13 Minutes to the Moon - Ep.09 Tranquility Base

We are five and a half minutes to the moon. Tension goes “through the roof”. Neil Armstrong takes control and the fuel starts to run out. In Mission Control, flight controllers count down to 60 seconds of fuel remaining – and then 30 seconds… With 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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