Original subtitles

WE CHOOSE TO GO TO THE MOON.

WE CHOOSE TO GO TO THE MOON.

WE CHOOSE TO GO TO THE MOON IN THIS DECADE

AND DO THE OTHER THINGS,

NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE EASY, BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD.

WE SET SAIL ON THIS NEW SEA

BECAUSE THERE IS NEW KNOWLEDGE TO BE GAINED

AND NEW RIGHTS TO BE WON,

AND THEY MUST BE WON AND USED

FOR THE PROGRESS OF ALL MANKIND.

WE SHALL SEND TO THE MOON,

240,000 MILES AWAY FROM THE CONTROL STATION IN HOUSTON,

A GIANT ROCKET MORE THAN 300 FEET TALL,

MADE OF NEW METAL ALLOYS,

SOME OF WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN INVENTED,

CAPABLE OF STANDING HEAT AND STRESSES

SEVERAL TIMES MORE

THAN HAVE EVER BEEN EXPERIENCED,

FITTED TOGETHER

WITH A PRECISION BETTER THAN THE FINEST WATCH,

CARRYING ALL THE EQUIPMENT

NEEDED FOR PROPULSION, GUIDANCE, CONTROL,

COMMUNICATIONS, FOOD, AND SURVIVAL,

ON AN UNTRIED MISSION TO AN UNKNOWN CELESTIAL BODY,

AND, THEREFORE, AS WE SET SAIL, WE ASK GOD'S BLESSING

ON THE MOST HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS

AND GREATEST ADVENTURE ON WHICH MAN HAS EVER EMBARKED.

THANK YOU.

JUST LIKE A PERSON WAITING IN THE WINGS TO GO ON STAGE,

THEY PROBABLY HAVE LESS TIME TO DAYDREAM

BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT THEY'VE GOT TO DO.

YOU KNOW, I HAD THE FEELING THAT I REALLY OUGHT TO CONCENTRATE

ON REMEMBERING THE THINGS THAT I HAD TO DO AT THE MOON

AND ALL THAT.

Duke: GOSH, HERE WE ARE, AND WE'RE GETTING DOWN CLOSE.

I HOPE THE SUIT CHECKS OUT OKAY.

YOU GET SWEATY PALMS, AND YOUR HEART STARTS POUNDING.

IT WAS LIKE THE BIG GAME ABOUT TO START.

YOU'RE IN YOUR WORK CLOTHES, READY TO GO TO WORK,

BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO STAY THERE.

YOU HAVE TO SCHEDULE IT IN CONJUNCTION

WITH THE BOOSTER SCHEDULE ITSELF.

YOU'RE PLUGGED INTO A CONSOLE THAT'S SUPPLYING 100% OXYGEN.

IT'S KIND OF A CATCH-UP TIME

IF THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE BOOSTER OR SOMETHING,

WE'RE THERE, AND NOT SITTING OUT AT THE PAD

UNTIL THE COUNT GETS TO A CERTAIN POINT,

AND THEN WE'RE CALLED TO PROCEED TO THE SPACECRAFT.

Woman: Y'ALL TAKE CARE, NOW.

GODSPEED, MEN.

RIGHT AT THE LAST MINUTE,

THAT SAID, "DON'T -- DON'T COUNT ON THIS SO HEAVILY.

IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN."

THIS IS SUCH A BIG THING.

I-I FRANKLY DON'T SEE HOW YOU CAN DO IT.

EVEN WHEN PARTICIPATING IN IT,

I THINK IT'S AUDACIOUS THAT YOU WOULD TRY.

I CLEARLY COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND, AS A CREWMAN,

HOW TO -- HOW TO MAKE IT WORK.

I COULD ONLY LEARN HOW TO OPERATE MY SHARE OF IT.

BEING COMMAND PILOT, I WAS SITTING IN THE CENTER SEAT,

SO THAT MEANT I CLIMBED IN LAST.

I JUST STOOD AROUND AND WAITED UNTIL THEY STRAPPED IN,

AND HERE WAS KIND OF A STRANGE QUIET.

LOOK OUT AND YOU CAN SEE A LARGE PART OF THE STATE

AND THE OCEAN AND -- AND THIS -- THIS THING OUT HERE.

YOU HAVE THE FEELING THAT IT'S ALIVE.

THAT'S THE KIND OF THING THAT SORT OF, FOR THE FIRST TIME,

BEGINS TO BRING HOME THE FACT THAT TODAY IS NOT THE GAME

WE'VE BEEN PLAYING IN TRAINING FOR YEARS.

THIS IS REALITY.

I HAD THE ONLY WINDOW AT THIS POINT,

AND I LOOKED OUT,

AND DOGGONE IF THE MOON WASN'T VISIBLE IN THE DAYLIGHT

RIGHT STRAIGHT OUT THE TOP OF THE WINDOW.

I KNOW THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOB RIGHT

BECAUSE THE MOON IS RIGHT STRAIGHT AHEAD, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE POINTED.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE JUST GONNA LAUNCH US RIGHT STRAIGHT TO THIS THING.

THIS IS APOLLO SATURN LAUNCH CONTROL.

ALL STILL GO ON THE APOLLO MISSION,

THE FLIGHT TO LAND THE FIRST MEN ON THE MOON.

THE SPACECRAFT, ALSO, NOW IS ON FULL INTERNAL POWER.

UP TO THIS TIME,

THE SPACECRAFT, ALSO, NOW IS ON FULL INTERNAL POWER.

ONCE WE GET DOWN TO THE 3:10 MARK IN THE COUNTDOWN,

WE'LL GO ON AN AUTOMATIC SEQUENCE.

ALL ASPECTS FROM THERE ON DOWN WILL BE AUTOMATIC,

RUN BY THE GROUND MASTER COMPUTER

HERE IN THE FIRING ROOM.

EXACTLY. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO COPY IT DOWN.

Man: HE'S NOT GIVING EXACT.

HE'S JUST LOOKING ACROSS THE FLIGHT PLAN

TO FIND OUT WHAT THE HELL THE TREND IS.

WE HAVE SOME 7.6 MILLION POUNDS OF THRUST

PUSHING THE VEHICLE UPWARD,

A VEHICLE THAT WEIGHS CLOSE TO 6 1/2 MILLION POUNDS.

WE ALL ARE IN THIS TOGETHER AS A TEAM EFFORT.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT WORK,

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT WORK.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO MOST OF THIS MISSION,

BUT I DO KNOW THAT I CAN ASSURE YOU

THAT MY PIECE OF IT IS GONNA WORK,

AND IT WON'T FAIL BECAUSE OF ME.

THE MEMBERS OF THE LAUNCH TEAM, HERE IN THE CONTROL CENTER,

MONITORING A NUMBER OF WHAT WE CALL RED-LINE VALUES.

THESE ARE TOLERANCES WE DON'T WANT TO GO ABOVE AND BELOW

IN TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.

THEY ARE STANDING BY TO CALL OUT

ANY DEVIATIONS FROM OUR PLANS.

ALL INDICATIONS COMING INTO THE CONTROL CENTER

AT THIS TIME INDICATE WE ARE AT GO.

THE TEST SUPERVISOR NOW HAS INFORMED

LAUNCH VEHICLE TESTING THAT YOU ARE GO FOR LAUNCH.

3:25 AND COUNTING. WE'RE STILL GO AT THIS TIME.

THERE'S A LONG PERIOD OF TIME

WHERE YOU'VE DONE ALL THE THINGS IN THE COCKPIT YOU CAN DO,

AND THERE ARE VERY FEW THINGS LEFT TO SAY.

YOU DON'T KNOW ANY NEW JOKES TO TELL.

THERE'S JUST NOT MUCH LEFT TO SAY

EXCEPT JUST SIT THERE AND WAIT.

IT FEELS GOOD.

ASTRONAUTS REPORT "IT FEELS GOOD."

1:25 AND COUNTING.

OUR STATUS BOARD INDICATES

THE THIRD STAGE COMPLETELY PRESSURIZED.

GUIDANCE SYSTEM GOES ON INTERNAL AT 17 SECONDS,

LEADING UP TO THE IGNITION SEQUENCE AT 8.9 SECONDS.

POWER TRANSFER IS COMPLETE.

[ SIREN WAILS ]

FIRING COMMAND COMING IN NOW.

WE ARE ON THE AUTOMATIC SEQUENCE.

T-MINUS 60 SECONDS AND COUNTING.

WE'RE ON INTERNAL POWER

WITH THE LAUNCH VEHICLE AT THIS TIME.

ALL THE SECOND-STAGE TANKS NOW PRESSURIZED.

35 SECONDS AND COUNTING.

Man: GO.

IT WON'T FAIL BECAUSE OF ME.

T-MINUS 20 SECONDS AND COUNTING.

GUIDANCE INTERNAL. 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9.

ENGINES GO, 5, 4, 3, 2, LAUNCH COMMIT.

[ BEEP ]

Man:YAHOO!

IT FEELS JUST LIKE IT SOUNDS.

Man:I GOT A PITCH AND A ROLL PROGRAM,

AND THIS BABY IS REALLY GOING.

Man:ROGER THAT. STAND BY FOR MODE ONE BRAVO.

MARK ONE BRAVO.

THAT'S A LOVELY LIFTOFF. THAT'S NOT BAD AT ALL.

Irwin: THE MOMENT THERE JUST IS SUPREME ELATION,

COMPLETE RELEASE OF TENSIONS,

TO FEEL ALL THAT POWER PRECISELY DIRECTED,

TO KNOW THAT WE'RE ON COURSE,

FIRST OF ALL FOR EARTH ORBIT,

AND THEN PRECISELY INSERTED ONTO THE RIGHT ORBIT,

THE RIGHT TRAJECTORY, FOR A RENDEZVOUS WITH THE MOON.

