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How does zero-g feel?

Your head feel funny, anybody?

Anything like that?

No, just feel like we're going around this side now.

It has a stark beauty on its own.

It's like much of the high desert of the United States.

It's different, but it's very pretty out here.

Roger, we got a roll program.

Apollo 11 is 966 miles from the moon.

Velocity 6,511 feet per second.

That's the last meal we eat.

Apollo 11, Houston, we are go for undocking, over.

Roger, understand.

Program alarm.

Give us a reading on the 1202.

Okay, we're go.

We're go, same time, we're go.

Contact right.

Loosen.

The angle has landed.

Okay, engine stop.

113 is in.

10 points.

We're gonna be busy for a minute.

Wally, say something.

I'm speechless.

Whoops.

I'm just trying to hold onto my breath.

That is really something.

It's like tranquility.

I'd be advised, there are lots of smiling faces

in this room and all over the world, over.

All right, two of them up here.

Roger, it was a beautiful job, you guys.

And don't forget one in the command module.

Roger, we ring you, Columbia.

He has landed Tranquility Base.

Eagle is at Tranquility, over.

I heard the whole thing.

Good show.

Fantastic.

Eagle, you are safe for T1.

Roger.

And we have him safe for T1.

Roger, Tranquility Base.

It sure sounded great from up here.

You guys did a fantastic job.

Thank you.

Just keep that orbiting base ready for us up there now.

Will do.

Well, this day has given us Eric Severide, I guess, our biggest story.

Nothing compares with this, I don't think.

I think Walter...

Well, I think it's much better sometimes that it's easier to be an active

participant in a world-shaking things like this than an observer who can only sit.

At least it's easier on the nerve ends.

The thing that got us all downstairs in another office watching this in those last

few minutes and seconds was the steadiness of those voices of those two men.

As an old-fashioned humanist, it seemed to me a little reassuring that in those last

seconds, the human hand and I had to take over from the computers if I understood

exactly what was going on in that lunar module.

Sitting here, I really was caught speechless.

I don't think that's happened in my life.

As a matter of fact, Armstrong's words were as eloquent as you could ask.

The Eagle has landed.

The Eagle has landed.

What more could you say?

No, no.

What do you think of man's landing on the moon?

It was a... just profound.

Man has stepped off this planet and I'm proud to be an American and an Earthling.

What was the reaction where you were?

What does it mean to you?

This is one moment I want to share with the American people.

Yugoslavia, in fact, has adopted three American astronauts as its own heroes.

What's your reaction?

What are your thoughts?

How about you, sir?

I am very proud to be a member of generation of this historical moment.

I think this is a great day for America.

I think maybe Mars might be next.

Who knows?

Buzz Aldrin and his co-pilot Neil Armstrong,

they've been on the moon for over two hours now.

And Buzz Aldrin did take something with him today, most unusual.

He took a part of the communal bread loaf from his church along with him,

so that at his evening meal tonight, Sunday, he will in a sense share communion.

Uh, with the people of his church.

All right, Houston, Tranquility, over.

Tranquility, Houston, go ahead.

Roger, this is Zalem Pilots.

I'd like to take this opportunity to ask every person listening in, whoever,

wherever they may be, to pause for a moment and contemplate the events of today.

And to give thanks in his or her own way.

Over.

Roger, Tranquility Base.

The least we can do is to accede to the request from the hero conquerors of space,

Armstrong and Aldrin, to pause for a moment and contemplate

the last few hours and give thanks in our own way.

CBS News color coverage of the epic journey of Apollo 11 will continue in a moment.

We'll get word from the spacecraft that they intend to depressurize the cabin and

open the hatch in about 15 minutes from now.

Locks are checked.

Lock locks are in.

Perch locks.

And on this side, the twist locks and lock locks.

Both sides.

Water locks.

And the call.

We're approaching one of the critical moments.

And Neil Armstrong's father did say that he hoped that his

son would have something to say on the surface of the moon.

He said, I hope you'll say something that unites the world.

Neil Armstrong's mother said that, however, maybe

he'll be so thrilled he won't have any words at all.

Open the hatch when we get to zero.

Ready to take on that thing.

OK, that's good.

Good.

Lay down.

Relax a little bit.

How am I doing?

You're doing fine.

A little bit toward me.

Make it lined up.

