1 00:00:16,153 --> 00:00:18,269 We choose to go to the moon. 2 00:00:18,953 --> 00:00:20,944 We choose to go to the moon. 3 00:00:25,233 --> 00:00:29,784 We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, 4 00:00:29,833 --> 00:00:33,143 not because they are easy but because they are hard. 5 00:01:47,473 --> 00:01:49,987 - Look at that. - That's beautiful. 6 00:01:50,033 --> 00:01:53,787 It's gotta be one of the most proud moments of my life. I guarantee you. 7 00:02:04,593 --> 00:02:09,986 History tells us that the year 1937 was not a good one for the planet Earth. 8 00:02:10,033 --> 00:02:11,830 Japan invaded China. 9 00:02:11,873 --> 00:02:15,309 In Germany, concentration camps were already operating. 10 00:02:15,353 --> 00:02:17,662 A bloody civil war was escalating in Spain. 11 00:02:17,713 --> 00:02:20,546 In the United States, President Roosevelt had cause to say 12 00:02:20,593 --> 00:02:24,711 that one-third of his people were ill-housed, ill-clad and ill-nourished. 13 00:02:25,393 --> 00:02:27,623 And yet, in 1937, 14 00:02:27,673 --> 00:02:30,392 Picasso painted his masterpiece, Guernica, 15 00:02:30,433 --> 00:02:32,788 John Steinbeck published Of Mice And Men 16 00:02:32,833 --> 00:02:35,506 and the Golden Gate Bridge was opened. 17 00:02:35,553 --> 00:02:39,262 1937, then, was not the cataclysmic year of the century. 18 00:02:39,313 --> 00:02:43,943 There would be others, including one when, in the midst of worldwide unrest 19 00:02:43,993 --> 00:02:46,712 Americans were hoping to send three human beings 20 00:02:46,753 --> 00:02:50,302 on the very first voyage from the Earth to the moon. 21 00:03:23,513 --> 00:03:26,186 ...4-1-0 presently 1-5-0... 22 00:04:04,433 --> 00:04:07,664 232 G.I's killed and 900 wounded 23 00:04:07,713 --> 00:04:10,864 makes for one of the heaviest weeks of the Vietnam War. 24 00:04:10,913 --> 00:04:14,952 And it is not a week. It is just over two days, the past two days. 25 00:04:14,993 --> 00:04:18,030 There are two forces that are trying to push him out this way 26 00:04:18,073 --> 00:04:20,541 but he's heavily fortified with a lot of ammo. 27 00:04:20,593 --> 00:04:24,711 Fire is still coming from buildings around the paratroopers' quarters. 28 00:04:24,753 --> 00:04:28,712 Here we are, right in the centre of Saigon. 29 00:04:28,753 --> 00:04:32,905 In fact, just opposite the presidential palace. 30 00:04:32,953 --> 00:04:36,707 CIA men and MPs have gone into the embassy 31 00:04:36,753 --> 00:04:40,109 and are trying to get the snipers out. 32 00:04:44,753 --> 00:04:49,588 We've got two more alert forces that are trying to push them out this way. 33 00:04:49,633 --> 00:04:53,148 But they got more arms, grenade launcher, hand grenades. 34 00:04:53,193 --> 00:04:58,711 - Have you lost any men here? - Five, six... six people I've got wounded. 35 00:05:03,393 --> 00:05:06,783 The enemy, very deceitfully 36 00:05:06,833 --> 00:05:09,745 has taken advantage of the truce 37 00:05:09,793 --> 00:05:12,512 in order to create maximum consternation... 38 00:05:12,553 --> 00:05:15,625 I'd point out to you the time has come 39 00:05:15,673 --> 00:05:17,664 when we ought to unite, 40 00:05:17,713 --> 00:05:20,432 when we ought to stand up and be counted, 41 00:05:20,473 --> 00:05:23,624 when we ought to support our leaders, our government, 42 00:05:23,673 --> 00:05:27,382 our men and our allies until aggression is stopped. 43 00:05:30,153 --> 00:05:33,987 542 US troops were killed in Vietnam last week, 44 00:05:34,033 --> 00:05:37,230 the second highest weekly toll of the war. 45 00:05:45,273 --> 00:05:48,822 All right. Let's go. What assumptions are we making? 46 00:05:48,873 --> 00:05:50,704 That the cabin is pressurized. 47 00:05:50,753 --> 00:05:54,029 - So this is an emergency evac on the pad? - Yes, Mr Borman. 