to the boys.
What are you doing?Copy !req
1094. - Stop.
- I'm going to work.Copy !req
1095. Well, just stop it.Copy !req
1096. Just stop...
Just stop packing!Copy !req
1097. What are the chances
you're not coming back?Copy !req
1098. Hmm? What are the chances this is
the last time the boys are gonna see you?Copy !req
1099. Well, I can't give you
an exact number.Copy !req
1100. I don't want
a fucking number, Neil!Copy !req
1101. It's not zero, is it?
Is it?Copy !req
1102. - No.
- No, it's not.Copy !req
1103. Pat doesn't have a husband.Copy !req
1104. Those kids, they don't have
a father anymore.Copy !req
1105. Do you understand
what that means?Copy !req
1106. What are the chances
that's gonna be Ricky and Mark?Copy !req
1107. And I...
I can't tell 'em that their dad spentCopy !req
1108. the last few minutes
packing his briefcase!Copy !req
1109. You're gonna sit 'em down.Copy !req
1110. Both of them.Copy !req
1111. And you're gonna prepare them for the fact
that you might not ever come home.Copy !req
1112. You're doing that. You.Copy !req
1113. Not me.Copy !req
1114. I'm done.Copy !req
1115. So you better start thinking
about what you're gonna say.Copy !req
1116. Jimmy asked what you're gonna say
when you get onto the Moon.Copy !req
1117. Well, we're not sure
we're gonna get onto the Moon. Uh...Copy !req
1118. A lot of things have to go right
before that happens.Copy !req
1119. How long
will you be gone?Copy !req
1120. Um...Copy !req
1121. Well, we launch in 10 days,
we'll be up for eight,Copy !req
1122. and then about a month
in quarantine.Copy !req
1123. What's quarantine?Copy !req
1124. We'll be in isolation.Copy !req
1125. Uh, to protect in case weCopy !req
1126. carry any diseases
from the lunar surfaceCopy !req
1127. or something of that nature.