Nicely.

OK, now you're clear.

OK, Houston, I'm on the board.

If you get to me now, I'm going to pull it now.

Buzz, this is Houston.

Radio check and verify.

TV circuit breaker in.

Roger.

TV circuit breaker's in.

And we're getting a picture on the TV.

There's a foot coming down.

There he is.

There's a foot coming down the steps.

OK, Neil, we can see you coming down the ladder now.

At the foot of the ladder, the limb footbeds are only

depressed in the surface about one or two inches.

Although the surface appears to be very, very fine-grained as you get close to it.

It's almost like a powder.

I'm going to step off the limb now.

OK.

That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

Armstrong is on the moon.

38-year-old American standing on the surface of the moon.

Wow.

The surface is fine and powdery.

The footprints of my boots and the tracks are fine.

And the fine, sandy particles.

Neil, this is Houston.

We're copying.

Boy, look at those pictures.

Oh, thank you, television, for letting us watch this one.

There's something.

There seems to be no difficulty in moving around as we suspected.

Absolutely no trouble to walk around.

You're last clear.

Oh, that looks beautiful, Daniel.

Much of the high desert of the United States,

it's different, but it's very pretty out here.

Are you ready for me to come out?

All set.

No, I want to partially close that.

Making sure not to lock it on my way out.

It's going good, Todd.

That's our home for the next couple of hours.

We want to take good care of it.

Okay, I'm going to leave that one foot up there and then...

Beautiful, beautiful.

Isn't that something?

I've never been so tired out here.

Except for some desolation.

Anybody there?

Is that a camera?

Why don't you turn around and let them get a view from

here and help you with the field of view, looks like.

Aim

it a little bit more to the right, over.

Now they're collecting now the samples.

They've got about another hour and five minutes of

extra vehicle activity before the hatch is closed.

I think all of us on Earth will probably feel the same way, but there will never be

a day like this again in any of our histories.

Looks

like you're about a half hour slow on.

See if you can pull that in a little bit.

Columbia, this is Houston.

Radio line clear, how's it going?

Roger, the EVA is progressing beautifully.

I believe they're setting up the flag now.

Great.

I guess you're about the only person around that doesn't have TV coverage of the scene.

That's all right, I don't mind a bit.

How is the quality of the TV?

Oh, it's beautiful, Mike, it really is.

Oh, geez, that's great.

Is the lighting anyway decent?

Yes, indeed.

They've got the flag up now and you can see the stars and stripes on the lens.

Facing that end of the...

Neil and Buzz, the President of the United States

would like to say a few words to you, over.

Roger.

It would be an honor.

All right, go ahead, Mr. President.

Hello, Neil and Buzz.

I'm talking to you by telephone from the Oval Room at the White House.

And this certainly has to be the most historic telephone call ever made.

And as you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquility, it inspires us to redouble

our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to Earth.

Thank you, Mr. President.

It's a great honor and privilege to be here.

Representing not only the United States, but...

and the...

peace of all nations.

And with interest in actual reality and... and with a vision for the future.

Thank you very much and I look forward to seeing you on the Hornet on Thursday.

Roger, Neil and Buzz.

Let's press on with getting the close-up camera,

magazine and closing out of the sample return container.

You're running a little low on time.

Roger.

In the foreground, Buzz Aldrin is collecting a core tube sample.

I hope you're watching how hard I have to hit this into

the ground, to the tune of about five inches, Houston.

Neil, this is Houston.

Did you get the Asshole Bar magazine?

Yes, I did.

And we got about 20 pounds of carefully selected, if not documented, samples.

And we got about 20 pounds of carefully selected, if not documented, samples.

Buzz, this is Houston.

It's about time for you to start your UVA closeout activity.

Roger.

OK, that is closed and latched.

And verified secure.

Tranquility Base, this is Houston.

In the flight plan configuration, we show that... on panel 16, row 2...

the stability control circuit breaker... should be open at this time.

Over.

Roger.

Coming open.

Houston, Tranquility.

Do you have a way of showing the configuration

of the engine arm circuit breaker?

Over.

The reason I'm asking is... because the end of it appears to be broken off...

I think we can push it back in again.

I'm not sure we can pull it out if we push it in now.

Over.

Tranquility Base, this is Houston.

Over.