48 00:05:54,073 --> 00:05:56,143 - OK, walk me through it. - OK. 49 00:05:56,193 --> 00:05:59,026 Release the lock pins. Unlatch the gear box. 50 00:05:59,073 --> 00:06:01,268 Set the actuator handle to "unlock". 51 00:06:01,313 --> 00:06:03,304 Pump the actuator five or six times. 52 00:06:03,353 --> 00:06:08,381 Stow the handle. Open the hatch. The whole procedure takes 20 seconds tops. 53 00:06:08,433 --> 00:06:10,822 Twenty seconds, huh? 54 00:06:10,873 --> 00:06:12,591 Close the hatch, please. 55 00:06:12,633 --> 00:06:14,464 I need a chair. 56 00:06:16,113 --> 00:06:19,071 Let me see if I've got this. 57 00:06:19,113 --> 00:06:22,025 It takes 20 seconds to open this hatch. 58 00:06:22,073 --> 00:06:25,270 That's you standing upright on the factory floor. 59 00:06:26,273 --> 00:06:30,186 This is me, strapped down inside the spacecraft. 60 00:06:30,233 --> 00:06:32,701 Everything's upside down above and behind me. 61 00:06:32,753 --> 00:06:35,870 Something goes wrong, I don't wanna look at a checklist. 62 00:06:35,913 --> 00:06:38,473 I can't wait 20 seconds to evac. 63 00:06:38,513 --> 00:06:41,744 Something's gotta open that hatch in a heartbeat. 64 00:06:41,793 --> 00:06:46,548 We could try a gaseous nitrogen cartridge. That could blow the hatch instantly. 65 00:06:48,513 --> 00:06:50,868 OK, what are we waiting for? Let's do it. 66 00:06:59,313 --> 00:07:01,508 We simply cannot afford to stop 67 00:07:01,553 --> 00:07:03,942 in the midst of a shooting war 68 00:07:03,993 --> 00:07:06,268 and take time out to debate... 69 00:07:06,313 --> 00:07:09,908 whether our past actions were sound or unsound. 70 00:07:11,193 --> 00:07:14,469 I want, more than any human being in all the world... 71 00:07:16,633 --> 00:07:18,464 to see the killing stopped. 72 00:07:18,513 --> 00:07:21,425 ...To be killed and to kill 73 00:07:21,473 --> 00:07:26,103 in fighting which is not in the interest of the country it represents 74 00:07:26,153 --> 00:07:27,950 is the ultimate tragedy. 75 00:07:28,713 --> 00:07:31,864 Save our national honour. 76 00:07:31,913 --> 00:07:33,471 Stop the bombing 77 00:07:33,513 --> 00:07:35,344 and stop the war. 78 00:07:38,633 --> 00:07:41,466 It is the biggest rocket anyone has ever seen, 79 00:07:41,513 --> 00:07:45,904 a behemoth intended to transport men beyond the influence of the Earth. 80 00:07:45,953 --> 00:07:49,263 Not 1968 but, God willing, next year, 81 00:07:49,313 --> 00:07:52,988 a rocket just like the one out on pad 39A 82 00:07:53,033 --> 00:07:55,706 will be taking men to the moon. 83 00:07:55,753 --> 00:07:59,143 Today, of course, it will be taking nobody anywhere. 84 00:08:00,753 --> 00:08:05,144 This unmanned test is simply to see if the great machine works, 85 00:08:05,193 --> 00:08:07,548 if its engines ignite, 86 00:08:07,593 --> 00:08:11,825 if it goes where it's supposed to when it is supposed to. 87 00:08:11,873 --> 00:08:15,263 As a veteran of every manned launch of America's space programme 88 00:08:15,313 --> 00:08:18,305 I can tell you that the mood here at the Cape 89 00:08:18,353 --> 00:08:20,230 is a bit subdued. 90 00:08:20,273 --> 00:08:23,390 But the fireworks display we are about to see 91 00:08:23,433 --> 00:08:25,583 promises to be a good one. 92 00:08:30,753 --> 00:08:34,189 1 5, 1 4, 1 3. 93 00:08:34,233 --> 00:08:35,951 Ready for ignition. 94 00:08:35,993 --> 00:08:39,269 1 1, 1 0, 9. 95 00:08:39,313 --> 00:08:41,144 Ignition sequence started. 96 00:08:41,193 --> 00:08:44,902 7, 6, 5, 97 00:08:44,953 --> 00:08:46,944 4, 3. 98 00:08:49,153 --> 00:08:51,303 1, liftoff. 99 00:08:55,473 --> 00:08:58,545 - Liftoff. - I can feel the shock wave in my chest. 100 00:08:58,593 --> 00:09:00,470 The windows are rattling. 