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It was months behind schedule. instead of falling further behind the soviets nasa officials had a bold idea. >> the lunar module unfortunately was delayed considerably. and so nasa again in one of the, i think one of the great strokes of management substituted apollo 8 from an earth orbital flight to a lunar orbital flight. >> reporter: if it worked, america would actually leapfrog the soviets in the space race an astronaut, not a cosmonaut, would be the first to fly around the moon. >> it was o...

Could just tell by the look on her face that she knew something was wrong. >> reporter: the three were given heros funerals. and in their honor, mission af-204 was redesignated apollo i. it could well have been the last apollo. >> that put the apollo program on hold. frank gorman became very instrumental in reviewing the hold issue. >> nasa, especially investigators themselves, that kept the outside without the slightest idea was going on. that was one of the hallmarks of the confidence that the...

As a rock. yep. >> victorino has been a heck of an addition. >> and a terrific guy. >> wow. that must have been an amazing game. >> other good news. the red sox now have a major league leading 11 walk-off wins. wasnt the only good news for boston. pitcher aceves welcomed a new baby into the world yesterday, the new name, apollo i. >> same as my oldest son. >> inspired by rocky. >> im excited for the red sox. this is cool. dodgers/clubs. l.a. continuing to be one of the hottest teams in basebal...