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Systems are working basically as we had planned, weve learned a few things along the way to make it better the next time around and by all indications short of what we will learn tomorrow, the systems are ready to put astronauts and crew on it and return to the moon. >> how close did the capsule get to the moon? >> the capsule a couple of times got within 70 or 60 miles as i recall, but it also went the furthest that a spacecraft has ever gone from earth out beyond the moon and that was intentio...

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[ laughter ] >> coming up in less than ten seconds now, we will be crossing into the sphere of influence of the moon at this point as the moons gravitational force becomes the dominant effect on the spacecraft trajectory. and our displays will shift from earth reference to moon reference. the spacecraft was at a distance of 186,437 nautical miles from earth and 33,822 nautical miles from the moon. all spacecraft systems are functioning normally. the mission going very smoothly. >> weve been havi...

>> roger, mike. we can see variations on our trace as you connected and disconnected but the medics still dont have a signal. >> i promise to let you know if i stop breathing. coming up in less than 10 seconds now well be crossing into the sphere of influence of the moon at this point as the moons gravitational force becomes the dominant effect on the spacecraft trajectory. and our displays will shift from earth reference to moon reference. the spacecraft was at a distance of 186,437 nautical mi...

Over. >> roger. go ahead, houston. >> 11, this is houston. >> weve lost respiration rate on the telemetry. >> okay. mike, we had a request that you check the two electrodes that are placed one on each side of your lower rib cage, over. >> things look normal up here. >> roger, mike. >> we could see variations on our trace as you connected and disconnected but the medics dont have a signal. >> i promise to let you know if i stop breathing. [ laughter ] >> coming up in less than ten seconds now, we...

Becomes the dominant effect on the spacecraft trajectory. and our displays will shift from earth reference to moon reference. the spacecraft was at a distance of 186,437 nautical miles from earth and 33,822 nautical miles from the moon. all spacecraft systems are functioning normally. the mission going very smoothly. of >> weve been having really spectacular, behind the edge of the moon now. solar corona. the sky is lit all the way around the moon. quite an eerie sight because of the very marked...

>> i promise to let you know if i stop breathing. >> coming up in less than ten seconds now, we will be crossing into the sphere of influence of the moon at this point at this point as the moons gravitational force becomes the dominant effect on the spacecraft trajectory. and our displieays are shift fr the earth reference to moon reference. the spacecraft was at a distance of -- and 33,822 nautical miles from the moon. all spacecraft systems are functioning normally. mission going very smoothly...

Earth. all spacecraft systems are functioning normally. the mission going very smoothly. >> weve been having >> weve been having really spectacular sup rate behind the edge of the moon now. solar corona. the sky is lit all the way around the moon. but an eerie sight because of the very marked three dimensional aspect of having the suns corona coming from behind the moon the way it is. >> its a view worth the price of the trip. mother earth is 206,059 nautical miles behind coming up on the lunar ...