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Space Rocket History Podcast

Space Rocket History #356 – Apollo 16 – Climb to Orbit

Space Rocket History Podcast

Michael Annis

History, Technology

4.9 β€’ 769 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 20 January 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Duke was startled. Why was it shaking so hard? What in the world was happening? There had to be something wrong with this rocket. He didn’t recall any briefing to expect this violent vibration as they sat on the launch … Continue reading β†’

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0:00.0

Hello, listeners. If you are enjoying this podcast without commercial interruption and are

0:05.4

financially able, please consider supporting our effort. To contribute, go to the homepage

0:10.5

spacerockethistory.com and click on the orange donate button or the Patreon link. Thanks.

0:19.9

We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not

0:24.9

because they are easy but because they are hard in godspeed john glenn

0:29.7

roger zero j and i feel fine

0:32.9

okay i'm out how does it feel for the United States to be the new record holder?

0:40.1

At last, huh?

0:41.8

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

0:44.6

Lift-off. We have a lift-off. 32 minutes past the hour.

0:49.2

Lift-off on Apollo 11.

0:51.8

flipping Tangualility base here.

0:54.7

The Eagle has landed.

0:56.6

That's one small step for man.

1:00.2

One giant leap for manned.

1:09.1

Hello and welcome.

1:11.0

This is Michael Anis, and you're listening to episode number 356 of the Space Rocket History Podcast.

1:18.1

And now, Apollo 16, climb to orbit.

1:24.7

During the exciting climb to orbit of Apollo 16, we are fortunate enough to have eyewitness primary source commentary from Charlie Duke and John Young.

1:38.2

I will periodically interrupt the audio for their comments during the first playback and then I will play it back

1:46.6

uninterrupted. Most of the comments were from Duke as this was his first mission. T-minus 60 seconds.

1:55.9

The closer they got to lift off, the faster Duke's heart beat. T-minus 30 seconds. Duke's heart was really

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