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>> july 16th, 1969, showtime. >> you think about the countdown as the curtain opening, worry, the clouds, clear thinking, its absolutely needed should something goes wrong. >> the launch, another dazzling pillar of fire was lost. the three-day, 240,000-mile trip from the earth to the moon without incident. >> we have a happy home. theres plenty of room for the three of us. >> then, four days into the mission came time to do what no astronaut had done before, decouple the lunar module from the co...

Computer path, he was now flying above unfamiliar territory, searching for a safe spot to land, but running low on fuel. >> so were on the far side of what was undesirable, and im reading the altitude, and about 100 feet -- >> 60. 60 seconds. >> 60 seconds. >> 100 feet, still a ways off the ground, and weve got 60 seconds. im getting a little concerned. >> so we got very tense in mission control. were biting our nails and holding our breath, and worried were going to run out of gas. 30 seconds. ...

Dazzling pillar of fire. the trip from the earth to the moon without incident. >> we have a happy home. there is plenty of room for the three of us. >> anda then four days into the missionme came time to do what no astronaut had done before. decouple the lunar module named eagle from the command module and guide it safely to the moon. on their way down, armstrong and aldren realized they were going long, beyond the landing zone and into a boulder field. thats when armstrong took over. diverting ...