101 00:09:00,513 --> 00:09:04,711 Oh, my God, look at that thing! Look at that thing go! 102 00:09:06,953 --> 00:09:09,228 It was confirmed that Martin Luther King 103 00:09:09,273 --> 00:09:12,151 has been shot on the balcony of a hotel in Memphis. 104 00:09:12,193 --> 00:09:14,627 It really doesn't matter with me now 105 00:09:14,673 --> 00:09:18,746 because I've been to the mountain top. 106 00:09:18,793 --> 00:09:20,784 I don't mind. 107 00:09:23,833 --> 00:09:28,623 Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. 108 00:09:28,673 --> 00:09:32,348 Longevity has its place. 109 00:09:35,273 --> 00:09:37,662 But I'm not concerned about that now. 110 00:09:39,113 --> 00:09:41,388 I just want to do God's will. 111 00:09:43,033 --> 00:09:47,743 And He has allowed me to go up to the mountain, and I've looked over... 112 00:09:47,793 --> 00:09:52,150 Scattered violence broke out in some sections of the city... 113 00:09:52,193 --> 00:09:54,627 Within two hours of Dr King's death... 114 00:09:54,673 --> 00:09:57,312 I may not get there with you 115 00:09:57,353 --> 00:10:00,151 but I want you to know tonight 116 00:10:00,193 --> 00:10:04,311 that we as a people will get to the Promised Land. 117 00:10:07,033 --> 00:10:10,662 Martin Luther King dedicated his life 118 00:10:13,073 --> 00:10:16,065 to love and to justice 119 00:10:16,113 --> 00:10:18,707 between fellow human beings. 120 00:10:18,753 --> 00:10:20,903 For those of you who are black 121 00:10:20,953 --> 00:10:23,467 you can be filled with bitterness 122 00:10:24,513 --> 00:10:25,992 and with hatred 123 00:10:26,033 --> 00:10:30,265 or we can make an effort and replace that violence 124 00:10:30,313 --> 00:10:33,111 with an effort to understand... 125 00:10:34,273 --> 00:10:37,026 compassion... and love. 126 00:10:57,873 --> 00:10:59,670 Who do you think's gonna win? 127 00:11:00,993 --> 00:11:03,666 McCarthy. He'll definitely take Chicago. 128 00:11:03,713 --> 00:11:07,467 What, are you crazy? The guy hasn't won in two or three weeks. 129 00:11:07,513 --> 00:11:09,424 So who do you think's gonna win? 130 00:11:09,473 --> 00:11:12,067 Kennedy. He's definitely taking the nomination. 131 00:11:12,113 --> 00:11:15,150 Are you kidding? Bobby Kennedy lost the Oregon primary. 132 00:11:15,193 --> 00:11:18,265 - So? - So no Kennedy's lost anything before. 133 00:11:18,313 --> 00:11:21,862 If he lost last night in California, then he can lose in Chicago too. 134 00:11:21,913 --> 00:11:24,985 - Can I have the paper, Mom? - He was leading last night. 135 00:11:25,033 --> 00:11:28,343 There's no way the Democrats won't nominate a Kennedy. 136 00:11:28,393 --> 00:11:31,305 It's gonna be Kennedy and Nixon all over again. 137 00:11:34,873 --> 00:11:36,704 How much did he win by? 138 00:11:37,913 --> 00:11:39,505 Mom. 139 00:11:43,713 --> 00:11:45,146 Oh, my Lord. 140 00:11:55,633 --> 00:11:56,702 Frank Borman. 141 00:11:56,753 --> 00:12:00,029 - Frank, did you hear the news? - Susan? 142 00:12:00,073 --> 00:12:02,109 - They shot Kennedy. - What? 143 00:12:02,153 --> 00:12:06,351 Bobby Kennedy was shot last night at the Ambassador Hotel in L.A. 144 00:12:06,393 --> 00:12:08,384 Oh, no. My God. 145 00:12:10,553 --> 00:12:13,351 - Who did it? - I don't know. They arrested somebody. 146 00:12:13,393 --> 00:12:17,705 He had so many children. What is going wrong this year? What is happening? 147 00:12:17,753 --> 00:12:21,029 - Susan... - He should've known somebody would do this. 148 00:12:21,073 --> 00:12:25,863 - I'm sure he was aware of the risks. - Someone should've stopped him. 149 00:12:25,913 --> 00:12:29,144 I can't talk right now. Let's talk again tonight. 150 00:12:29,193 --> 00:12:32,549 I'll call you as soon as I get back to the hotel, all right? 151 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:35,471 - All right. - Bye. 152 00:12:37,153 --> 00:12:38,347 Bye. 153 00:12:45,673 --> 00:12:49,552 May the angels take you into paradise 154 00:12:49,593 --> 00:12:53,791 may the martyrs come to welcome you on your way 155 00:12:53,833 --> 00:12:57,951 and lead you into the holy city, Jerusalem. 156 00:13:01,473 --> 00:13:04,510 My brother need not be idealized 157 00:13:04,553 --> 00:13:07,750 or enlarged in death beyond what he was in life... 158 00:13:08,993 --> 00:13:11,302 Be remembered simply as a good and decent man 159 00:13:13,193 --> 00:13:15,104 who saw wrong and tried to right it, 160 00:13:16,673 --> 00:13:19,790 saw suffering and tried to heal it, 161 00:13:19,833 --> 00:13:22,427 saw war and tried to stop it. 162 00:13:24,273 --> 00:13:26,741 Those of us who loved him 163 00:13:26,793 --> 00:13:29,023 and who take him to his rest today 164 00:13:29,753 --> 00:13:32,870 pray that what he was to us, 165 00:13:32,913 --> 00:13:34,983 what he wished for others, 166 00:13:35,033 --> 00:13:38,867 will someday come to pass for all the world. 167 00:13:38,913 --> 00:13:41,268 As he said many times, 168 00:13:41,313 --> 00:13:43,952 in many parts of this nation, 169 00:13:43,993 --> 00:13:47,542 "Some men see things as they are and say, 'Why? ' 170 00:13:48,473 --> 00:13:52,022 "I dream things that never were and say, 'Why not?"' 171 00:13:52,073 --> 00:13:53,552 For the third straight day, 172 00:13:53,593 --> 00:13:57,791 American jets have attacked targets near Hanoi and Haiphong in North Vietnam. 173 00:13:57,833 --> 00:14:00,347 The US is now dropping a daily average of 3,000 pounds... 174 00:14:07,113 --> 00:14:09,673 This is what we think is their rocket. 175 00:14:09,713 --> 00:14:11,908 They began rolling it out three days ago. 176 00:14:11,953 --> 00:14:18,188 - It's probably on the pad by now. - New designs. Not Vostok or Voskhod. 177 00:14:18,233 --> 00:14:20,542 Russians have never built a launch vehicle this large. 178 00:14:20,593 --> 00:14:24,302 It's four stages in a clustered engine configuration. 179 00:14:24,353 --> 00:14:26,423 Multiple engines in multiple stages. 180 00:14:26,473 --> 00:14:30,751 They'll have to test it, which means they've built more than one. 181 00:14:31,753 --> 00:14:34,665 Any information how fast they can get the next one up? 182 00:14:34,713 --> 00:14:37,944 If they're actually attempting a flight to the moon 183 00:14:37,993 --> 00:14:40,268 they'll have a window in early October. 184 00:14:40,313 --> 00:14:42,508 Eight, maybe nine weeks? 185 00:14:42,553 --> 00:14:44,145 Exactly. 186 00:14:47,833 --> 00:14:51,621 MIT and Raytheon are fighting over the LEM computer system. 187 00:14:51,673 --> 00:14:54,824 It has over a hundred defects. It's still too heavy. 188 00:14:54,873 --> 00:14:59,105 It won't be ready to fly at least until early spring and even that's a maybe. 189 00:14:59,153 --> 00:15:01,269 - So we don't take it. - What? 190 00:15:02,513 --> 00:15:05,505 Leave the LEM here. Fly to the moon without it. 191 00:15:05,553 --> 00:15:07,908 There's a launch window in December. 192 00:15:07,953 --> 00:15:10,945 Bypass the whole E-mission with the LEM in Earth orbit. 193 00:15:10,993 --> 00:15:14,110 Take only the command and the service module to the moon 194 00:15:14,153 --> 00:15:17,190 and back before the new year. 195 00:15:18,393 --> 00:15:24,548 In one Hail Mary pass, we'd accomplish so many mission objectives that... 196 00:15:27,233 --> 00:15:30,430 Tom Paine's gonna think we've lost our minds. 197 00:15:30,473 --> 00:15:35,547 I see the logic of it. If the Soviets fly around the moon first they've done it, we lose. 198 00:15:36,393 --> 00:15:38,111 Still, no easy task. 199 00:15:39,713 --> 00:15:42,022 This is the proposition. 200 00:15:42,073 --> 00:15:44,268 Swap missions with Jim McDivitt. 201 00:15:44,313 --> 00:15:48,750 He, Rusty and Dave test-fly the LEM in Earth orbit when it's ready 202 00:15:48,793 --> 00:15:53,548 and your crew takes spacecraft 103 into lunar orbit in December. 203 00:15:54,673 --> 00:15:57,267 That sound like something you'd be willing to do? 204 00:15:59,353 --> 00:16:01,344 Absolutely. 205 00:16:01,393 --> 00:16:05,830 It's important for the programme and it's important for the country. 206 00:16:06,433 --> 00:16:10,108 I wouldn't take this mission if I didn't have every confidence in its success. 207 00:16:10,153 --> 00:16:12,986 You'll be flying around the moon at Christmas? 208 00:16:13,033 --> 00:16:16,423 - That sounds cool. - Yeah. Can I go with you? 209 00:16:16,473 --> 00:16:18,304 Maybe next time. 210 00:16:22,513 --> 00:16:25,823 Now... give me a moment alone with your mother. 211 00:16:25,873 --> 00:16:27,431 Yes, sir. 212 00:16:37,713 --> 00:16:40,102 There you have it. All right? 213 00:16:40,153 --> 00:16:43,145 Frank, of course. This is your career. 214 00:16:43,193 --> 00:16:44,672 It's your decision. 215 00:16:44,713 --> 00:16:47,546 It's always been that way, so, all right. 216 00:16:50,073 --> 00:16:53,031 I'd turn it down if I didn't have every confidence. 217 00:16:53,073 --> 00:16:55,871 Yes, in the spacecraft, flight plan, training. 218 00:16:55,913 --> 00:16:58,950 You're a pilot. You'd never turn down a mission like this. 219 00:16:58,993 --> 00:17:00,984 You always have every confidence. 220 00:17:05,113 --> 00:17:08,071 I just want you to come home. 221 00:17:10,593 --> 00:17:16,429 Hey, you know our deal. You worry about the custard, I'll worry about the flying. 222 00:17:19,593 --> 00:17:22,983 Let's not go off half-cocked on this, once more around the table. 223 00:17:23,033 --> 00:17:28,665 Not long ago, you all were debating if it was safe to put men on top of the Saturn 5. 224 00:17:28,713 --> 00:17:33,343 Pardon my playing devil's advocate but what changed everybody's minds? 225 00:17:33,393 --> 00:17:36,590 Why the sudden faith that Apollo 8 will fly to the moon 226 00:17:36,633 --> 00:17:38,669 in less than five months from now? 227 00:17:38,713 --> 00:17:40,066 Wernher? 228 00:17:40,113 --> 00:17:43,469 The next booster will show the results of all the tests. 229 00:17:43,513 --> 00:17:47,984 Once we decide to man it, it does not matter how far it goes. It will get there. 230 00:17:48,033 --> 00:17:51,582 Get where? We have no plans, no priorities, no mission rules. 231 00:17:51,633 --> 00:17:54,705 There's no software yet. We can't even simulate it. 232 00:17:54,753 --> 00:17:58,462 That may be true, but when it comes to the rocket, I have no reservations. 233 00:17:58,513 --> 00:18:02,142 Me neither. It'll be tight but we'll be ready to launch in December. 234 00:18:02,193 --> 00:18:04,707 This is assuming Apollo 7 is a success. 235 00:18:04,753 --> 00:18:09,873 If we send a crew to the moon without the LEM it means we only have one engine. 236 00:18:09,913 --> 00:18:13,701 If the SPS goes bust, there's no way home. 237 00:18:13,753 --> 00:18:16,392 Come on, Chris. That's a worst-case scenario. 238 00:18:16,433 --> 00:18:21,029 We can make sure the flight plan has several decision points to minimize the risks. 239 00:18:21,073 --> 00:18:25,544 It may sound strange but this is the least risky of any Apollo flight. 240 00:18:25,593 --> 00:18:29,745 The least risky? We're talking about putting three astronauts in one spacecraft 241 00:18:29,793 --> 00:18:31,829 with only the SPS to get them back home. 242 00:18:31,873 --> 00:18:36,151 That's the risk with any lunar mission. If we're gonna land on the moon next year 243 00:18:36,193 --> 00:18:38,104 we have to know if we can get there now. 244 00:18:38,153 --> 00:18:42,431 I appreciate your concerns but I'd like this to be unanimous, Chris. 