Space Rocket History #304 – Apollo 14 – Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. – Part 4
Space Rocket History Podcast
Michael Annis
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🗓️ 12 June 2019
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Even with all the problems, Shepard piloted the Lunar Module Antares to the most accurate landing of the entire Apollo program. Shepard became the fifth and, at the age of 47, the oldest man to walk on the Moon, and … Continue reading
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| 0:00.0 | We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, |
| 0:08.0 | but because they are hard. |
| 0:10.0 | Godspeed, John Glenn. |
| 0:12.0 | Roger, zero G, and I feel fine. |
| 0:15.0 | Okay, I'm out. |
| 0:17.0 | How does it feel for the United States to be the new record holder? |
| 0:21.6 | At last, huh? |
| 0:22.6 | In that baby lights, there's no doubt about it. |
| 0:26.6 | Lift-off. |
| 0:27.6 | We have a lift-off. |
| 0:28.6 | 32 minutes past the hour. |
| 0:30.6 | Lift-off in Apollo 11. |
| 0:32.6 | Listing, uh, Tranquility base here. |
| 0:35.6 | The Eagle has landed. |
| 0:40.4 | That's one small step for man. |
| 0:44.4 | One giant leap for mankind. |
| 0:52.0 | Hello and welcome. |
| 0:57.2 | This is Michael Annis, and you're listening to episode 304 of the Space Rocket History Podcast. And now, Apollo 14, Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. Part 4. I think first of all, |
| 1:06.3 | you have to be there for the right reason. You have to be there not for the fame and glory and |
| 1:10.7 | recognition and being a page in a history book. But, to be there for the right reason. You have to be there not for the fame and glory and recognition |
| 1:11.3 | and being a page of a history book, but you have to believe there because you believe your |
| 1:17.7 | talent and ability can be applied effectively to operation of a spacecraft. Whether you're an |
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