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>> since the start of the apollo missions, every space suit, including the ones worn by neil armstrong and buzz aldrin on the moon, has been made here at ilc dovers facility in delaware. >> by 1965, we won the contract as a prime contract for the apollo space suit. in the 1970s, when the space shuttle contract, we go on to build those suits and now were building for the space station, an identical type suit. >> each suit is handmade over the course of a couple months with extensive testing for f...

To turn blue. thanks a lot. >> the lunar module landed on july 20th, 3:13 p.m. eastern time, 6 hours, 37 minutes later, neil armstrong took humanitys first step on the moon. what he said might be the most famous words of the 20th century, or any century. >> thats one step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> mike and i asked him, i said, mike, have you thought about what youre going to say, when you get down on -- >> well, i dont know. when we land, ill start thinking about it. well, you neve...

>> apollo 15 launched july 26, 1971, with david scott, james irwin and alfred aboard. apollo 16 launched 1962, carrying young, mattingly and duke. they were the first missions to use the lunar roving vehicle, but the apollo missions were winding down. would man ever return to the moon? the astronauts of apollo 17 certainly hoped so. their amazing and what would turn out to be final mission after the break.

Anyone on the outside knew what was going on. it shows the confidence the public had in us. we got a team together to point out the failures and fix it. >> his testimony to congress helped convince the government and the public that though there would always be risks, nasa could learn from its mistakes, and the apollo program should go ahead. pa paradoxically, it may have let them get to the moon faster than schedule. >> we had the opportunity to learn from that mistake, very tragic and sad. but...

The additional data allows us to medically commit men to a lunar mission. >> americas next step, the apollo program, would get us to the moon, but apollo almost cratered as soon as it began. fox news reporting continues after the break. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills.

To turn blue. were breathing a again. thanks a lot. >> the lunar module landed on july 20th, 3:13 p.m. eastern time, 6 hours, 37 minutes later, neil armstrong took humanitys first step on the moon. what he said might be the most famous words of the 20th century, or any century. >> thats one step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> mike and i asked him, i said, mike, have you thought about what youre going to say, when you get down on -- >> well, i dont know. when we land, ill start thinking ...

Why couldnt they get out? >> the hatch was on the inside pressing against the hull. so to remove the hull, you had to turn it in. when the fire started, you have 50,000 pounds pressure holding that door in place. >> all three men were dead. >> we lived near the wife of one of the crewmember, pat white. >> bill anders had the unenviable task of breaking the news to the wife of edward white. >> and that was a pretty tough deal. when i stopped in front of the house, she saw me coming, and even thou...

To turn blue. were breathing a again. thanks a lot. >> the lunar module landed on july 20th, 3:13 p.m. eastern time, 6 hours, 37 minutes later, neil armstrong took humanitys first step on the moon. what he said might be the most famous words of the 20th century, or any century. >> thats one step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> mike and i asked him, i said, mike, have you thought about what youre going to say, when you get down on -- >> well, i dont know. when we land, ill start thinking ...

Anyone on the outside knew what was going on. it shows the confidence the public had in us. we got a team together to point out the failures and fix it. >> his testimony to congress helped convince the government and the public that though there would always be risks, nasa could learn from its mistakes, and the apollo program should go ahead. pa paradoxically, it may have let them get to the moon faster than schedule. >> we had the opportunity to learn from that mistake, very tragic and sad. but...

>> apollo 15 launched july 26, 1971, with david scott, james irwin and alfred aboard. apollo 16 launched 1962, carrying young, mattingly and duke. they were the first missions to use the lunar roving vehicle, but the apollo missions were winding down. would man ever return to the moon? the astronauts of apollo 17 certainly hoped so. their amazing and what would turn out to be final mission after the break. upgrade to the philips norelco sensotouch 3d for the most advanced shaving experience. wit...