Man: APOLLO TO HOUSTON.

YOU'RE RIGHT SMACK-DAB ON THE TRAJECTORY.

YOUR I.U.'s DOING A BEAUTIFUL JOB.

I GOT A YAW PROGRAM.

Man:TRAJECTORY IS GOOD. THRUST IS GOOD.

Man:WE'RE ON OUR WAY, HOUSTON.

AT LAST, I'M LEAVING THE EARTH, AND I'M DESTINED FOR THE MOON.

Man:WHAT A RIDE. WHAT A RIDE.

Man:ROGER. WE COPY, PETE.

Man:ROGER. LOOKS GOOD UP HERE, TOO.

ROLL'S COMPLETE.

THIS IS REALLY A ROCKIN' AND ROLLIN' RIDE.

Roosa: YOU CAN FEEL IT SHAKE. THERE'S A REAL STRONG VIBRATION.

OF COURSE, YOU'RE UP AT THE END OF THIS BEAUTY.

HERE YOU ARE, GOING ALONG WITH THE "G" ON YOU.

IT'S UP TO ABOUT 4 G's,

BUT YOU'RE PSYCHED UP, GOOD SHAPE, AND ALL THAT.

EVEN LIFTING YOUR ARM TO MOVE SWITCHES, NO PROBLEM.

Man:APOLLO, YOU ARE GO FOR STAGING.

HERE YOU ARE, COMING UP ON STAGING,

AND WHEN STAGING HAPPENS, IT'S, LIKE, MAN!

WE GOT SKIRT STEP.

Man:AND THERE'S FULL IGNITION, HOUSTON.

Man:EMISSION CONFIRMED. THRUST IS GO.

ROGER.

TRAJECTORY, GUIDANCE, CMC ARE ALL GO.

THANK YOU, JOE.

Man:HOUSTON, YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD HERE --

RIGHT DOWN THE CENTER LINE.

Man:THAT WAS SHUTDOWN RIGHT ON THE MONEY.

17, HOUSTON, YOU ARE GO FOR ORBIT -- GO FOR ORBIT.

AND WE'RE -- WE'RE OUT OVER THE CANARIES.

Man:APOLLO, HOUSTON. THROUGH THE CANARIES.

HOW DO YOU READ?

Man:YOU'RE LOUD AND CLEAR, HOUSTON, OVER THE CANARIES.

BOY, IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL UP HERE,

LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW.

IT'S JUST REALLY FANTASTIC.

ROGER.

Man:LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RIDE.

UH, JOHN, THIS IS HOUSTON.

IF THERE'S NOTHING STARTLING TO REPORT ABOUT THE RIDE,

WE'D RATHER HOLD OFF.

NO, THERE'S NOTHING REALLY SPECTACULARLY DIFFERENT

TO REPORT ON THE RIDE.

WE'LL HOLD OFF ON THAT.

Man:THE SUNSET IS JUST AS BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS

IN THIS SPACE BUSINESS.

Mattingly: IN AFRICA, THERE ARE A LOT OF NOMADS OUT IN THE DESERT.

CLEAR DESERT NIGHTS,

YOU SEE THE FIRES FROM ALL OF THESE,

THESE LITTLE YELLOW DOTS THAT REPRESENT FIRES

FROM ALL THESE NOMADS CAMPING OUT,

AND YOU REALIZE THE BROAD AREA THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT,

AND EACH OF THOSE LITTLE DOTS REPRESENTED PEOPLE,

OTHER HUMANS THAT ARE OUT THERE

IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH I WOULD CONSIDER MORE STRANGE

THAN THE ENVIRONMENT THEY MIGHT THINK ABOUT ME.

Duke: WHEN YOU GET THERE IN ORBIT, THE ENGINES SHUT DOWN,

AND THINGS SORT OF FEEL SORT OF FUNNY.

AND YOU SORT OF UNBUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELT

AND WIGGLE AROUND IN YOUR SEAT OR TAP YOUR TOES,

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE JUST --

BODY IS EVERYWHERE IN THE ROOM,

AND YOU'RE JUST DOING FLIPS AND CARTWHEELS AND SPINS.

Cernan: YOUR FIRST FEELINGS OF WEIGHTLESSNESS AS IT HITS YOU

IS LIKE GOING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD

ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR,

AND A CAR GOES OVER THE BUMP,

AND YOUR STOMACH GOES UP INTO YOUR THROAT,

AND THEN YOU GET OVER THE BUMP,

AND YOU GET THAT GOOD-SENSATION FEELING,

AND THEN -- BOOM -- YOU'RE BACK DOWN AGAIN...

ONLY WHEN YOU'RE IN SPACE AND YOU GO INTO WEIGHTLESSNESS,

YOU GO OVER THAT BUMP AND YOU NEVER COME DOWN.

Man: 12, HOUSTON, YOUR PROGRAM ALARM WAS AN INTEGRATION PROBLEM.

CAN YOU GIVE US A VERB 96 ENTER TO STOP YOUR INTEGRATION?

AND WE'D LIKE YOU TO DO AN E-MOD DUMP.

GIVE US A 3-2-1-MARK WHEN YOU DO YOUR VERB 74,

AND IF WE GET IT DONE NOW,

WE SHOULD HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU ON YOUR ERASABLE MEMORY

BY THE TIME YOU GET TO GUAYMAS.

DO A VERB 96 FIRST.

Mattingly: WE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFICULTY PAYING ATTENTION

TO WHAT OUR JOB WAS.

ALREADY I WAS GETTING THE IMPRESSION

THAT THIS IS SUCH AN AMAZING THING

THAT I'M GONNA FORGET THESE THINGS.

"I KNOW I'M GOING TO LOSE THIS IMAGE.

IT'S GONNA BE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER."

EACH IMAGE CAME UP, WAS THERE FOR A FLASH

TO BE APPRECIATED AND SAVORED, AND THEN RELUCTANTLY LET GO

BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA BE SUPERPOSED WITH OTHERS.

Man:AND, HOUSTON, WE'RE BEGINNING TO SEE

A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE HERE.

Man:OKAY.

WE'RE GIVING YOU A GO FOR YOUR E.V.A. AT THIS TIME.

OKAY.

THE HATCH IS OPEN. NO SWEAT.

OH, IT STAYED JUST WHERE I WANT IT.

Man:DAVE, COME ON OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE.

Schweickart: WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE IN ONE OF THOSE SPACE SUITS,

YOU'RE REALLY IN SPACE.

THERE ARE NO BOUNDARIES TO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING.

IT'S LIKE HAVING A GOLDFISH BOWL OVER YOUR HEAD

WHICH GIVES YOU UNLIMITED VISIBILITY,

AND THEN THE PORTABLE LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM

IS JUST VERY, VERY QUIET.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A WATER PUMP IN IT THAT'S CIRCULATING WATER

THROUGH YOUR UNDERWEAR -- YOU KNOW, COOLING WATER --

AND THERE'S A FAN THAT'S PUMPING THE OXYGEN THROUGH,

BUT THEY'RE VERY QUIET.

YOU CAN'T HEAR THEM AT ALL.

IT'S AS IF YOU'RE OUT THERE WITHOUT ANYTHING ON...

HALLELUJAH.

HALLELUJAH, HOUSTON.

...SORT OF TOTAL COMPLETE SILENCE AND THAT BEAUTIFUL VIEW

AND THE REALIZATION, OF COURSE,

THAT YOU'RE GOING 25,000 MILES AN HOUR.

YOU RECOGNIZE THAT YOU'RE NOT THERE

BECAUSE YOU DESERVE TO BE THERE,

THAT YOU WERE JUST LUCKY.

YOU'RE THE REPRESENTATIVE OF HUMANITY

AT THAT POINT IN HISTORY,

HAVING THAT EXPERIENCE,

IN A SENSE, FOR THE REST OF MANKIND.

Man:THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR SAYS GET BACK IN.

Man: APOLLO CONTROL, HOUSTON.

2 HOURS, 25 MINUTES GROUND ELAPSED TIME.

IT WILL BE DURING THIS PASS

THAT WE WILL HAVE THE TRANSLUNAR INJECTION BURN.

Man:CAPCOM, WE'RE GO FOR T.L.I.

ROGER.

GUYS, I'VE GOT THE WORD YOU WANTED TO HEAR.

YOU ARE GO FOR T.L.I. YOU'RE GO FOR THE MOON.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING TO BE A LITTLE BIT REMORSEFUL ABOUT

ON GOING TO THE MOON,

IT WAS THAT YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE

TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME AROUND THE EARTH AS YOU'D LIKE,

BECAUSE THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF VERY INTERESTING THINGS TO SEE.

Man: 3, 2, 1 -- IGNITION.

Man:WE CONFIRM IGNITION, AND THE THRUST IS GO.

Man:YOU GUYS ARE REALLY HAULING THE MAIL OUT OF THERE.

Man: OH, YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE IT.

IT'S LIKE WE'RE CLIMBING STRAIGHT UP, JOE.

IT'S A FANTASTIC SIGHT,

JUST LIKE WE WERE SHOT STRAIGHT UP.

YOU'RE GOING ABOUT 6,000 FEET A SECOND.

Man:THEIR PRESENT ALTITUDE IS NOW ABOUT 3,000 MILES,

THE SPACECRAFT MOVING AT NEARLY 35,000 FEET PER SECOND.

THESE THREE CREW MEMBERS

ARE TRAVELING FASTER THAN MAN HAS EVER FLOWN BEFORE.

Lovell: THERE'S NOT MUCH SENSATION OF WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING

EXCEPT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE COMPUTER,

AND THE COMPUTER IS ADDING UP THE VELOCITY,

AND SUDDENLY WE REALLY KNEW THAT WE WERE REALLY TRAVELING...

AND, SHOOT, WHEN THAT ENGINE LIT OFF,

IT WAS ON FOR A LONG TIME...

Man:SHUTDOWN.

...BUT IT REALLY HIT US WHEN IT STOPPED,

AND WE TURNED AROUND AND LOOKED AT THE EARTH.

SUDDENLY THE EARTH HAD STARTED TO SHRINK.

Man: HELLO, HOUSTON. YOU'D HAVE TO SEE THIS PLANET TO BELIEVE IT.

Man:THIS IS JUST SO THAT YOU GUYS DON'T GET TOO EXCITED

AND FORGET WHAT YOUR JOB IS DOWN THERE.

Man:WE'RE READY FOR WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO RECEIVE.

♪FLY ME TO THE MOON♪

♪LET ME PLAY AMONG THE STARS♪

♪LET ME SEE WHAT SPRING IS LIKE♪

♪ON JUPITER AND MARS♪

♪ IN OTHER WORDS

♪ PLEASE BE TRUE

♪ IN OTHER WORDS

♪ I LOVE YOU

Roosa: WE HAD A LITTLE TAPE RECORDER ON BOARD,

WHICH YOU COULD LISTEN TO MUSIC.

WE WERE ALLOWED TO CARRY A PERSONAL CASSETTE ON THERE,

SO YOU COULD PLAY THE MUSIC.

MINE WAS COUNTRY MUSIC.

[ THE BUCKAROOS' "ACT NATURALLY" PLAYS ]

Owens: HI, THIS IS BUCK OWENS FROM THE BUCKAROOS.

WE CAME DOWN TO THE STUDIO,

AND WE THOUGHT THAT WE'D PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE THING

THAT YOU COULD TAKE ALONG WITH YOU ON YOUR TRIP.

NOW, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GET BACK,

THEY'RE PROBABLY GONNA PUT YOU IN THE MOVIES,

SO THE FIRST THING WE'RE GONNA DO FOR YOU

IS TO PLAY A LITTLE SONG CALLED "ACT NATURALLY."

GOES LIKE THIS.

♪ THEY'RE GONNA PUT ME IN THE MOVIES ♪

♪ THEY'RE GONNA MAKE A BIG STAR OUT OF ME ♪

♪ WELL, WE'LL MAKE A SCENE ABOUT A MAN THAT'S SAD AND LONELY ♪

♪ AND ALL I GOT TO DO IS ACT NATURALLY ♪

♪ WELL, I'LL BET YOU I'M A-GONNA BE A BIG STAR ♪

♪ YOU MIGHT WIN AN OSCAR, YOU CAN'T NEVER TELL ♪

♪ THE MOVIES ARE GONNA MAKE ME A BIG STAR ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I CAN PLAY THE PART SO WELL ♪

♪ WELL, I HOPE YOU'LL COME TO SEE ME IN THE MOVIE ♪

♪ AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA PLAINLY SEE ♪

♪ HMM, THE BIGGEST FOOL THAT'S EVER HIT THE BIG TIME ♪

♪ AND ALL I GOT TO DO IS ACT NATURALLY ♪

BY THE WAY, GANG, YOU KNOW,

WE'RE MAKING THIS TAPE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO THE MOON.

THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY TO THE MOON RIGHT NOW.

Man: OH.

Man: ANYBODY UP THERE READ ME?

THIS IS HOUSTON.

Roosa: YOU DON'T THINK OF IT AS TEXAS OR THE UNITED STATES.

YOU REALLY THINK OF IT AS EARTH.

THE THREE THINGS THAT I ASSOCIATED WITH EARTH

WERE PEOPLE AND GREEN TREES AND FRESH WATER.

Haggard: THIS IS SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR ME.

MY NAME IS MERLE HAGGARD,

AND THIS IS MY BAND, THE STRANGERS,

AND I HOPE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING

YOU'LL ENJOY HEARING ON YOUR WAY TO THE MOON,

AND, OF COURSE, WE HOPE THAT YOU COME BACK,

BUT WE WANT YOU TO LEAVE THIS TAPE THERE, OKAY?

WE WANT THIS TAPE TO BE OUT OF SIGHT. [ CHUCKLES ]

♪ SOMEDAY WHEN OUR DREAM WORLD FINDS US ♪

♪ AND THESE HARD TIMES ARE GONE ♪

♪ WE'LL LAUGH AND COUNT OUR BLESSINGS ♪

♪ IN A MANSION ALL OUR OWN

♪ IF WE BOTH PULL TOGETHER

♪ TOMORROW'S SURE TO COME

♪ AND SOMEDAY WE'LL LOOK BACK AND SAY ♪

♪ IT WAS FUN

Roosa: WHEN YOU GET READY TO EAT, IT'LL SAY RIGHT ON THERE,

"COMMAND MODULE PILOT, DAY 3, MEAL 2,"

AND SO YOU -- YOU TAKE THAT PACKET OUT,

AND YOU MAY HAVE TWO DRINKS

AND THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD IN THERE.

SO, YOU'VE GOT TO FIND A SPOT TO STICK THESE

OR THEY'RE GONNA FLOAT OFF,

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT TO GET THE WATER GUN,

GOT TO MIX UP THE DRINKS AND MIX UP THE FOOD

AND KNEAD 'EM AROUND

AND NOT LET EVERYTHING FLOAT OFF IN THE INTERIM.

♪ AND SOMEDAY WE'LL LOOK BACK AND SAY ♪

♪ IT WAS FUN

♪ SOMEDAY WHEN OUR DREAM WORLD FINDS US ♪

♪ AND THESE HARD TIMES ARE GONE ♪

Duke: THE ONLY BAD PART ABOUT ZERO GRAVITY IN APOLLO

WAS GOING TO THE BATHROOM.

WE HAD A VERY CRUDE SYSTEM.

FOR YOUR FECES, IT WAS A BAG,

AND YOU'D PUT THIS BAG IN THE RIGHT POSITION.

SO, YOU GO, BUT THE ONLY THING

IS THAT NOTHING GOES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BAG

IN ZERO GRAVITY.

EVERYTHING FLOATS.

SO YOU'VE GOT THIS BAG,

AND THEN THE PROBLEM IS GETTING IT OFF

AND CLOSING UP THE BAG,

MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS STILL IN THE BAG.

♪ SOMEDAY WE'LL LOOK BACK AND SAY ♪

♪ "WE HAD A GOOD TIME ON THE WAY TO THE MOON, DIDN'T WE?" ♪

Man:HOUSTON, ARE YOU STILL PLANNING

TO HAVE TV AT THE SCHEDULED TIME?

Man:RIGHT.

YOU CAN GO AHEAD WITH THE TV NOW.

WE'RE STANDING BY.

Man:HELLO, HOUSTON,

WE'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THE EARTH HERE

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

Man:WE'RE STANDING BY AT THIS TIME

TO RECEIVE THE FIRST TELEVISION TRANSMISSION

FROM THE SPACECRAFT.

Man:HOUSTON, WE'RE NOW SHOWING YOU A VIEW OF THE EARTH

THROUGH THE TELEPHOTO LENS.

THIS TRANSMISSION IS COMING TO YOU

APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY BETWEEN THE MOON AND THE EARTH.

IT MAKES YOU REALIZE

JUST WHAT YOU HAVE BACK THERE ON EARTH.

THE EARTH, FROM HERE,

IS A GRAND OASIS IN THE BIG VASTNESS OF SPACE.

WHAT I KEEP IMAGINING IS,

IF I'M SOME LONELY TRAVELER FROM ANOTHER PLANET,

WOULD I LAND ON THE BLUE OR THE BROWN PART OF THE EARTH?

OKAY, WORLD, HOLD ONTO YOUR HAT.

I'M GONNA TURN YOU UPSIDE DOWN.

Man:THE SPACECRAFT AT THE PRESENT TIME

IS IN A SLOW ROLL

AS PART OF THE PASSIVE THERMAL CONTROL PROGRAM

TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES.

Cernan: YOU HAVE TO LITERALLY JUST PINCH YOURSELF

AND ASK YOURSELF THE QUESTION SILENTLY,

DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHERE YOU ARE

AT THIS POINT IN TIME AND SPACE

AND IN REALITY AND IN EXISTENCE?

WHEN YOU LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND YOU'RE LOOKING BACK

AT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL STAR IN THE HEAVENS --

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE IT'S THE ONE WE UNDERSTAND,

AND WE KNOW IT -- IT'S HOME, IT'S HUMANITY,

IT'S PEOPLE, FAMILY, LOVE, LIFE,

AND BESIDES THAT, IT IS BEAUTIFUL.

WE CAN SEE FROM POLE TO POLE

AND ACROSS OCEANS AND CONTINENTS,

AND YOU CAN WATCH IT TURN,

AND THERE'S NO STRINGS HOLDING IT UP,

AND IT'S MOVING IN A BLACKNESS

THAT IS ALMOST BEYOND CONCEPTION.

Man:ROG, HOW'S THAT TAPE RECORDER?

IS THE RPM UP TO NOMINAL?

Man:YEAH, IT WORKS PRETTY GOOD HERE IN ZERO-G.

IT WORKS BETTER THAN IT DOES DOWN THERE ON THE GROUND.

Man:WE'RE READY FOR THE NEWS NOW.

OKAY. LET'S SEE.

THE BEATLES HAVE ANNOUNCED

THEY WILL NO LONGER PERFORM AS A GROUP.

THE QUARTET IS REPORTED

TO HAVE MADE IN EXCESS OF A HALF-BILLION DOLLARS

DURING THEIR SHORT MUSICAL CAREER.

HOWEVER, RUMORS THAT THEY WILL USE THIS MONEY

TO START THEIR OWN SPACE PROGRAM ARE FALSE.

Man:THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR NEWS.

A RECAP OF HOW THE TOP 10 TEAMS DID YESTERDAY --

OHIO STATE BEAT PURDUE, 42 TO 14.

TEXAS BEAT TCU, 69 TO 7.

TENNESSEE LOST TO MISSISSIPPI.

FINAL SCORE ON THAT ONE WAS 38 TO NOTHING.

NOTRE DAME WON OVER GEORGIA TECH LAST NIGHT, 38 TO 20,

AND, OF COURSE, PURDUE LOST TO OHIO STATE.

WHEN THE SUNLIGHT SHINES THROUGH THE BLACKNESS OF SPACE,

IT'S BLACK, BUT I WAS IN SUNLIGHT,

AND I WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT THIS BLACKNESS.

I MEAN, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

CALL IT THE UNIVERSE,

BUT IT'S THE INFINITY OF SPACE AND THE INFINITY OF TIME.

I'M LOOKING AT SOMETHING CALLED SPACE

THAT HAD NO END

AND AT TIME THAT HAS NO MEANING.

YOU CAN REALLY FOCUS ON IT

BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT THIS PLANET OUT THERE,

THIS STAR CALLED EARTH,

WHICH ITSELF IS IN THIS BLACKNESS,

BUT IT IS LIT UP

BECAUSE THE SUNLIGHT STRIKES ON AN OBJECT,

STRIKES ON SOMETHING CALLED EARTH,

AND IT'S NOT A HOSTILE BLACKNESS.

MAYBE IT'S NOT HOSTILE

BECAUSE OF THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH

THAT SORT OF GIVES IT LIFE.

Mattingly: THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT,

THE TIMES WHEN ONE COULD SIT BACK

AND REALLY APPRECIATE

WHAT AN AMAZING ADVENTURE THIS WAS

WAS ONLY DURING THOSE LITTLE PERIODS OF TIME

WHEN YOU HAD A CHANCE TO STOP

AND DO THE THINGS WHICH YOU WEREN'T PROGRAMMED TO DO.

A LOT OF TIMES, WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE TO DO

OR AFTER EVERYBODY HAD GONE TO SLEEP AND I -- I COULDN'T,

I'D OPEN UP THE WINDOW AND LOOK AROUND.

ONE THING EVERY SPACECRAFT OUGHT TO HAVE IS A HUGE WINDOW.

LOOKING BACK AT THE EARTH

WAS A PASTIME THAT I NEVER REALLY GOT TIRED OF.

Man:WHO HAVE YOU GOT UP NOW?

Man:THE OTHER TWO GUYS ARE PRETTY SLEEPY.

THEY SACKED OUT AGAIN,

SO I'M HOLDING THE FORT DOWN FOR A WHILE.

Man:BIOMEDICAL DATA RECENTLY WAS MONITORED,

AND THE CMP WAS SOUNDLY ASLEEP

WHILE THE COMMANDER WAS RESTING,

BUT PERHAPS NOT SOUNDLY ASLEEP.

Man:WE GOT THE BLACK WATCH WATCHING YOU TONIGHT.

Man:YOU PICKED THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT, I SEE.

Man:YEAH, IT'S TURNING OUT TO BE KIND OF QUIET, TOO.

WE LIKE IT THAT WAY.

Bean: WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE IN THIS LITTLE COMMAND MODULE,

YOU SEE THE RISK YOU'RE TAKING BECAUSE YOU REALIZE

THAT IF THE GLASS BREAKS OR IF THE COMPUTERS QUIT WORKING

OR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM QUITS WORKING,

YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET BACK,

AND YOU HAVE TIME TO CONTEMPLATE THIS.

YOU HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT,

AND YOU HAVE TIME TO RUN IT THROUGH YOUR MIND

A LOT OF DIFFERENT TIMES.

Man:HOW FAR AWAY FROM EARTH NOW, JIM, ABOUT?

Man:IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE APPROACHING 150,000 MILES.

FRANK, WE HAD A LITTLE EGGNOG

OVER AT CHARLIE DUKE'S TONIGHT.

VAL ANDERS DROPPED BY. SHE'S LOOKING FINE.

TELL BILL SHE'S DOING REAL WELL.

ROG. THANK YOU.

Swigert: EVERYTHING THAT I KNOW --

MY FAMILY AND MY POSSESSIONS, MY FRIENDS, MY COUNTRY --

IT'S ALL DOWN THERE ON THAT LITTLE THING,

AND IT'S SO INSIGNIFICANT

IN THIS GREAT BIG VASTNESS OF SPACE.

Man: HERE IN MISSION CONTROL,

THE COFFEE CUP HAS BECOME AN APPLIANCE

SECOND ONLY TO THE HEADSET IN USEFULNESS HERE.

Man:LET'S, UH, CYCLE THROUGH SOME OF OUR CONSUMABLES

AND OTHER ITEMS THIS MORNING,

AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE SEE...

AND ALL THIS LOOKS QUITE NORMAL.

Man: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION.

WE'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE TYPE MEALS

THAT WE HAVE ON EARTH.

MATTER OF FACT, ON THIS FLIGHT,

WE'VE CARRIED ALONG PIECES OF BREAD,

AND ALONG WITH THE BREAD, WE HAVE A HAM SPREAD.

AND I'LL SHOW YOU, I HOPE,

HOW EASY IT IS TO SPREAD SOME HAM...

...IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF ZERO-G.

I THINK WE'VE DISCOVERED THAT IT IS QUITE EASY TO DO.

Man:FRANK, YOU ALL OUGHT TO SET THIS TO MUSIC.

OH, YOU WANT MUSIC?

THIS LITTLE TAPE RECORDER HAS BEEN A BIG BENEFIT TO US

IN -- IN PASSING SOME OF THE TIME AWAY

IN OUR TRANSIT OUT TO THE MOON,

AND IT'S RATHER ODD TO SEE IT

FLOATING LIKE THIS IN -- INODYSSEY

WHILE IT'S PLAYING THE THEME FROM "2001."

Man:WE'VE -- WE'VE LOST OUR PICTURE HERE. WHAT THE --

Man:OKAY, HOUSTON, WE'VE HAD A PROBLEM HERE.

I GOT THREE FUEL CELL LIGHTS, AN A.C. BUS LIGHT,

A FUEL CELL DISCONNECT, A.C. BUS OVERLOAD, ONE AND TWO,

MAIN BUS "A" AND "B," OUT.

THIS IS HOUSTON. SAY AGAIN, PLEASE.

GANG, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

WE HAD EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD DROP OUT.

Man: WE ARE VENTING SOMETHING.

I DON'T THINK THIS IS GONNA BE A SIMPLE PROBLEM.

Man:WE HAVE AN APPARENT SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH A LEAK

IN THE CRYOGENIC OXYGEN IN THE SERVICE MODULE,

WHICH PROVIDES BREATHING OXYGEN FOR THE CREW.

Man:APOLLO, HOUSTON. TRY SCE TO AUXILIARY, OVER.

Man:NCE TO AUXILIARY.

SCE -- SCE TO AUXILIARY.

Man:OKAY, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T DO ANYTHING

THAT'S GOING TO BLOW OUR CSM ELECTRICAL POWER

WITH THE BATTERIES

OR THAT WILL CAUSE US TO LOSE FUEL CELL NUMBER TWO.

Man:ON PANEL 276

UNDER INSTRUMENTATION AND POWER CONTROL,

OPEN C.B. NUMBER THREE AND NUMBER FOUR.

Man:CLOSE ASCENT FEED ONE AND TWO CIRCUIT BREAKERS.

CYCLE THE PARKER VALVES,

AND THEN OPEN THE SMC CIRCUIT BREAKERS ON PANEL 11.

Man:HEY, IT'S OFF. IT'S OFF.

Man:THAT SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL, TROOPS.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE.

Man:CHARLIE, MY HAT'S OFF TO THE GUYS IN THE TRENCH.

I LOVE 'EM.

Man:AND, BY THE WAY, WELCOME TO THE MOON'S SPHERE.

YOU'RE IN THE INFLUX.

Bean: ONE OF THE THINGS DIFFERENT ABOUT A LUNAR TRIP

IS YOU DON'T PASS ANYPLACE ON THE WAY.

GOING TO THE MOON,

YOU LEAVE THE LAUNCH PAD, THEN YOU LEAVE EARTH ORBIT,

AND THEN A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, AFTER PASSING NOTHING,

ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU'RE AT THE MOON.

AND THAT LACK OF WAY POINTS, TO ME,

HAD AN EFFECT OF MAKING IT SEEM A LITTLE MAGICAL OR MYSTICAL

GETTING THERE.

Man:THIS IS REALLY A RUGGED PLANET.

Man:WE'RE DRAWING CLOSER TO THE MOON

WITH THE APOLLO SPACECRAFT.

OUR L.O.S. CLOCK, OUR LOSS OF SIGNAL CLOCK,

CONTINUES TO COUNT DOWN UNTIL THAT TIME

THAT THE SPACECRAFT WILL PASS OUT OF COMMUNICATIONS RANGE

OVER THE BACK SIDE OF THE MOON.

ON APPROACH, THE SPACECRAFT JUST SORT OF DIVES

TOWARDS AND BEHIND THE MOON.

Collins: IT WAS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT MOON

THAN ANY MOON I HAD EVER SEEN BEFORE.

IT WAS IN THIS EERIE SHADOW.

NO MOTION -- UTTERLY SILENT.

IT SORT OF GAVE ONE A FEELING OF FOREBODING.

IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE A VERY FRIENDLY OR WELCOMING PLACE.

Man:APOLLO, THIS IS HOUSTON. WE ARE GO FOR L.O.I.

Man:GO AHEAD, HOUSTON.

JIM, YOU ARE GO FOR THE BURN. GO FOR THE BURN.

OKAY, APOLLO IS GO.

Roosa: YOU'RE GOING TOO FAST TO ORBIT THE MOON.

YOU'RE ROCKING ON READY.

Man:OKAY, TWO MINUTES, BABE. GIVE IT A FINAL TRIM.

BURN TIME IS 15 SECONDS, SO IT'S GONNA GO IN A HURRY.

YOU'RE IN THE BURN POSITION. YOU'RE READY TO GO.

BABY, LET'S MAKE THIS ONE.

AND THEN YOU LOOK, AND THERE IT IS.

35 SECONDS.

IT'S "2001" TYPE STUFF.

THAT OLD MOON IS JUST GROWING MAGNIFICENTLY FAST,

AND IT'S JUST FILLING UP THAT HATCH WINDOW,

AND YOU'RE DRIFTING INTO THE SHADOW.

OKAY, BABY.

8, 7, 6, 5 -- 3, 2, 1.

BURN.

BURN.

Man:YOU'RE BURNING. YOU'RE BURNING.

200 TO GO.

OKAY. 78 TO GO.

50 TO GO.

20 TO GO. STANDBY, TOM.

Man:SHUTDOWN.

OH, BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL.

APOLLO, HOUSTON. YOU GOT THE BURN OFF.

WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.

BOY, I TELL YOU, WE IS DOWN AMONG THEM.

WE IS GOING BACKWARDS. YOU KNOW THAT?

YOU'VE WORKED SO LONG AND SO HARD,

AND FINALLY YOU'RE HERE.

THE BURN HAS GONE WELL. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN LUNAR ORBIT.

YOU KNOW THE ORBIT IS GOOD.

YOU'RE RIGHT WHERE YOU WANTED TO BE.

I MEAN, IT JUST LOOKED

LIKE YOU COULD REACH OUT AND TOUCH IT.

Man:APOLLO NOW TRAVELING OVER THE BACK SIDE OF THE MOON.

THE CREW SHOULD BE SEEING THE FEATURES,

THE RUGGED FEATURES,

MOVING BELOW THEM AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.

Man:OH, CHARLIE, WE JUST SAW EARTH RISE,

AND IT'S GOT TO BE MAGNIFICENT.

Man:CHARLIE, IT MIGHT SOUND CORNY,

BUT THE VIEW IS REALLY OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD.

Man: OKAY, DAVE, YOU OUGHT TO START GETTING YOUR HATCH CLOSED.

SAY AGAIN?

BETTER START GETTING YOUR HATCH CLOSED

IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY DOING IT.

Gordon: I WAS DISAPPOINTED.

I WANTED TO GO WITH THEM SO BAD, I COULD TASTE IT.

AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED,

THAT WAS WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT --

NOT ONLY GOING TO THE MOON,

BUT GOING DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND WALKING.

Man:WE'RE NOW LESS THAN TWO MINUTES AWAY

FROM THE SEPARATION BURN,

WHICH WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE COMMAND MODULE.

WHEN NEXT WE HEAR FROM THEM,

THE LUNAR MODULE SHOULD BE UNDOCKED

FROM THE COMMAND AND SERVICE MODULE.

Man:YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HOW BIG THIS THING GETS

WHEN THERE AIN'T NOBODY IN HERE BUT ONE GUY.

Man:YEAH, DON'T GET LONESOME OUT THERE, JOHN.

I WISH I COULD GO DOWN THERE WITH 'EM.

YOU MAY NOT TALK ABOUT IT VERY MUCH,

BUT PART OF YOUR TRAINING IS COMING BACK BY YOURSELF.

Man:SEE YOU LATER.

I WISH THE DAMN THING WOULD HOLD THREE PEOPLE.

Man:IT'S GROWN QUITE QUIET HERE IN MISSION CONTROL.

A FEW MOMENTS AGO, FLIGHT DIRECTOR GENE KRANZ

REQUESTED THAT EVERYONE SIT DOWN,

GET PREPARED FOR EVENTS THAT ARE COMING,

AND HE CLOSED WITH, "GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU."

Man:IT'S GO, AND WE IS DOWN AMONG 'EM, CHARLIE!

Man:ROGER.

I HEAR YOU WEAVING YOUR WAY UP THE FREEWAY.

Man:YOU'RE GOING RIGHT DOWN U.S. 1, MIKE.

Man:ROG. COPY. LOOKS GREAT.

Man: OKAY, ALL FLIGHT CONTROLLERS, GO/NO GO FOR LANDING -- RETRO?

Man:GO.

ECON? Man:GO.

SURGEON? Man:GO.

FIDO? Man:GO.

GUIDANCE? Man:GO.

CONTROL? Man:GO.

TELCOM? Man:GO.

GNC? Man:GO.

CAPCOM, WE'RE GO FOR LANDING.

Man:EAGLE, HOUSTON. YOU ARE GO FOR LANDING, OVER.

Man:OKAY, HOUSTON, WE'LL GIVE YOU A COUNTDOWN.

4, 3, 2, 1 -- FIRE. PITCH OVER.

Man:THERE IT IS. Man:OH, BABY.

Man:WE ARE SURE COMING DOWN TO THAT DROP.

LOOK AT THAT RILLE. THAT'S GOT TO BE --

THAT'S GOT TO BE PROBABLY DIAMONDBACK RIGHT THERE.

Conrad: WHEN IT PITCHES OVER AND YOU GET YOUR FIRST LOOK,

YOU KNOW, THERE WAS NOTHING

BUT NINE MILLION CRATERS OUT THERE.

IT WAS A TERRIBLE SINKING FEELING.

I OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T RECOGNIZE A THING

AFTER STUDYING ALL THESE PHOTOGRAPHS.

NOTHING LOOKED RIGHT.

Man: HOW YOU DOING, CONTROL?

Man:WE LOOK GOOD HERE -- FINE.

ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT YOU, TELCOM? Man:GO.

GUIDANCE, YOU HAPPY? Man:GO.

FIDO? Man:GO.

YOU'RE A GO. YOU'RE GO TO CONTINUE POWER DESCENT.

YOU'RE A GO TO CONTINUE POWER DESCENT.

Man:ROGER.

Irwin: ALL DURING THIS POWER DESCENT,

I KEPT TELLING MYSELF, "JIM, THIS IS NOT FOR REAL.

YOU'RE BACK IN THE SIMULATOR. JUST REMEMBER THAT."

EAGLE, HOUSTON.

IT'S DESCENT TWO FUEL TO MONITOR. OVER.

Man: EAGLE, HOUSTON.

EVERYTHING'S LOOKING GOOD HERE. OVER.

Man:HOUSTON, I'M GETTING A LITTLE FLUCTUATION

IN THE A.C. VOLTAGE NOW.

ROGER. STAND BY.

LOOKING GOOD TO US. YOU'RE STILL LOOKING GOOD.

Man:HOUSTON, YOU'RE LOOKING AT OUR DELTA "H."

THAT'S AFFIRMATIVE.

IT'S LOOKING GOOD TO US. OVER.

EAGLE, HOUSTON. WE'LL MONITOR YOUR DELTA "H."

SIX PLUS 2-5 THROTTLE DOWN. SIX PLUS 2-5 THROTTLE DOWN.

ROGER. COPY. SIX PLUS 2-5.

LET ME TRY AUTO AGAIN NOW, SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

[ALARM BLARES]

WE GOT DATA DROPOUT. ROGER.

STAND BY.

Man: WE'RE GO ON THAT ALARM?

Man:IF IT DOESN'T REOCCUR, WE'LL BE GO.

WE'RE GO ON THAT ALARM.

Man:ROGER. I UNDERSTAND. GO FOR LANDING.

ROGER. WE GOT GOOD DATA.

Man:ALTITUDE, VELOCITY LIGHTS?

EAGLE, WE GOT YOU NOW. IT'S LOOKING GOOD. OVER.

FOUR FORWARD, DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE.

COMING DOWN AT 23, 21 DOWN. 33 DEGREES.

WE'RE GO. SAME TYPE. WE'RE GO.

PICKING UP SOME DUST.

Man:AND A COUPLE OF BIG BOULDERS.

COMING RIGHT. GOT A GOOD SPOT.

NOT TOO BAD.

HERE COMES THE SHADOW.

OH, ARE WE COMING IN.

Armstrong:STAND BY FOR TOUCHDOWN. STAND BY.

MAN!

HOUSTON, TRANQUILITY BASE HERE.

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

Man: THERE'S A CHEER IN THIS ROOM.

WHAT WE'RE WITNESSING NOW

IS MAN'S VERY FIRST TRIP INTO SPACE

WITH A STATION STOP ALONG THE ROUTE.

WE GONNA STAY, HOUSTON?

Man:EAGLE, YOU ARE STAY FOR T-1.

Bean: THIS THING CAME TO A STOP ON THE MOON.

THERE WAS KIND OF A LETDOWN SAYING,

YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET IT GOING FAST AGAIN

TO GET BACK HOME.

Man: NEIL, THIS IS HOUSTON.

WHAT'S YOUR STATUS ON HATCH OPENING?

Armstrong:OKAY, HOUSTON, I'M ON THE PORCH.

NEIL, THIS IS HOUSTON. LOUD AND CLEAR.

RADIO CHECK AND VERIFY TV CIRCUIT BREAKER IN.

Aldrin:ROGER. TV CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN.

HOUSTON, ROGER.

WE COPY, AND WE'RE STANDING BY FOR YOUR T.E.D.

I'M GONNA PULL IT NOW.

HOUSTON, THE MESA CAME DOWN. ALL RIGHT.

McCandless:AND WE'RE GETTING A PICTURE ON THE TV.

GOT A GOOD PICTURE, HUH?

OKAY, NEIL, WE CAN SEE YOU COMING DOWN THE LADDER NOW.

THE SURFACE APPEARS TO BE VERY, VERY FINE-GRAINED

AS YOU GET CLOSE TO IT.

I'M AT THE FOOT OF THE LADDER.

I'M GONNA STEP OFF THE L.M. NOW.

THAT'S ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN,

ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND.

Conrad: I HAD A BET WITH SOMEBODY WHO DIDN'T --

REALLY FELT THAT NEIL SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME

BEFORE HE WENT, FIGURING OUT HIS FAMOUS WORDS,

AND THEY WERE NOT EXTEMPORANEOUS,

ON-THE-SPOT HISTORICAL WORDS.

HE ACTUALLY FELT THAT THESE WORDS

MIGHT HAVE EVEN BEEN WRITTEN FOR NEIL BY SOMEBODY ELSE,

AND I SAID, "WELL, I'LL BET YOU 500 BUCKS

"THAT WHEN I GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER --

"AND NOBODY EVER REMEMBERS

"WHAT THE SECOND PERSON TO DO SOMETHING DOES ANYHOW --

"I'M GONNA SAY, 'IT MAY HAVE BEEN A SMALL STEP FOR NEIL,

BUT IT'S A BIG STEP FOR A LITTLE FELLA LIKE ME.'"

Aldrin:ARE YOU READY FOR ME TO COME OUT?

OKAY.

I WANT TO BACK UP AND PARTIALLY CLOSE THE HATCH,

MAKING SURE NOT TO LOCK IT ON MY WAY OUT.

SO, THIS PERSON SAID, "AH, NO WAY YOU'RE GONNA DO THAT.

THEY'RE GONNA TELL YOU WHAT TO SAY."

OKAY. I SAID, "OKAY, A BET'S A BET."

SO, I BET THIS PERSON $500,

AND WHEN I GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER, I SAID...

MAN, THAT MAY HAVE BEEN A SMALL ONE FOR NEIL,

BUT THAT'S A LONG ONE FOR ME.

Carr:12 HOUSTON, WE HAVE YOU IN BLUSHING BLACK AND WHITE.

Gordon:WHAT HAPPENED TO THE COLOR?

Man:MAYBE THE COLOR WHEEL WILL COME UP.

Bean:I CAN FEEL THE WHEELS RUNNING

BECAUSE I CAN FEEL SOMETHING IN MOTION INSIDE.

Man:WHY DON'T YOU GO PUT YOUR GLOVE IN FRONT OF THE LENS?

ALL RIGHT. WILL DO.

THAT'S COMING IN THERE NOW, AL.

GOT THE OLD CAMERA RUNNING.

OKAY. WHAT CHANGE DID YOU MAKE?

I HIT IT ON THE TOP WITH MY HAMMER.

I FIGURED WE DIDN'T HAVE A THING TO LOSE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

Irwin: OH, WOW. WATCH THIS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL WORK OR NOT, CHARLIE.

WELL, IN MY LEFT HAND, I HAVE A -- A FEATHER,

IN MY RIGHT HAND, A HAMMER,

AND I GUESS ONE OF THE REASONS WE GOT HERE TODAY

WAS BECAUSE OF A GENTLEMAN NAMED GALILEO A LONG TIME AGO,

WHO MADE A RATHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERY

ABOUT FALLING OBJECTS IN GRAVITY FIELDS,

AND WE THOUGHT THAT,

WHERE WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE TO CONFIRM HIS FINDINGS

THAN ON THE MOON?

AND SO WE THOUGHT WE'D TRY IT HERE FOR YOU.

THE FEATHER HAPPENS TO BE, APPROPRIATELY,

A FALCON FEATHER, FOR OUR FALCON,

AND I'LL DROP THE TWO OF THEM HERE,

AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL HIT THE GROUND AT THE SAME TIME.

HOW ABOUT THAT?

THAT PROVES THAT MR. GALILEO WAS CORRECT IN HIS FINDINGS.

Man: WE'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF YOU GUYS UP DOWN HERE.

LET ME TELL YOU, BOB,

THIS FLAG IS A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.

Man:HEY, JOHN, THIS IS PERFECT,

WITH THE L.M., YOU, AND -- AND THE OLD FLAG.

WE REALLY SHOULD SET THE FLAG UP ON A HILL, CHARLIE,

BUT THERE JUST AIN'T ONE.

I KNOW, JOHN.

I'LL PUT IT RIGHT HERE --

BIG ROCK.

Duke: I WAS PROUD FOR OUR COUNTRY MORE THAN I WAS PROUD FOR ME.

AND IT WAS NOTHING THAT I DID.

I JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE GOTTEN THERE AT THE RIGHT TIME.

MY BACKGROUND CARRIED ME THROUGH.

BUT THERE WERE A LOT OF OTHER QUALIFIED PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T GO.

WHY MY NAME CAME OUT, I DON'T KNOW.

AND WE VERY PROUDLY DEPLOY IT ON THE MOON

TO STAY FOR AS LONG AS IT CAN,

IN HONOR OF ALL THOSE PEOPLE

WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO PUT US HERE

AND TO MAKE THE COUNTRY AND MANKIND

SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS.

IT WAS LIKE SITTING IN THE LAST ROW OF THE BALCONY,

LOOKING DOWN ON THAT PLAY GOING ON.

WHILE I WAS IN THE PLAY,

IT WAS MORE LIKE I WAS A SPECTATOR.

Man:TRANQUILITY, THIS IS HOUSTON.

WE'D LIKE TO SAY, FROM ALL OF US DOWN HERE IN HOUSTON,

AND, REALLY, FROM ALL OF US

IN ALL THE COUNTRIES IN -- IN THE ENTIRE WORLD,

WE THINK THAT YOU'VE DONE A MAGNIFICENT JOB

UP THERE TODAY -- OVER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH TV FOR TODAY?

YES, INDEED.

IT'S BEEN A MIGHTY FINE PRESENTATION THERE.

THANK YOU.

COULDN'T HAVE ENJOYED IT AS MUCH AS WE DID.

GET SOME REST THERE AND HAVE AT IT TOMORROW.

OKAY. SIGNING OFF. SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW.

Man: ALL SYSTEMS ON THE LUNAR MODULE ARE IN GOOD ORDER.

WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM TRANQUILITY BASE

SINCE SAYING GOOD NIGHT.

Duke: MY MIND IS ONE THAT JUST GOES CONSTANTLY,

SO I TOOK A SLEEPING PILL, SLEPT LIKE A BABY.

I HAD ONE DREAM THAT -- THAT WAS VERY VIVID.

IN MY DREAM, WE WERE DRIVING THE ROVER UP TO THE NORTH...

...AND YOU DIDN'T REALLY FEEL LIKE YOU WERE OUT THERE.

I-IT WAS UNTOUCHED.

THE SERENITY OF IT

HAD A PRISTINE PURITY ABOUT IT.

WE CROSSED A HILL.

I FELT, "GOSH, I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE,"

AND THERE WAS A SET OF TRACKS OUT IN FRONT OF US,

AND SO WE ASKED HOUSTON IF WE COULD FOLLOW THE TRACKS,

AND THEY SAID YES, AND WE TURNED AND FOLLOWED THE TRACKS.

WITHIN AN HOUR OR SO, WE FOUND THIS VEHICLE --

IT LOOKED JUST LIKE THE ROVER -- WITH TWO PEOPLE IN IT.

AND THEY LOOKED LIKE ME AND JOHN,

HAD BEEN THERE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

IT WAS NOT A NIGHTMARE-TYPE SITUATION,

NOTHING LIKE THAT.

PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST REAL EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE.

Mattingly: I'D HAVE TRADED ON THE DROP OF A HAT

TO GO LAND ON THE MOON.

I'M ONE OF THESE NUTS.

I LIKE CLASSICAL MUSIC,

AND I ALMOST LEARNED TO LIKE COUNTRY AND WESTERN.

ONE OF THE THINGS I TOOK

WAS BERLIOZ'S "SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE,"

WHICH SEEMED LIKE THAT WAS AN APPROPRIATE THING

TO BE TAKING TO THE MOON.

AND I WAS FLOATING ALONG, JUST LAYING BACK AND ENJOYING LIFE.

I HAD JUST CROSSED THE FACE OF THE MOON,

GOING TOWARDS THE DARKNESS.

THEN HERE'S THIS STRANGE SCENE, THIS MUSIC.

AND IT JUST SEEMED TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER IN ONE MOMENT

THAT YOU COULD COMPLETELY FORGET THAT THIS IS A REAL SITUATION.

Man:THIS IS APOLLO CONTROL HOUSTON

AT 104 HOURS, 31 MINUTES, NOW,

INTO THIS HISTORIC MISSION.

Man:THE LUNAR SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN THE SUN

SHOULD BE AROUND 135 DEGREES TODAY.

IN THE SHADE,

THE TEMPERATURE WOULD, AGAIN, BE ABOUT MINUS-100

TO MINUS-150 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

THAT WOULD BE IN THE SHADOW OF THE LUNAR MODULE.

Man:AH, LOOK AT THAT!

AH, IT'S A PANORAMIC SCENE OF BEAUTY!

AL, CAN YOU FIND THE EARTH?

OH, THERE IT IS. I SEE IT.

Conrad:LOOKING AT THE EARTH DOWN THERE, HOUSTON.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE LITTLER

THAN A GOLF BALL AT ARM'S LENGTH NOW.

IT SURE LOOKS PRETTY, THOUGH.

IT REALLY LOOKS SPECTACULAR.

Bean: IT SEEMED VERY UNREAL TO ME TO BE THERE,

LOOKING BACK AT THE EARTH,

AND THINKING HOW FAR, FAR AWAY IT WAS.

THIS IS THE MOON. THAT IS THE EARTH.

I'M REALLY HERE.

Man:WE'RE ALLOWING ABOUT FIVE MINUTES

FOR THE DRIVE TO STATION THREE.

Man:OKAY. SAFETY BELTS ON.

Man: AND HERE WE GO.

HOW'S THE DRIVING, JOHN -- PRETTY EASY?

DRIVING GOOD.

MAN, I'LL TELL YOU,

INDY'S NEVER SEEN A DRIVER LIKE THIS --

BARNEY OLDFIELD.

CHARLIE, WHAT SHOULD WE BE HEADING FOR?

THOSE CRATERS UP THERE.

OH, DON'T TELL ME THEM.

BOY, THIS IS SO NEAT.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE HEADED JUST ABOUT FOR OUR SPOT.

SEE SURVEY RIDGE DOWN THERE? YEAH.

THIS IS GONNA BE SPECTACULAR!

NO, NOT THROUGH THIS CRATER.

YOW! WHOO!

TRYING TO SEE IF YOU'RE NERVOUS, CHARLIE.

OLD BARNEY IS REALLY DRIVING THIS BEAUTY.

ONLY WAY TO FLY, TONY.

AND BOY, THIS IS GONNA BE SUCH A SPECTACULAR VIEW,

YOU CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

Man: WELL, THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

WE ARE HERE! YOU -- YOU DID IT!

HEY, THAT WAS A GOOD STOP. THOSE WHEELS JUST LOCKED.

MARK OFF! SUPER.

Man:JOHN, DID YOU DUST THAT TV LENS?

Man:GET SOME DIRT IN YOUR EYE, HOUSTON?

HEY, THAT DOES A GOOD JOB ON THE LENS THERE.

YOU WANT US TO GO UP AND TRAVEL ALONG THAT RIDGE?

Man:YEAH, WHY DON'T YOU PRESS ON UP THERE?

I THINK THAT THE BEST PLACE HERE

FOR THE ALSEP IS TO THE L.M.'s 11:00 POSITION.

Man:THAT SOUNDS GOOD, CHARLIE.

AND, JOHN, IT'S 2-6-6.

Cernan: I FELT VERY WELCOME THERE.

YOU KNOW, THE MOON HAS BEEN WAITING FOR US

FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS --

MILLIONS OF YEARS, MAYBE --

UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE HAS ALREADY BEEN THERE

BEFORE US AT SOME TIME.

THAT'S POSSIBLE, ALTHOUGH WE DIDN'T SEE ANY EVIDENCE OF THAT.

I FELT LIKE I WAS THE ONLY ONE THERE,

BUT NOT AN ALIEN --

NOT AN ALIEN

IN TERMS OF INVADING SOMEONE ELSE'S DOMAIN.

I DIDN'T FIND THE MOON HOSTILE OR --

I FOUND IT VERY MAJESTICALLY BEAUTIFUL --

BLAND IN COLOR, BUT MAJESTICALLY BEAUTIFUL.

Man: BUT LOOK AT THAT GLASS-COVERED ONE RIGHT THERE, JOHN.

Man:PRETTY GOOD SIZE, ISN'T IT? YEAH.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ABOUT THREE DAYS OLD,

THOUGH IT MUST BE ON THE ORDER OF 4 BILLION.

LET'S FILL THIS ONE UP, AND THEN...

AH, RATS!

BET YOU THAT LOOKS LIKE A COMEDY OF ERRORS ON THE TUBE.

YEAH.

HOLD STILL.

THAT IS A CRYSTALLINE ROCK

IF I'VE EVER SEEN A CRYSTALLINE ROCK.

FIRST ONE TODAY. YEAH.

WE GOT TO GET OVER THIS RIDGE, JOHN.

DO YOU WANT TO TAKE OFF AND GO THAT WAY NOW?

YEAH.

HEY, JOHN, DID YOU MAKE THOSE LITTLE FOOTPRINTS HERE

AROUND THIS SIDE?

YEAH. I GUESS I DID.

AH, THE OLD FOOTPRINTS ON THE CRATER RIM.

THERE'S A GOOD ROCK RIGHT THERE.

LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT ROCK!

AND I THOUGHT THIS THING WAS JUST RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO US.

WELL, TONY, THAT'S YOUR HOUSE ROCK RIGHT THERE.

IT'S GOT BLACK STREAKS COMING OUT OF IT.

MAN, THIS IS TOUGH GOING HERE.

HERE. LET ME HAVE THE SHOVEL.

OH, I'LL GET IT, MAN. JUST A MINUTE.

GOOD DEAL, BOY!

THERE YOU GO.

I CAN'T GET GOING HERE.

Man:OKAY, AND YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 10 MINUTES LEFT

BEFORE WE'LL HAVE TO LEAVE.

IS THAT OKAY FOR YOU? YEP. SURE IS.

3-3-8 IS THE SOIL SAMPLE.

THAT IS THE BEST SAMPLE WE GOT.

I KNOW IT. I'LL TELL YOU.

YOU JUST HAD TO STEAL TIME NOW AND THEN.

YOU JUST HAD TO STOP CHIPPING AT A ROCK

AND FIGURE OUT THAT BRINGING BACK A LITTLE BIT

OF SOME KIND OF THOUGHT AND FEELING

WAS AS IMPORTANT AS BRINGING ANOTHER CHUNK OF ROCK BACK.

AND NOT BEING A MACHINE, BUT BEING A HUMAN BEING,

YOU HAVE TO STOP AND SAY,

"DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT?"

AND TRY AND TAKE IN, IN THOSE FEW MOMENTS OF PRIVACY YOU HAVE,

EVERYTHING THERE IS TO TAKE IN, IN THAT MOMENT...

Schmitt:AND YOU'VE GOT FIVE MINUTES HERE.

...AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU'VE GOT TO GET TO WORK.

Cernan:OKAY, HOUSTON, AS I STAND OUT HERE

IN THE WONDERS OF THE UNKNOWN AT HADLEY,

I REALIZE THERE'S A FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH TO OUR NATURE --

MAN MUST EXPLORE.

ONE OF THE THINGS YOU GOT TO STOP AND DO,

MAKE SURE, IS TO HAVE FUN, TOO,

BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLY PROBABLY GONNA COME THIS WAY ONCE.

♪I WAS STROLLING ON THE MOON ONE DAY♪

Both: ♪IN THE MERRY, MERRY MONTH OF♪

♪DECEMBER♪

NO -- MAY. ♪MAY♪

♪WHEN MUCH TO MY SURPRISE♪

♪A PAIR OF FUNNY EYES♪

♪DOO-DOO DOO-DOO DOO-DOO♪

Young:BOY, IS THIS A NEAT WAY TO TRAVEL.

Duke: ISN'T IT GREAT?

I LIKE TO SKIP ALONG...

NOT ME, BOY. [SCOFFS]"SKIP."

...OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT.

I CAN'T GET MY LEFT LEG IN FRONT OF ME.

Duke: IT WAS ALMOST DANGEROUS.

YOU LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT IT'S A VACUUM OUT THERE,

AND IF YOU SPRING A LEAK IN THAT SUIT,

YOU'RE GONNA BE DEAD.

UH-OH.

Man:NICE, SOFT, NAVY LANDING.

YAHOO!

Conrad:BOY, DO I LIKE TO RUN UP HERE.

I FEEL LIKE BUGS BUNNY. THAT'S NEAT.

Man:AND HERE COME THE BOBBSEY TWINS.

Man:YOU'RE PRETTY AGILE THERE, TWINKLE TOES.

I'M GOING OUT FOR THE BALLET WHEN I GET BACK.

YOU LEARN ANOTHER LINE OF WORK UP HERE.

Man:WHILE YOU'RE BOUNCING AROUND THERE,

YOU MIGHT KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR A NEARBY CRATER.

[LAUGHTER]

Young:AH, RATS.

I'VE BEEN ON MY KNEES TWICE TO GET THINGS.

Duke:JOHN?

YES, SIR?

YOU ARE BLACK FROM THE KNEES DOWN.

NO WAY TO AVOID IT.

THAT'S WHY I'M GLAD THE PRESSURE SUIT BENDS.

JOHN, YOU ARE FILTHY.

Man:I TELL YOU, THERE'S THE POT

CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK.

Man:HEY, HERE'S A ROCK THEY'LL BE GLAD TO SEE IN HOUSTON.

Young:MAN, TONY, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FUN THIS HAS BEEN.

Man: AH, WE CONCUR, JOHN.

Schmitt: HAVING GOTTEN AWAY FROM THE SPACECRAFT,

I WAS ABLE TO REALLY REALIZE

WHAT THIS PLACE WAS LIKE THAT WE HAD LANDED IN.

I HAD TRIED TO ANTICIPATE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE

FOR MANY YEARS,

BUT IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS NO WAY

ONE COULD HAVE ANTICIPATED WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE

TO STAND IN THE VALLEY OF TAURUS LITTORAL,

A PLACE DEEPER THAN THE GRAND CANYON

AND EQUALLY AS SPECTACULAR,

AND SEE THIS BRILLIANTLY ILLUMINATED LANDSCAPE

WITH A BRIGHTER SUN THAN ANYONE HAD EVER STOOD IN BEFORE,

WITH A BLACKER-THAN-BLACK SKY,

AND THEN TO TOP THE WHOLE SCENE OFF,

IN THIS BLACKER-THAN-BLACK SKY

WAS A BEAUTIFUL, BRILLIANTLY ILLUMINATED BLUE MARBLE

THAT WE CALL THE EARTH.

THE PATH OF EVOLUTION IS NOW IN SPACE AS MUCH AS ON EARTH.

MAN HAS SHOWN THAT AS A SPECIES,

MANKIND WAS WILLING TO COMMIT ITSELF

TO LIVING IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT WERE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

THAN THOSE IN WHICH THE SPECIES EVOLVED --

PUT A SHIELD OF LIFE AROUND OURSELVES

IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE LIFE WITHIN,

BUT THE WILLINGNESS TO GO OUT THERE IS THERE.

WE'VE SHOWN THAT.

THE CURVE OF HUMAN EVOLUTION HAS BEEN BENT.

Man:OKAY, AND IT'S TIME TO LOAD UP RIGHT NOW.

Man:OKAY, WE'RE UNDERWAY AGAIN, TONY.

OKAY, WE'D LIKE YOU TO DRIVE GINGERLY

UP TO THE ALSEP AREA THERE.

OKAY. WE'LL GO ON UP.

Young: WANT TO GO RIGHT OR LEFT?

WE WANT TO HEAD -- JUST KEEP GOING WEST.

OH, I'M SORRY, HOOK A LEFT.

GOT TO EXPECT TROUBLE FROM BACKSEAT DRIVERS.

YEAH, WE COPY THAT, JOHN.

LOOK AT THIS BABY.

I'M REALLY GETTING CONFIDENCE IN IT NOW.

Man:HIS BACK WHEEL IS OFF THE GROUND!

Man:CHARLIE, WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T HIT THAT BRAKE.

Man:THE GRAND PRIX DRIVER'S AT IT AGAIN.

Young:THIS IS ABOUT THE NEATEST THING I EVER SAW.

Duke:IT'S BACK TO THE L.M., RIGHT, TONY?

Man: YOU BET YOUR LIFE.

Man:AND YOU'RE WELL AHEAD ON THE TIMELINE.

YOU'VE BEEN MAKING GOOD TIME.

WE MUST'VE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING, SURELY.

THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. Duke: NO, EVERYTHING IS RUNNING.

WE'RE JUST ABOUT TO START UPSLOPE HERE.

HAVE WE BEEN CLIMBING, JOHN?

LOOK AT THAT PITCH METER.

IT'S PEGGED OUT HIGH.

YEAH, WE HAVE BEEN CLIMBING.

TONY, WE'VE REALLY BEEN -- WE REALLY --

IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE CLIMBING,

BUT WE'VE BEEN CLIMBING FOR QUITE A WHILE HERE.

YEAH, WE'RE GOING UP A STEEP, STEEP SLOPE, JOHN,

I'LL TELL YOU.

LOOK AT THAT, CHARLIE.

I DON'T SEE. WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?

WELL, I'LL BE DOGGONE.

LOOK AT THAT!

CHARLIE, YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA SEE SOME OTHER TRACKS

ON THE MOON.

I KNEW IT. [LAUGHS]

OKAY. WE'RE GOING BACK DOWN OUR TRACKS, TONY.

Man: OKAY, GOOD SHOW.

THERE SHE IS, JOHN.

SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES US.

DON'T RUN INTO OUR HOME. [CHUCKLES]

Irwin: I FELT LIKE I WAS AN ALIEN

AS I TRAVELED THROUGH SPACE,

BUT WHEN I GOT ON THE MOON, I DIDN'T FEEL THAT AT ALL.

I FELT AT HOME THERE,

EVEN THOUGH THE EARTH WAS A LONG WAYS AWAY.

WE COULD SEE IT DIRECTLY ABOVE, ABOUT THE SIZE OF A MARBLE,

AND REALIZED THAT WE WERE THERE BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD.

I FELT LIKE I WAS AT THE END OF A THIN CORD

THAT -- THAT COULD BE CUT AT ANY TIME.

IT WAS PRECARIOUS, BUT YET I FELT COMFORTABLE.

I FELT SOMETHING OTHER THAN JUST WHAT WE CAN VISUALLY SENSE.

A SPIRITUAL PRESENCE WAS THERE.

PERHAPS IT WAS BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE ON THE EARTH

WERE FOCUSING THEIR ATTENTION.

THEY WERE MAYBE SENDING SIGNALS TO US SOMEHOW.

I SENSED, I GUESS IN A WAY,

MUCH LIKE MAYBE THE FIRST MAN ON THE EARTH WOULD HAVE SENSED,

LIKE ADAM OR PERHAPS EVE

AS THEY WERE STANDING ON THE EARTH,

AND THEY REALIZED THEY WERE ALL ALONE.

THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE ON THE EARTH,

BUT YET THEY HAD THAT SPECIAL COMMUNICATION,

AND I GUESS IT WAS SIMILAR TO THE FEELING I HAD

WHEN I REALIZED THAT DAVE SCOTT AND I

WERE THE ONLY TWO ON THIS VAST PLANET,

ANOTHER WORLD.

WE WERE THE ONLY TWO THERE.

WE FELT AN UNSEEN LOVE.

WE WERE NOT ALONE.

Duke:HI, BIG GUY.

Man: HI, THERE, CHARLIE.

Cernan:BOB, THIS IS GENE, AND I'M ON THE SURFACE,

AND AS I TAKE MAN'S LAST STEPS FROM THE SURFACE,

IN EVERLASTING COMMEMORATION

OF WHAT THE REAL MEANING OF APOLLO IS TO THE WORLD,

WE'D LIKE TO UNCOVER A PLAQUE

THAT HAS BEEN ON THE LEG OF OUR SPACECRAFT

THAT WE HAVE CLIMBED DOWN MANY TIMES

OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS.

THE WORDS ARE, "HERE MAN COMPLETED

"HIS FIRST EXPLORATION OF THE MOON.

"MAY THE SPIRIT OF PEACE IN WHICH WE CAME

BE REFLECTED IN THE LIVES OF ALL MANKIND."

Man:SOME 7:22 AWAY FROM IGNITION ON THE L.M. ASCENT

BACK INTO LUNAR ORBIT.

CAPCOM?

ECON?

SURGEON? GNC?

GUIDANCE, YOU HAPPY? Man:GO.

FIDO? Man:GO.

AFD?

OH, WE DON'T HAVE AN AFD.

FAO?

NETWORK?

RECOVERY?

CAPCOM, WE'RE GO FOR LIFTOFF.

Man:TRANQUILITY BASE, HOUSTON.

YOU'RE CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF.

Man:ROGER. UNDERSTAND. WE'RE NUMBER ONE ON THE RUNWAY.

Irwin: THE MOONISDIFFERENT.

IT'S BECOME MAN'S FIRST OUTPOST,

OUR FIRST FOOTSTEP IN SPACE...

WHERE MAN WAS ABLE TO LOOK BACK AT THE EARTH

AND SEE THE EARTH

AND SEE HIMSELF IN A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

6, 5, 4,

3, 2, 1...

IGNITION.

Cernan: AS YOU LEAVE, YOU'RE LEAVING THIS UNBELIEVABLY BEAUTIFUL,

NAKED, CHARCOAL BALL OUT THERE IN SPACE,

AND YOU'VE BEEN AROUND THE MOON.

YOU'VE BEEN ON IT.

YOU'RE SEEING SOMETHING THAT'S FAMILIAR TO YOU.

THAT'S HOME. THAT'S WHERE WE LIVED.

THERE'S WHERE WE LEFT THE -- THE LUNAR ROVER,

AND THERE'S WHERE WE EXPLORED,

AND THERE'S THE MOUNTAINS AND THE VALLEYS.

AND IT IS, IN A SENSE --

HAS BEEN A HOME, A LIFE-SUSTAINING HOME FOR YOU,

AND WHEN YOU LEAVE IT AND YOU SEE THOSE THINGS,

YOU LEAVE IT WITH THE SAME KIND OF FEELING AND AWE

THAT YOU LEFT THE EARTH WITH SEVERAL DAYS EARLIER.

Bean: WHEN WE WERE ABOUT 30 MINUTES

FROM RENDEZVOUS WITH THE COMMAND MODULE,

PETE SAID TO ME, "YOU WANT TO FLY THIS THING?"

AND I SAID, "WELL, YEAH, I'D LIKE TO FLY."

AS I TOOK THE CONTROLS, I SAID, "WELL, WAIT A MINUTE.

"THE PEOPLE ON EARTH IN MISSION CONTROL

AREN'T GONNA LIKE THIS,"

AND TO SHOW HOW HE THINKS ABOUT THINGS,

HE SAID, "DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

"WE'RE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE MOON.

THEY'LL NEVER KNOW."

Man:EAGLE, HOUSTON. YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD TO US.

Man:ROGER, HOUSTON.

WE ARE RETURNING TO THE EARTH. OVER.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON THE WAY BACK HOME.

Man:I THINK I MUST HAVE THE FEELING

THAT THE TRAVELLERS ON THE OLD SAILING SHIPS

USED TO HAVE.

WE'VE GONE ON A VERY LONG VOYAGE AWAY FROM HOME,

AND NOW WE'RE HEADED BACK.

I HAVE THAT FEELING OF BEING PROUD OF THE TRIP BUT STILL --

STILL HAPPY TO BE GOING BACK HOME

AND BACK TO OUR HOME PORT.

President Kennedy: WE SET SAIL ON THIS NEW SEA

BECAUSE THERE IS NEW KNOWLEDGE TO BE GAINED

AND NEW RIGHTS TO BE WON,

AND THEY MUST BE WON AND USED

FOR THE PROGRESS OF ALL MANKIND.

Cernan: AS TIME GOES ON, I TRULY DO BELIEVE

THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE SUBCONSCIOUS

A GREAT MANY THINGS THAT YOU ABSORBED

IN THOSE MOMENTS WHILE YOU WERE THERE

LOOKING BACK AT THE EARTH,

AND I CAN ALMOST TRANSFORM MY BODY, CERTAINLY MY MIND,

THROUGH TIME AND SPACE INSTANTANEOUSLY

TO THAT SPOT ON THE MOON.

I KNOW WHERE I AM WHEN I LOOK AT THE MOON.

IT'S NOT JUST SOME ABSTRACT, ROMANTIC IDEA.

IT'S SOMETHING VERY REAL TO ME.

THE STARS ARE MY HOME.