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Or without sacrifice. to this day americans grieve the loss of three brave astronauts of apollo 1 who were lost in a fire on the launchpad in january 1967. we think of them and their families even today. the risks for apollo 11 were so great, the odds were so long, that many fear that even if our astronauts made it to the moon they might not make it back. in fact, history records that president nixon prepared a speech in the event of tragedy, where he would explain to the nation that the vision ...

Buzz aldrin, -- walked out placing a flag in the mood. while armstrong and aldrin made dinner footprints above above them orbiting the moon was michael collins. line the command module that the lunar lander would have to fly up to and dock with in order to get back to earth alive.this week he recalled the great risk of the sequence. >> knew no nasa in his wisdom always try to have redundancy and yet, when you look at the design of the lunar module, there is one combustion chamber, one little roc...

Perhaps it was appropriate that a reclusive engineer not a dashing air force pilot should be the 1st man to set foot on the moon. his name was in the alternate armstrong. shortly after 7 in the morning the 3 astronauts headed for the launch pad. with. armstrong the mission commander and pilot buzz aldrin will attempt a landing. michael collins will stay on board the command module as it continues to orbit the moon. its now been 8 years and 2 months since president kennedy gave the order.

Pilots. buzz aldrin shot down soviet migs in the korean war. these three guys had flown everything. they had pushed the edge of the envelope. and remember this, there was no guarantee that rocket wouldnt explode on the launchpad or in flight. no guarantee they werent crash-land on that lunar surface. no guarantee that when neil armstrong pressed the button to fire the rockets to blast off from the moon and go home, it would work. president nixon had a statement prepared for delivery and standing...

Mention it anymore. two of the three apollo 11 astronauts were west pointers. two of the three were test pilots. buzz aldrin shot down soviet migs in the korean war. these three guys had flown everything. they had pushed the edge of the envelope. and remember this, there was no guarantee that rocket wouldnt explode on the launchpad or in flight. no guarantee they werent crash-land on that lunar surface. no guarantee that when neil armstrong pressed the button to fire the rockets to blast off fro...

Room before he headed out to the launch pad a century ago. >> heather: well be watching. have a great time down there. if you want more on the moon landing check out fox nation.com as well tune in tomorrow with kristin and all that. they have a great special online right now called american moon shot. lots of great historic footage and interviews there. >> bill: great history. meanwhile president trump taking on ilhan omar again this morning a day after she called him a fascist. more on that wit...

Disappointment. >> now tomorrow during a special edition of americas news headquarters live from the kennedy space center, im going to be interviewing buzz aldrin and the vice president where we can dig in a bit deeper on what buzz aldrin was just saying and what the vice president and president trump intend to do with nasa over the next few years. julie, we are going to be broadcasting live from inside the suit-up room. thats the room that all the apollo astronauts use to get ready in right bef...

Sleep tonight. she has a delusional sense of her own value that is comical. in the context of 50 years ago, we lifted an apollo-11 space rocket off the launchpad. this country has been lifting people out of poverty more than any other country in the history of the world and we have given women rights and done an enorm us number of things. >> martha: they said its not enough. they have no patience for anything that is in between. >> i think we always ought to strive a more perfect union. we wont ...

Astronauts were west pointers, two of the three were test pilots. buzz aldrin shot down multiple soviet mig in dogfights in the korean war. between them these three guys had flown everything. they had all pushed the end of the envelope and remember this. there was no guarantee that rocket wouldnt explode on the launch pad or in flight, no guarantee they wouldnt crash land on that lunar surface. no guarantee that when neil armstrong press the button to fire the rocks to blast off from the moon an...

A new interest in space. huge crowds gathered around the launch site the visitors were in a festive mood. on july 16th neil armstrong buzz aldrin. and michael collins to make their final preparations. perhaps it was appropriate that a reclusive engineer not a dashing air force pilot should be the 1st man to set foot on the moon. his name was neil armstrong. shortly after 7 in the morning the 3 astronauts headed for the launch pad.