Get some rest there and have at it tomorrow.

It's been a long day.

We don't think that's at all a likely situation.

It's certainly a possible one.

But... I don't know.

At the present time... we're left without recourse.

Just one quickie...

Mike...

This is serious.

How would you feel if you had to come home alone?

Terrible.

Really?

We're keeping tune now... to mission control in Houston...

as they go through checking out... the spacecraft systems...

before men leave the moon... for the first time.

Okay, on surface 57...

they're in your VIRB 21973.

Trunnion... leave it at 180.

Tranquility Houston... for your information...

the circuitry looks real fine...

on that engine arm circuit breaker.

And you're cleared for takeoff.

Roger, understand.

We're at number one on the runway.

Roger.

9... 8... 7...

8... 9... 10... 11...

12...

14... 15...

16...

17... 17... 18... 19... 20...

23...

We're just short of 22 hours on the moon's surface on the way

back now to rendezvous with Mike Collins orbiting the Moon.

This

is Apollo Control.

Communications are somewhat scratchy with Apollo 11.

Columbia and Eagle now reunited to become Apollo 11.

Again.

Crew

and moon samples are transferred to the command service module.

The lunar module is discarded.

Copy that.

Roger, Dodger.

We got Eagle looking good.

It picked up about two feet per second from that jettison.

30 seconds left.

30 seconds now until loss of signal.

We've had a last status check from the flight

director and all around the room the word is go.

Apollo 11, Houston.

You're a go for TEI.

Over.

Apollo 11.

Thank you.

And at this point, we are waiting as is mission control and as the whole world for

this word that behind the moon, out of touch with the Earth, the

astronauts of Apollo 11 have successfully fired the engine for the transceiver.

Please, Earth, injection.

It looks like we are going forward.

It is most important that we be going forward.

.

Yes, I love you.

You are a hero.

They're on the edge of the seat just as you and I are.

We're

always going to feel somehow strangers to these men.

They've peered into another life.

We can't follow.

He said it was pretty, the scene he saw on the moon.

Somehow they found a strange beauty there that

I suppose they can never really describe to us.

This

trip of ours to the moon may have looked to you simple or easy.

I'd like to assure you that that has not been the case.

Our large rocket engine on the aft end of our service module must have performed

flawlessly or we would have been stranded in lunar orbit.

The parachutes up above my head must work perfectly

tomorrow or we will plummet into the ocean.

This operation is somewhat like the periscope of a submarine.

All you see is the three of us.

But beneath the surface, there are thousands and thousands of others.

And to all those, I would like to say thank you very much.

We feel that this stands as a symbol of the insatiable

curiosity of all mankind to explore the unknown.

We'd like to give a special thanks to all those Americans who built those

spacecrafts and put their hearts and all their abilities into those crafts.

To those people, tonight we give a special thank you.

And to all the other people that are

listening and watching tonight, God bless you.

Good night from Apollo 11.

Apollo 11, we appreciate you turning that off.

That's an old favorite of mine.

It's an album made about 20 years ago.

Called Music Out of the Max.

But it sounded a little scratchy to us.

It's nearly as bad as your tape was a little slow.

It's supposed to sound that way.

It was scratchy to us too, but the car likes it.

That's what we figured.

Reentry corridor.

As it approaches the reentry speed of nearly 25,000

miles per hour, the service module drops away.

Remains of the original 3,000 tons of rocket fuel and cargo.

The command module now plunges into the atmosphere, protected by its heat shield.

Apollo 11, Houston.

You're still looking mighty fine here.

You're clear through landing.

Yeah, we appreciate that, Roger.

Roger, pier 7 o'clock.

Got our friend the moon whipping by the field of view right now.

Roger, copy.

And 11, Houston.

You're going over the hill there shortly.

You're looking mighty fine to us.

See you later.

Velocity 34,630 feet per second.

Range to go to splash 1,533 nautical miles.

There's blackout.

G-force should be just about now.

Three.

They're seeing this glowing reentry like a comet.

Coming back.

The Hornet reports Airboss 1 has visual contact.

Apollo 11, Apollo 11, this is Hornet.

Hornet over.

Apollo 11, this is Apollo 11, reaching Aladdin core.

Airmen from the planet Earth, first set foot upon the

moon, became in peace for all mankind, July 1969, be peace.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology