Thursday, August 1, 2013

Tranquility Base here

Neil Armstrong, July 20, 1969 commanding the Apollo 11 Lunar Module as he approached the Moon.
Buzz Aldrin: 750 feet, coming down at 23 degrees . . . 700 feet, 21 down . . . 400 feet, down at nine. . . . Got the shadow out there . . . 75 feet, things looking good . . . lights on . . . picking up some dust . . . 30 feet, 2 1/2 down . . . faint shadow . . . four forward . . . drifting to the right a little . . . contact light . . . O.K. Engine stop.

Neil Armstrong: Houston. Tranquility Base here. Eagle has landed.

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