It's not likely, but it's a precaution.Copy !req
1128. So you won't be here
for my swim meet?Copy !req
1129. No.Copy !req
1130. Sorry.Copy !req
1131. Does anyone have
any other questions?Copy !req
1132. Do you think
you're coming back?Copy !req
1133. We have real confidence
in the mission.Copy !req
1134. And, uh,
there are some risks,Copy !req
1135. but we have every intention
of coming back.Copy !req
1136. But you might not.Copy !req
1137. That's right.Copy !req
1138. Okay.Copy !req
1139. Okay. Time for bed.Copy !req
1140. "Fate has ordained that the men
who went to the Moon to explore in peaceCopy !req
1141. "will stay on the Moon
to rest in peace.Copy !req
1142. "These brave men,
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin,Copy !req
1143. "know there is no hope
for their recovery.Copy !req
1144. "They will be mourned
by their families.Copy !req
1145. "They will be mourned
by a Mother EarthCopy !req
1146. "that dared send
two of her sons into the unknown.Copy !req
1147. "For every human being
who looks up at the Moon in the nights to comeCopy !req
1148. "will know that there is
some corner of another worldCopy !req
1149. "that is forever mankind."Copy !req
1150. "Prior to the statement,
President will telephone each of the widows-to-be.Copy !req
1151. "A clergyman will adopt
the same procedure as a burial at sea,Copy !req
1152. "commending their souls
to the deepest of the deep."Copy !req
1153. Any thoughts?Copy !req
1154. Sounds fine.Copy !req
1155. T-minus
two minutes and counting.Copy !req
1156. Twenty seconds and counting.Copy !req
1157. T-minus 15 seconds.
Guidance is internal.Copy !req
1158. 12, 11, 10, 9...Copy !req
1159. Ignition sequence start.Copy !req
1160. Tower cleared.Copy !req
1161. Mark. Mode One Charlie.Copy !req
1162. Houston, you are a go
for staging.Copy !req
1163. This is Apollo Control.
We're a minute from ignitionCopy !req
1164. on trans-lunar
injection maneuver.Copy !req
1165. Okay, we're operate. 59:59.Copy !req
1166. Apollo 11, we track
your speed increasing to 36,000 feet per second.Copy !req
1167. You are now
leaving Earth orbit.Copy !req
1168. Apollo 11, roger.Copy !req
1169. We have cutoff.Copy !req
1170. Roger, 11.Copy !req
1171. It certainly looks like
you're well on your way now.Copy !req
1172. Okay, Houston,
we're about to SEP.Copy !req
1173. Mike, you got it?
It's your ship now.Copy !req
1174. And you can start PTCCopy !req
1175. at your convenience.Copy !req
1176. All right.
Thank you, Houston.Copy !req
1177. That smells funny.Copy !req
1178. Like, uh,
charred electrical insulation.Copy !req
1179. Might just be rocket fumes.Copy !req
1180. - Did you bring any music?
- No.Copy !req
1181. Here, Buzz.Copy !req
1182. Hey, Houston, are you hearing this?Copy !req
1183. Apollo 11,
now entering lunar orbit.Copy !req
1184. Your roll should give you
a good view in about two minutes. Over.Copy !req
1185. When you have a free minute,
could you give us your on board readoutCopy !req
1186. of N2 tank Bravo, please?Copy !req
1187. Nitrogen tank Bravo
is showingCopy !req
1188. 1960, something like that.Copy !req
1189. Roger.Copy !req
1190. Would you look at that?Copy !req
1191. This is a damn
three-ring circus.Copy !req
1192. I got a fuel cell purge in progress,
I'm watching an AUTO maneuver and...Copy !req
1193. Jesus Christ!Copy !req
1194. Normal, normal.Copy !req
1195. Houston, stand by
for AUTO alarm.Copy !req
1196. Neil, the, uh...
The voice tape recorder,Copy !req
1197. - you know where that is?
- I don't know.Copy !req
1198. All this food and stuff up here,
you want any of that?Copy !req
1199. No.Copy !req
1200. All right.Copy !req
1201. What about this chewing gum?
You want any of that?Copy !req
1202. Mike.Copy !req
1203. Come back, will you?Copy !req
1204. Apollo 11, Houston.Copy !req
1205. Let us know when you've entered
the LEM and closed up the hatch. Over.Copy !req
1206. Eagle, this is Houston.
We see the optics zero switch on.Copy !req
1207. Before you take some marks,Copy !req
1208. don't forget to cycle it back
off and on, and then on. Over.Copy !req
1209. Eagle, Houston,
could you give us a hackCopy !req
1210. on the time that you
switched to LEM powerCopy !req
1211. and also verify that
we're on glycol pump 1? Over.Copy !req
1212. This is Eagle,
we're on pump 1.Copy !req
1213. - Roger.
