13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle - 13 Minutes to the Moon: 9. Tranquility Base

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Apollo 11 mission is on the edge of failure, minutes away from the Moon landing. Fuel is low, the tech is stretched and astronaut Neil Armstrong is struggling with the rocky lunar surface. He’s flying Eagle like it’s never flown before as he searches for a safe place to land.

Hosted by Kevin Fong.

Starring:
Steve Bales
Charlie Duke
Gerry Griffin

Courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project:
Neil Armstrong
Gene Kranz
Jack Garman
Bob Carlton

Theme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music

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Published on Sunday, 7th July 2019.

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