245 00:18:47,633 --> 00:18:51,512 OK, let's go. Let's do it. If we're gonna send these boys to the moon 246 00:18:51,553 --> 00:18:54,829 let's not just make a circumlunar flight to beat the Soviets. 247 00:18:54,873 --> 00:18:57,467 We have to stay in lunar orbit for a while. 248 00:18:57,513 --> 00:19:00,983 There's a lot to be done if we're gonna make a landing next year. 249 00:19:01,033 --> 00:19:02,671 OK. 250 00:19:02,713 --> 00:19:07,229 Jesus... if word gets out we're planning to go to the moon for Christmas, 251 00:19:07,273 --> 00:19:08,786 people will go nuts. 252 00:19:08,833 --> 00:19:11,631 Up against the wall, motherfucker! 253 00:20:14,793 --> 00:20:16,988 Good evening, this is the world. 254 00:20:17,833 --> 00:20:19,664 The Soviet news agency, TASS, 255 00:20:19,713 --> 00:20:22,068 announced the recovery of the Zond 5, 256 00:20:22,113 --> 00:20:24,991 an unmanned spacecraft that landed in the Indian Ocean 257 00:20:25,033 --> 00:20:27,467 three days after circumnavigating the moon. 258 00:20:27,513 --> 00:20:30,630 The first to send an unmanned spacecraft around the moon 259 00:20:30,673 --> 00:20:32,345 and return it safely to Earth... 260 00:20:32,393 --> 00:20:35,590 The recent success of Apollo 7's shakedown flight 261 00:20:35,633 --> 00:20:37,305 has turned this command module 262 00:20:37,353 --> 00:20:39,992 from a space capsule into a moon ship. 263 00:20:40,033 --> 00:20:44,470 Russians do feel that Zond 5 prepared them for a manned orbit of the moon. 264 00:20:44,513 --> 00:20:46,469 They could go as early as next Tues... 265 00:20:46,513 --> 00:20:50,108 ...Russian technology is the dress rehearsal for cosmonauts... 266 00:20:50,153 --> 00:20:54,385 Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders are on the verge of making... 267 00:20:54,433 --> 00:20:57,152 ...an historic flight in late December. 268 00:20:57,193 --> 00:20:58,990 This is a NASA bombshell, 269 00:20:59,033 --> 00:21:02,309 an electrifying announcement that, while only made today, 270 00:21:02,353 --> 00:21:05,948 has obviously been in the planning stages for quite some time. 271 00:21:05,993 --> 00:21:10,271 The American spacecraft will not merely go round the moon and return 272 00:21:10,313 --> 00:21:12,702 but rather, using a series of manoeuvres 273 00:21:12,753 --> 00:21:17,224 the crew will park themselves in lunar orbit for a day. 274 00:21:17,273 --> 00:21:19,548 Ten orbits around the moon, 275 00:21:19,593 --> 00:21:23,347 enough time to map out possible landing sites and approach vectors 276 00:21:23,393 --> 00:21:25,509 for future Apollo missions 277 00:21:25,553 --> 00:21:30,183 before firing their single massive engine to return home. 278 00:21:30,233 --> 00:21:31,348 - Apollo 8... - Apollo 8... 279 00:21:31,393 --> 00:21:36,103 Apollo 8, three men in one craft, travelling over half a million miles. 280 00:21:36,153 --> 00:21:37,984 The challenge is daunting. 281 00:21:38,033 --> 00:21:39,864 God willing, an achievement 282 00:21:39,913 --> 00:21:43,144 that will equal those of Columbus, Magellan, Lindbergh and... 283 00:21:43,193 --> 00:21:45,263 Richard Nixon. 284 00:21:47,433 --> 00:21:49,742 This will be an open administration. 285 00:21:49,793 --> 00:21:51,829 Open to new ideas, 286 00:21:51,873 --> 00:21:54,512 open to men and women of both parties, 287 00:21:54,553 --> 00:21:57,351 open to the critics as well as those who support us. 288 00:21:57,393 --> 00:21:59,145 We want to bridge the generation gap. 289 00:21:59,193 --> 00:22:02,742 We want to bridge the gap between the races. 290 00:22:02,793 --> 00:22:08,151 We want to bring America together and I am confident that this task 291 00:22:08,193 --> 00:22:12,345 is one that we can undertake and one in which we will be successful. 