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Ill try to get a rock in here. >> that looks beautiful from here, neil. >> it has a stark beauty all its own. its like much of the high desert of the united states. its different but its very pretty out here. is that in the pocket? >> yeah, push down. got it? no, its not all the way in. push it. there you go. >> sample is in the pocket. i -- oxygen is 81%. i have no flags, and im in minimum flow. >> okay, i got the camera going at one frame a second. you ready for me to come out? >> just stand b...

We have it in the override close position to see if it will get better. it seems to be getting worse. >> its on camera 18. >> camera 18, you could see the men working on the hydrogen leak. >> once the technicians depart, we will send hydrogen again through the system to assure that the leak has been corrected. the astronauts now coming up toward the pad itself as the crew of several technicians at the 200 foot level proceed to tighten some bolts around a leaking valve. the astronaut team, which ...

We see 651. >> we have a happy home. theres plenty of room for the three of us. >> apollo 11 is presently 131 nautical miles from earth. >> the spacecraft slowly rotates to maintain thermal balance. >> looks like weve got a good pt going. its good night from the white team, over. >> okay. see you tomorrow. thank you for everything. >> good morning, apollo 11. >> good morning, houston. apollo 11. >> yeah, ive got the world in my window for a change. >> sounds like one of these rotating restaurant...

On the camera. >> roger. camera has been activated. >> test, mtc. the swing arm camera is on. >> msg. >> copy. >> go. >> the crew is approaching. >> this is saturn launch control. we just passed the 2 hour 21 minute mark in our countdown. we are proceeding at this time. 320 foot level, all three astronauts now aboard the spacecraft. a few minutes ago astronaut buzz aldrin took the center seat to join neil armstrong on the left and mike collings on the right. these are the positions they will fly...

Spacecraft. >> about 130,000 miles out. >> hello there. hes down on his head again. hes trying to make me nervous. >> copy. we see 651. >> we have a happy home. plenty of room for the three of us. >> apollo 11 is presently 131 nautical miles from earth. >> the spacecraft slowly rotates to maintain thermal balance. >> its good night from the white team, over. >> okay. see you tomorrow. thank you for everything. >> good morning, apollo 11. >> good morning, houston. apollo 11. >> yeah, ive got the ...

>> verify. >> spacecraft ready. >> switch is on. verify light. >> all stations stand by to give a crew departure status at this time. >> go ahead. >> go. >> fts. >> no. >> rts. >> go. >> 8. >> camera. >> verify number 2 and 3 level. >> okay. all right. 214. roger, you go for crew departure. >> roger here. go for crew departure.

We have the aca. >> thats the position well be putting the camera in after the initial descent down the ladder. itll be taking one frame a second. >> hello there. >> hello there. >> probably the most unusual position a cameramans ever had, hanging by his toes from a tunnel and taking a picture upside down. >> well go ahead and take all the data on back into the command module. >> roger. and were going to turn our tv monitor off now while we have some other work to do. apollo 11, signing off. >> ...

We have in the override closed position to see if itll get better. it seems to be getting worse. >> which camera is that on? >> its on camera 18. >> camera 18 you can see the man working on the hydrogen leak. >> once the technicians depart we will send hydrogen again through the system to assure that the leak has been corrected. the astronauts now coming up toward the pad, itself, as the crew of several technicians at the 200-foot level proceed to tighten some bolts around a leaking valve. the a...

Own. its like much of the high desert of the united states. its different but its very pretty out here. is that in the pocket? >> yeah, push down. got it? no, its not all the way in. push it. there you go. >> sample is in the pocket. i -- oxygen is 81%. i have no flags, and im in minimum flow. >> okay, i got the camera going at one frame a second. you ready for me to come out? >> just stand by a second. ill move this over the hand rail. >> how far am i? >> okay, youre right at the end of the por...

Neil is standing on his head again trying to make me nervous. >> roger. copy. we see the flashing with the 651. >> we do have a happy home. theres plenty of room for the three of us. >> apollo 11 is presently 131,000 nautical miles from earth. >> the spacecraft slowly rotates to maintain thermal balance. >> it looks like we got a good ptc going. its good night from the white team. over. >> okay. see you tomorrow. thank you for everything. >> good morning, apollo 11. >> good morning, houston. apo...