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The trip in the transfer van should take some 15 minutes or so to reach the pad at which time the astronauts will board the first of two elevators for the trip to the 320-foot level at the launch pad where they will then proceed to ingress the spacecraft. the departure from the building at about 6:27 a.m. eastern daylight time. the transfer van now departing from the spacecraft operations building at the kennedy space center on the start of its trip to launch pad where it goes through preliminar...

>> the crew is approaching. >> okay. >> this is launch control. we just passed the two hour 21 minute in our countdown and we are proceeding at this time. at the 320-foot level all three astronauts now aboard the spacecraft, just a few minutes ago astronaut buzz aldrin came in and took the center seat to join neil armstrong on the left and mike collins on the right. these are the positions they will fly at lift-off. 120 feet down, the work continues on a leaky valve at the 200-foot level, the te...

Crew from the launch creek view and the spacecraft team combined together with the commander neil armstrong to make a thorough check of the emergency detection system. this is the system that will signal the astronauts in the cabin and if anything goes wrong below them. we use the ground-based computer to accomplish this test. it will take some 30 minutes. neil armstrong will being doing most of the work in the spacecraft responding as different lights signifying different difficulties are prese...

So, we will be ready for the spacecraft commander neil armstrong to come across at the 320 foot level. thats our status at 2 hours 43 minutes 47 seconds and counting. this is launch control. >> go ahead. understand. >> okay, can you hit the switch

Transfer van now backing up toward the elevator. in a matter of five minutes or so, we will be ready for the spacecraft commander neil armstrong to come across at the 320 foot level. thats our status at 2 hours 43 minutes 47 seconds and counting. this is launch control.

>> go ahead. understand. >> okay, can you hit the switch 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 col...

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We learned departure of the building 6:27 a.m. eastern daylight time. the transfer van departing at the kennedy space center on the start of its 8 mile trip to launch pad a here at complex 39 where the saturn five launch vehicle fully loaded with propel ants going through check outs. this is launch control. >> around the gate one area, cars. little kids wide eyed looking at the spotlight 15 miles away. we saw teenagers with

Crew of several technicians at the 200 foot level proceed to tighten some bolts around a leaking valve. the astronaut team which has just arrived at the pad, the transfer van now backing up toward the elevator. in a matter of five minutes or so, well be ready for the space command and neil armstrong to come across the seal at the 320 level. this is launch control.

Now 5 minutes and 52 seconds and counting. >> go for launch. >> go for launch? >> go for launch. >> sro, verified go for launch. >> verified go for launch. >> go for launch. >> you got the channel number? >> we have some 7.6 million pounds of thrust pushing the vehicle upward. the vehicle weighs close to 6 1/2 million pounds. this is apollo saturn launch control t minus 1 minute 50 seconds on the apollo mission flight to land tirs men on the moon. >> good luck and god speed. >> thank you. >> t m...