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German newspaper said. is now american. the astronauts now had some time to sleep before they blasted off to rejoin the command module but they didn't get much rest it was cold and the earth was shining brightly . armstrong and aldrin left a lot of equipment on the moon surface including the modules landing gear and the scientific testing equipment. aboard all 3 of the if once they were back on board they reopened the hatch and tossed out their backpacks gloves and boots the thought is to go to left all that stuff behind to reduce the weight of the lander before liftoff of. course if you take....

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. it's now been 8 years and 2 months since president kennedy gave the order.

The void. >> the eagle has landed. >> we copy you on the ground. you have a bunch of guys about to turn blue. >> it took just 66 years to go from the wright brothers at kitty hawk to this extraordinary moment. buzz aldrin joined minutes later. >> it's a good step. >> the landscape, dusty and barren. nasa called it the sea of tranquillity. >> you have the flag up now. you can see the stars and stripes. >> even as they planted the flag, their crew mate orbited in the command module not knowing whether his friends would return, whether he would have to go home all alone. >> when you look at the d...

Ballistic missiles on the table. the national leadership is furious with him. within 24 hours, he's contradicting himself. so yeah, they have got control issues and they have other issues in fronts of them. they're going to continue provocation to be sure. we'll have to deal with that. >> trace: doesn't appear that we look measured and they're frantic. general jack keane, great to hear from you. >> thank you. >> trace: 50 years ago tomorrow, two american astronauts became the first humans to walk on the moon. 50 years ago! neil armstrong took that first step and buzz aldrin followed while mich...

The part that was really important when the astronauts were in space, just this end bit right here. of course that round part being the command module that housed the astronauts. there are celebrations happening all over the world. of course space enthusiasts like myself taking stock of what humanity was able to achieve nearly 50 years ago. there are celebrations, the hotels are near capacity. i had the good fortune of meeting a spouse of a man who was in mission control at the landing. she had her late husband's badges on her, histual apollo badges. so there was so much activity, so much exci...