and separated from the rocket. surely duke was one of the team members of the control center he kept in touch with the astronauts on their mission. the enthusiasm for space was building but we were in the space race with the russians so that motivated us to commit to it. there was a tense moment 4 days into the mission when armstrong and aldrin flew towards the moon again and again the radio cut out. then the navigation computer sounded the alarm neil armstrong took control and landed the lunar module gently on the moon's surface. with neil. through the eagle has landed very excitedly