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Entry at 75 statute miles. beginning blackout at 62 statute miles. main chute deployment, 10,500 feet. >> 11, houston, weather still holding real fine in the recovery area. looks like it's about 1500 scattered, high scattered and still three to six-foot waves. >> sounds good. >> roger. >> the earth is really getting bigger up here. >> apollo 11 lined up right down the middle of the entry corridor. we're a minute and 45 seconds from entry. blackout will begin 18 seconds after entry.

Good night from apollo 11. >> weather in the recovery area, skies will be partly cloudy. six-foot sea. temperature near 80 degrees. this landing area is 215 miles to the northeast from the original landing area. moved because of thundershowers in the original area. >> apollo 11's distance now is 3,000 nautical miles. velocity 26,685 feet per second. in the next 20 minutes apollo 11 will add almost 10,000 feet per second to that figure. entry at 75 statute miles. beginning blackout at 62 statute miles. main chute deployment, 10,500 feet.

>> 11, houston, weather still holding real fine in the recovery area. looks like it's about 1500 scattered, high scattered and still three to six-foot waves. >> sounds good. >> roger. >> the earth is really getting bigger up here. and of course we see a crescent. >> apollo 11 lined up right down the middle of the entry corridor. we're a minute and 45 seconds from entry. blackout will begin 18 seconds after entry. >> apollo 11 houston, still looking mighty fine here. you're cleared for landing. >> we appreciate that. >> stand and lock. >> roger. >> guidance officer reports the command module co...

>> and beginning a blackout approximately 17 seconds after entry interface into the atmosphere. 400,000 feet or approximately 85 miles above the earth. at blackout, we were showing velocity 36,237 feet per second. range to go to splash 1,510 nautical miles. >> l.o.s. >> l.o.s. blackout. >> roger. you have arrived. >> apollo 11, houston to arrive. >> we're looking for you. >> apollo 11, houston to arrive.

Main chute deployment, 10,500 feet. >> 11, houston, weather still holding real fine in the recovery area. looks like it's about 1500 scattered, high scattered and still three to six-foot waves. >> sounds good. >> roger. >> the earth is really getting bigger up here. and of course we see a crescent. >> apollo 11 lined up right down the middle of the entry corridor. we're a minute and 45 seconds from entry. blackout will begin 18 seconds after entry. >> apollo 11 houston, still looking mighty fine here. you're cleared for landing. >> we appreciate that. >> stand and lock.