292 00:22:52,073 --> 00:22:55,110 CDR, S TC. We're good down here. 293 00:22:55,153 --> 00:22:56,791 You guys all set? 294 00:22:56,833 --> 00:22:58,630 Go. 295 00:23:04,393 --> 00:23:05,542 Mrs Borman? 296 00:23:11,793 --> 00:23:13,590 I'll be right there. 297 00:23:22,073 --> 00:23:25,429 - And here I am. - Great. The camera crew is all set. 298 00:23:25,473 --> 00:23:28,112 They promised not to turn this into an interview. 299 00:23:28,153 --> 00:23:30,747 - They won't. - They want to film your reaction. 300 00:23:30,793 --> 00:23:34,388 - If they ask questions... - I've discussed this with Frank. 301 00:23:34,433 --> 00:23:36,344 I know what to do. 302 00:23:36,393 --> 00:23:38,190 Yes, ma'am. 303 00:23:47,433 --> 00:23:50,425 35 seconds and counting, we'll lead up to a minute. 304 00:23:50,473 --> 00:23:53,465 Mission sequence start at 3.9 seconds... 305 00:23:53,513 --> 00:23:55,629 Would anybody like some more coffee? 306 00:23:57,073 --> 00:23:58,665 ...if all goes well at 0. 307 00:23:58,713 --> 00:24:02,308 We've just passed the 25-second mark in the count. 308 00:24:02,353 --> 00:24:06,346 20 seconds. All aspects. We are still go at this time. 309 00:24:07,273 --> 00:24:10,310 T minus 1 5, 1 4, 1 3, 310 00:24:10,353 --> 00:24:12,344 1 2, 1 1, 311 00:24:12,393 --> 00:24:14,588 1 0, 9. 312 00:24:14,633 --> 00:24:18,626 We have ignition sequence armed. The engines are armed. 313 00:24:18,673 --> 00:24:22,302 4, 3, 2, 1. 314 00:24:27,033 --> 00:24:30,662 I want, more than any human being in all the world... 315 00:24:32,393 --> 00:24:35,146 to see the killing stopped. 316 00:24:35,193 --> 00:24:37,582 They must move on 317 00:24:37,633 --> 00:24:39,749 or be destroyed. How long... 318 00:24:40,473 --> 00:24:43,829 62 Americans were killed in action... 319 00:24:43,873 --> 00:24:45,545 When I become the president 320 00:24:45,593 --> 00:24:49,302 I'll give you a passport to Hanoi and you go to Hanoi... 321 00:24:51,633 --> 00:24:53,589 I am announcing today my candidacy... 322 00:24:53,633 --> 00:24:56,466 ...Take him to his rest today. 323 00:24:56,513 --> 00:25:00,950 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord! 324 00:25:03,393 --> 00:25:05,429 Looking good at two minutes. 325 00:25:05,473 --> 00:25:08,545 All engines running at 1 0 miles altitude. 326 00:25:08,593 --> 00:25:10,868 60 miles downrange. 327 00:25:10,913 --> 00:25:12,710 Roger, Houston. 328 00:25:35,233 --> 00:25:37,827 S to ignition, Houston. 329 00:25:37,873 --> 00:25:39,352 Roger that, 8. 330 00:25:39,393 --> 00:25:44,148 Trajectory and guidance is looking good at, uh, three minutes. 331 00:25:44,193 --> 00:25:46,070 Thank you, Houston. Apollo 8 is go. 332 00:25:47,353 --> 00:25:50,311 First stage was very smooth. This one's smoother. 333 00:25:50,353 --> 00:25:52,821 Understand. Smooth and smoother. 334 00:25:52,873 --> 00:25:54,625 Looks good here, guys. 335 00:25:54,673 --> 00:25:57,631 "Smooth and smoother"? Who are you kiddin'? 336 00:25:57,673 --> 00:26:00,824 That felt like we'd been in a train wreck. 337 00:26:00,873 --> 00:26:02,864 Kick in the pants, huh? 338 00:26:09,353 --> 00:26:12,948 Predicted cutoff is 1 1 plus 28. Over. 339 00:26:12,993 --> 00:26:15,826 Understand. Eleven plus 28. 340 00:26:26,793 --> 00:26:31,787 Secondary glycol pump, off. Cabin air pressure return valve, on. 341 00:26:33,273 --> 00:26:34,865 Cabin pressure, Bill? 342 00:26:43,193 --> 00:26:45,991 Don't look out the window. We got work to do. 343 00:26:46,033 --> 00:26:48,831 - Let's see to the check list. - Right. 344 00:26:48,873 --> 00:26:51,182 Cabin pressure is 5.2 psi. 345 00:26:54,193 --> 00:26:58,106 Aw, shoot! I must've caught it on the couch. 