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 in Apollo 11.

Listing, uh, Tranquality base here.

The Eagle has landed. That's one small step for man one giant leap for man

hello and welcome this is michael annais and you're listening to Episode 302 of the Space Rocket History

Podcast. And now, Apollo 14, Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. Part 2. After being selected,

then came the most interesting part for Shepard, the competition for the first flight into space.

Here's how Shepard described it.

Well, you know, it was an interesting situation getting together

with the seven originals for the first time.

And of course, having known some of them before, with the Navy connections,

but yet all of a sudden realizing that here was competition, there were seven guys competing for

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