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And let the recovery people have it. >> apollo 11, houston, through to arrive. >> apollo 11, apollo 11, this is hornet, hornet, over. >> apollo. clear. our position 1330. 16915. >> there they are! [ applause ] >> hey, condition. 4,000, 3,500 feet on the way down. latitude/longitude, 1330. 16915. >> roger. copy. >> hornet reports spacecraft right on target point. >> splashdown. splashdown. this is the command module. >> roger. >> stable one now.

>> hey, condition. 4,000, 3,500 feet on the way down. latitude/longitude, 1330. 16915. >> roger. copy. >> hornet reports spacecraft right on target point. >> splashdown. splashdown. this is the command module. >> roger. >> stable one now. stable one. >> your condition? >> our condition is excellent. were just fine. take your time. >> all right. >> that was mike collins reporting the crew was excellent. >> astronaut is in the net.

It is auto years after the americans walked on the moon. the team included an astronaut from the u.s. and one from european space agency, along with a russian cosmonaut. >> the expedition will last until october 2nd. last night washington celebrated the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. an astronauts boot dropped at the exact moment that neil armstrong stepped onto the moon. look at this. the film projection, the mission on the washington monument from liftoff to splashdown. in houston -- ...

Our position 1330. 16915. >> there they are! [ applause ] >> mission to crew. over. >> condition. 4,000, 3,500 feet on the way down. latitude/longitude, 1330. 16915. >> roger. copy. >> hornet reports spacecraft right on target point. >> splashdown. splashdown. this is the command module. >> roger. >> stable one now. stable one. >> your condition? >> our condition is excellent. were just fine. take your time. >> all right.

Which we did. not bad. >> and all these years later he toll us he gives boys and girls with the same dream this advice -- >> give it everything you got. >> which is just what they did. and later tonight right here, that splashdown in the pacific when they returned home. few of us remembered what actually happened to them right after that. and thats right here at the end tonight. in the meantime, there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. new developments in that chill...

And finally tonight here, of course, it was 50 years ago today, apollo 11 blasted off from florida. and we had been reminded about so many moments 50 years ago, including the return to earth and what happened right after. after that dramatic splashdown in the pacific ocean, there were celebrations in mission control. but what few may remember is what came next. >> now the three men, wearing biological isolation garments, enter the mobile quarantine facility. >> reporter: the astronauts were quar...

>> apollo 11, houston, through to arrive. >> apollo 11, apollo 11, this is hornet, hornet, over. >> apollo. clear. our position 1330. 16915. >> there they are! [ applause ] >> hey, condition. 4,000, 3,500 feet on the way down. latitude/longitu latitude/longitude, 1330. 16915. >> roger. copy. >> hornet reports spacecraft right on target point. >> splashdown. splashdown. this is the command module. >> roger. >> stable one now.

Prison. plus, the u.s. dad who says isis has his children. our reporter with him in the region as he attempts to find them. and the space race is on. nasa and spacex teaming up, sending a capsule. the splashdown. the big question tonight -- are american astronauts on their way? good evening. its great to have you with us on a very busy friday night. im tom llamas in for david. we begin with breaking news out of chicago. new charges for "empire" actor jussie smollett. a federal grand jury i...

Was. they know it re-entered because they saw a splashdown. they dont know how controlled it was. now, one of the things theyll be looking at is to see whether or not there are fins on the nose of the rocket. thats usually an indication. they still havent confirmed this is an entirely new capability from the north koreans. they do know the speed with which they launched this. around 24 hours ago they started picking up some intelligence there could be a launch and it could be imminent. thats wha...

North korea and splashdown in that region, how vulnerable do you think theyre feeling right about now? >> thank you for your question. very vulnerable. having served in guam, the u.s. has zero good military options against north korea. any military scenario can spiral out of control, leading to a large loss of life, not just in guam, but also in south korea. thats what makes a presidents statements so reckless. he needs to stop backing into the u.s. into a corner where we have no good military o...