Apollo 11 Moonwalk Montage
NASA's montage of the Apollo 11 moonwalk, July 20, 1969: the first step onto the lunar surface, the flag at Tranquility Base, and the first EVA ever attempted on another world. Public domain, credit NASA. No NASA endorsement implied.
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>> [ INDISTINCT ]. >> I'M, UH, AT THE FOOT OF THE LADDER. THE LM FOOTPADS ARE ONLY, UH, UH, DEPRESSED IN THE SURFACE ABOUT, UH, ONE OR TWO INCHES, ALTHOUGH THE SURFACE APPEARS TO BE, UH, VERY, VERY FINE GRAINED AS YOU GET CLOSE TO IT. IT'S ALMOST LIKE A POWDER. DOWN THERE, IT'S VERY FINE. [ INDISTINCT ]. >> I'M GOING TO LEAVE THAT ONE FOOT UP THERE AND, UH, BOTH HANDS DOWN TO ABOUT THE FOURTH RUNG UP. >> THERE YOU GO. >> OKAY, NOW I THINK I'LL DO THE SAME-- >> FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T, UH, READ THE PLAQUE, UH, WE'LL READ THE PLAQUE THAT'S ON THE FRONT LANDING GEAR OF THIS LM. FIRST THERE'S TWO HEMISPHERES, ONE SHOWING EACH OF THE TWO HEMISPHERES OF EARTH. UNDERNEATH IT SAYS, "HERE MAN FROM THE PLANET EARTH "FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON, "JULY 1969 A.D. "WE CAME IN PEACE." >> I GUESS YOU'RE ABOUT THE ONLY PERSON AROUND THAT DOESN'T HAVE TV COVERAGE OF THE SCENE. >> THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I DON'T MIND A BIT. HOW IS THE QUALITY OF THE TV? >> OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL, MIKE. IT REALLY IS. >> OH, GEE, THAT'S GREAT. IS THE LIGHTING HALFWAY DECENT? >> YES, INDEED. THEY'VE GOT THE FLAG UP NOW, AND YOU CAN SEE THE STARS AND STRIPES ON THE L--
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