- Eagle, Columbia.Copy !req
1214. All 12 docking latches
are cocked.Copy !req
1215. I'm ready to button up
the hatch.Copy !req
1216. Roger.Copy !req
1217. I'm gonna start
a maneuver now to our undocking attitude.Copy !req
1218. Okay.Copy !req
1219. How about using,
as an undocking time, 100 hours and 12 minutes?Copy !req
1220. What have you got for AOS?Copy !req
1221. I have 100 hours
and 16 minutes.Copy !req
1222. Eagle, keep an eye
on your descent engine fuel.Copy !req
1223. Continuous burn time is
limited to 910 seconds.Copy !req
1224. Over.Copy !req
1225. Apollo 11, Houston,
we are go for undocking. Over.Copy !req
1226. Fifteen seconds.Copy !req
1227. Okay, there you go.Copy !req
1228. Eagle, Houston.
We see you on the steerable. Over.Copy !req
1229. The Eagle is undocked.Copy !req
1230. Roger. How does it look?Copy !req
1231. The Eagle has wings.Copy !req
1232. It just won't stay.Copy !req
1233. Eagle, report status. Over.Copy !req
1234. We'll have to
tell them about that.Copy !req
1235. Let's prep for descent.Copy !req
1236. Eagle, Houston.
You're a go for powered descent.Copy !req
1237. Roger. Read you.Copy !req
1238. Altitude light's on,
we don't have radar data.Copy !req
1239. Let's proceed.Copy !req
1240. Proceed.Copy !req
1241. One...Copy !req
1242. Zero...Copy !req
1243. Ignition.Copy !req
1244. Program alarm.Copy !req
1245. What's a 1202 alarm?Copy !req
1246. I don't know.Copy !req
1247. Houston, give us a reading
on the 1202 program alarm.Copy !req
1248. Roger, we got you.
We're a go on that alarm.Copy !req
1249. Same alarm.Copy !req
1250. Roger.
We're a go on that alarm.Copy !req
1251. Okay, 3,000 at 70.Copy !req
1252. Roger. Understand.Copy !req
1253. Program alarm 1201.Copy !req
1254. Roger. 1201 alarm.Copy !req
1255. Same type. We're go.Copy !req
1256. Pretty rocky area.Copy !req
1257. Those boulders
are as big as cars.Copy !req
1258. We can't land there.Copy !req
1259. Going to manual.Copy !req
1260. 540 feet, down to 30.Copy !req
1261. Watch your fuel.Copy !req
1262. 330.Copy !req
1263. 300 feet,
down three and a half.Copy !req
1264. Fuel's at 8%.Copy !req
1265. The radar's lost track of the surface again.Copy !req
1266. 160 feet,
six and a half down.Copy !req
1267. Five and a half down,
nine forward.Copy !req
1268. Low level. Low level.Copy !req
1269. 120 feet.Copy !req
1270. 5% fuel remaining.Copy !req
1271. Quantity light!Copy !req
1272. Ninety-four seconds to bingo.
114's a mandatory abort.Copy !req
1273. Down to half, six forward.Copy !req
1274. Stand by for 60. Rog.Copy !req
1275. Sixty seconds.Copy !req
1276. 40 feet, down two and a half.Copy !req
1277. Stand by for 30.Copy !req
1278. - Thirty seconds.
- Forward.Copy !req
1279. 20 feet, down a half!Copy !req
1280. Faint shadow.
Drifting forward, just a little bit.Copy !req
1281. Contact light.Copy !req
1282. Shutdown.Copy !req
1283. We copy, you're down, Eagle.Copy !req
1284. Houston,Copy !req
1285. Tranquility Base here.Copy !req
1286. The Eagle has landed.Copy !req
1287. Roger, Tranquility.Copy !req
1288. We copy on the ground.Copy !req
1289. You got a bunch of guys
about to turn blue.Copy !req
1290. We're breathing again.
Thanks a lot.Copy !req
1291. Thank you.Copy !req
1292. Very smooth touchdown.Copy !req
1293. Okay, Neil,
we can see you coming down the ladder now.Copy !req
1294. Okay, I just checked.
Uh...Copy !req
1295. Coming back up to that
first step, Buzz, it's, uh...Copy !req
1296. The strut hasn't collapsed too far,
but it's adequate to get back up.Copy !req
1297. Roger, we copy.Copy !req
1298. Takes a pretty good
little jump.Copy !req
1299. Buzz, this is Houston.Copy !req
1300. F2, 1/160 a secondCopy !req
1301. for shadow photography
on the sequence camera.Copy !req
1302. Okay.Copy !req
1303. I'm, uh,
at the foot of the ladder.Copy !req
1304. The LEM footbeds are only, uh,
depressed in the surfaceCopy !req
1305. about one or two inches.Copy !req
1306. Although, the surface
appears to be, uh,Copy !req
1307. very, very fine grain
as you get close to it.Copy !req
1308. It's almost like a powder
down there.Copy !req
1309. Very fine.Copy !req
1310. I'm gonna step off
the LEM now.Copy !req
1311. That's one
small step for man,Copy !req
1312. one giant leap
for mankind.Copy !req
1313. Okay, you ready
for me to come out?Copy !req
1314. Five, four, three, two, one.Copy !req
1315. Ignition.Copy !req
1316. I suppose they can
never really describe to us.Copy !req
1317. - Or will we ever know?
