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 mankind.

Hello and welcome.

This is Michael Anis, and you're listening to Episode 310 of the Space Rocket History podcast.

And now, Apollo 14, lunar orbit.

Apollo 14 astronauts, Alan Shepard, and Edgar Mitchell are just hours away from their landing on the moon.

A spaceship is whirling around the moon in a tight orbit, swooping just 10 miles over their planned landing spot.

Their schedule calls for setting down on the moon at 4.17 a.m. Eastern time, followed by a long moonwalk later tomorrow morning. The Apollo 14 crew swung into lunar orbit early this morning,

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