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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.

flipping Tanguality Base here.

The Eagle has landed.

That's one small step for man.

One giant leap for manned.

Hello and welcome.

This is Michael Annas, and you're listening to episode number 367 of the Space Rocket History podcast.

And now, Apollo 16, rendezvous, docking, ascent stage dump, and Ken's EVA.

Last time we stopped with John and Charlie in the ascent stage of the lunar module closing in on Ken Mattingly in the command module.

But upon close examination of the video of Apollo 16's lunar liftoff, mission control saw some pieces fly loose.

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