8 Days: To the Moon and Back

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We are go for Apollo 11. (dramatic music) (office background sound) -

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Our status board indicates the third stage is completely pressurized. All the second stage tanks now pressurized. (building dramatic music) Power transfer is complete. (dramatic music) Apollo 11, the launch team wishes you good luck and Godspeed. (dramatic music) 12, 11, 10, 9... ignition sequence start. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (rocket engine exploding) Liftoff! We have a liftoff! Liftoff on apollo 11. (dramatic music) Tower clear. (cabin sound) (Neil Armstrong) Roger, clock. Roger, we got a roll program. Roger, roll. (bumpy cabin sound) (crowd cheering) (emotional piano music) You get a feeling that pe ople think of these men as, not just superior men but as different creatures. We really don't have a language to describe this thing. What are the words you use? How do you say high as a sky anymore? The sky is the limit. What does it mean?