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.

Godspeed, John Glenn.

Roger, zero G, and I feel fine.

Okay, I'm out.

How does it feel for the United States to be the new record holder?

At last, huh?

In that baby lights, there's no doubt about it.

Lift-off.

We have a lift-off.

32 minutes past the hour.

Lift-off on Apollo 11.

Glisten, uh, tranquility base here.

The Eagle has landed.

That's one small step for man.

One giant leap for mankind.

Hello and welcome. This is Michael Anus, and you're listening to episode 221 of the Space Rocket History podcast.

And now, Apollo 11, Lunar Landing, Part 3.

We ended the previous episode with the Eagle, 7,500 feet above the moon. The computer had just initiated the approach phase program P64,

and the lunar module pitch had decreased rapidly from about 55 degrees to 45 degrees.

The spacecraft will continue to rotate upright and will be at a pitch of about 20 degrees

when Armstrong takes manual control to overfly West Crater.

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