- No...Copy !req
1318. And it may not be a beautyCopy !req
1319. that one can pass on
to future beholders either.Copy !req
1320. These first men on the Moon
have seen somethingCopy !req
1321. that men who follow
will have missed.Copy !req
1322. They've peered
into another life that we can't follow.Copy !req
1323. Bob Simon at Trafalgar Square,
where he joined the thousandsCopy !req
1324. who watched an immense
television screenCopy !req
1325. as the Apollo touched down
on the Moon.Copy !req
1326. The average Romanian
thinks of Apollo 11 a little bitCopy !req
1327. as his own personal adventure.Copy !req
1328. It's been estimated that
the audience was up in the hundreds of millions.Copy !req
1329. Perhaps 400 million persons
or so watching this broadcast...Copy !req
1330. Countless millions more
listened on the radioCopy !req
1331. to the voices from the Moon.Copy !req
1332. Never before had so many people
been attuned to one eventCopy !req
1333. at one time.Copy !req
1334. feats of all time.Copy !req
1335. Does it amaze you
that it's taken place?Copy !req
1336. It not only amazes me, but I'm certain
that it amazes everybody in this country.Copy !req
1337. What do you think of it?Copy !req
1338. The Moon,
I hope that sometimeCopy !req
1339. everybody will go there.Copy !req
1340. - Wanna go yourself?
- Oh, yeah, I wish I can go right now.Copy !req
1341. I think this is a very important day.
It's a historical day.Copy !req
1342. And the whole universe is concerned about this,
the landing on the Moon.Copy !req
1343. And as a French woman,
how do you think about it?Copy !req
1344. Oh, I think it's wonderful,
I always trusted AmericaCopy !req
1345. and I knew
they couldn't fail.Copy !req
1346. And in Washington,
an anonymous citizenCopy !req
1347. placed a small bouquet on
the grave of John F. Kennedy with a note.Copy !req
1348. "Mr. President,
the Eagle has landed."Copy !req
1349. And indeed on this day,
as we mark the astronauts' return,Copy !req
1350. it's hard not to think back
upon that speechCopy !req
1351. our 35th president gave
just seven short years ago.Copy !req
1352. If this capsule history of
our progress teaches us anything,Copy !req
1353. it is that man,
in his quest for knowledgeCopy !req
1354. and progress is determined
and cannot be deterred.Copy !req
1355. But why, some say,
the Moon?Copy !req
1356. Why choose this as our goal?Copy !req
1357. And they may well ask,
why climb the highest mountain?Copy !req
1358. Why, 35 years ago,
fly the Atlantic?Copy !req
1359. Why does Rice play Texas?Copy !req
1360. We choose to go to the Moon.Copy !req
1361. We choose to go to the Moon.Copy !req
1362. We choose to go to the Moon
in this decade and do the other things,Copy !req
1363. not because they are easy,
but because they are hard.Copy !req
1364. Mrs. Armstrong!
Mrs. Armstrong!Copy !req
1365. How do you feel?Copy !req
1366. Have you
spoken with your husband?Copy !req
1367. Would your sons
like to be astronauts like him?Copy !req
1368. Mrs. Armstrong!Copy !req
1369. Have all your prayers
been answered?Copy !req
1370. Yes, yes, they have.Copy !req
1371. How would you
describe the flight?Copy !req
1372. Well, uh, I can only say
it was outta this world.Copy !req
1373. Thank you.Copy !req
1374. They will be quarantined
the full three weeks,Copy !req
1375. but there is no sign
of infection or disease.Copy !req
1376. Congratulations, Jan.Copy !req