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Space Rocket History Podcast

Space Rocket History #379 – Apollo 17 – Lunar Lift off, Docking & Orbital Science

Space Rocket History Podcast

Michael Annis

History, Technology

4.9769 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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At 4:56 Houston time, Gene rested the tip of his left index finger on the yellow ignition button.

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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.

0:24.7

Not because they are easy, but because they are hard.

0:28.1

Godspeed, John Glenn.

0:30.4

Roger, zero G, and I feel fine.

0:33.3

It might be right. Okay, I'm out.

0:35.9

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 Tanguality 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.

1:09.2

Hello and welcome.

1:11.1

This is Michael Annes, and you are listening to episode number 379 of the Space Rocket History podcast.

1:18.5

And now, Apollo 17, lunar liftoff, docking, and orbital science.

1:27.1

Our last episode, we left Gene and Jack,

1:30.7

readying Challenger for departure from the surface of the moon

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