346 00:26:58,153 --> 00:26:59,506 You sure won't drown now. 347 00:26:59,553 --> 00:27:03,626 You can't deflate that in the cabin. It'll use up our air scrubbers. 348 00:27:03,673 --> 00:27:08,064 Well, maybe I can rig it up to the urine dump. 349 00:27:08,113 --> 00:27:09,910 Yeah, do that. 350 00:27:10,993 --> 00:27:13,826 Navy man. 351 00:27:22,553 --> 00:27:24,783 - FIDO, Flight. - Go, Flight. 352 00:27:24,833 --> 00:27:26,824 Are you happy with the manoeuvre? 353 00:27:26,873 --> 00:27:31,549 - We're getting just what we wanted to see. - All flight controllers, I want go, no-go 354 00:27:31,593 --> 00:27:33,743 for a translunar injection burn. 355 00:27:33,793 --> 00:27:35,272 - Retro. - Go, Flight. 356 00:27:35,313 --> 00:27:36,587 - Control. - Go. 357 00:27:36,633 --> 00:27:37,702 - Guidance. - Go. 358 00:27:37,753 --> 00:27:38,788 - INCO. - Go, Flight. 359 00:27:38,833 --> 00:27:40,471 - EECOM. - We're go, Flight. 360 00:27:40,513 --> 00:27:41,832 - GNC. - Go, Flight. 361 00:27:41,873 --> 00:27:43,272 - FAO. - We're go, Flight. 362 00:27:43,313 --> 00:27:44,746 - Network. - Network go. 363 00:27:44,793 --> 00:27:46,306 - Surgeon. - Go, Flight. 364 00:27:46,353 --> 00:27:49,026 CAPCOM, we are go for translunar injection. 365 00:27:52,353 --> 00:27:56,028 Apollo 8, Houston. You are go for TLI. 366 00:27:57,793 --> 00:28:00,353 You are go for the moon. 367 00:28:00,393 --> 00:28:03,191 Roger, Houston. Apollo 8 is go. 368 00:29:07,913 --> 00:29:09,904 Jim, what are you doing? 369 00:29:11,273 --> 00:29:14,982 Trying to figure out where we are, Frank. 370 00:29:15,033 --> 00:29:18,105 OK, Antares, I have you right where I want you. 371 00:29:22,473 --> 00:29:25,783 Are we clear of that debris from the S-4B? 372 00:29:25,833 --> 00:29:28,950 Yeah. I just gotta identify Sirius 373 00:29:28,993 --> 00:29:31,382 and get our optical calibration. 374 00:29:43,073 --> 00:29:44,301 How's it goin'? 375 00:29:44,353 --> 00:29:46,548 Well, Buzz has my eye patch. 376 00:29:48,873 --> 00:29:54,186 OK. Let's see. What's my score? 377 00:29:56,193 --> 00:29:59,185 What do you know, sports fans? Five balls. 378 00:29:59,233 --> 00:30:00,666 Nice work, Jim. 379 00:30:00,713 --> 00:30:02,988 Thanks, Mike. I do my best. 380 00:30:03,033 --> 00:30:05,547 I've been informed that your accuracy at navigation 381 00:30:05,593 --> 00:30:07,982 has reached the theoretical limits of the system. 382 00:30:08,033 --> 00:30:10,103 That's very flattering, Mike. 383 00:30:10,153 --> 00:30:13,429 Best guess is that you must be cheating somehow. 384 00:30:13,473 --> 00:30:15,111 Mike, you caught me. 385 00:30:15,153 --> 00:30:17,872 I came up here by myself last week to practice. 386 00:30:17,913 --> 00:30:21,349 We knew there had to be an explanation. 387 00:30:23,673 --> 00:30:26,665 I nailed it. That new system is... 388 00:30:34,153 --> 00:30:35,950 Oh, man. 389 00:30:39,593 --> 00:30:41,185 There you go, Frank. 390 00:30:48,393 --> 00:30:51,385 Hey, those are supposed to be for emergencies. 391 00:30:56,993 --> 00:30:58,665 Never mind. 392 00:30:58,713 --> 00:31:01,830 Apollo 8, this is Houston. Do you copy? 393 00:31:02,833 --> 00:31:07,827 We had a little food spill. We're gonna need a few minutes to clean up. 394 00:31:08,313 --> 00:31:09,712 Roger that, Apollo 8. 395 00:31:13,073 --> 00:31:14,870 Frank? 396 00:31:19,633 --> 00:31:22,272 - Frank, do you want me to tell them? - No. 397 00:31:22,313 --> 00:31:24,269 I think we have to. 398 00:31:24,313 --> 00:31:28,465 I don't want the whole world to know I've got the damn 24-hour flu. 399 00:31:30,793 --> 00:31:34,263 We could put a message in the tape dump. 400 00:31:34,313 --> 00:31:37,783 It might take them a little longer to listen to it, but... 401 00:31:37,833 --> 00:31:39,903 - it'd be more private. - OK. 402 00:31:41,153 --> 00:31:42,950 Good idea, Bill. 403 00:31:44,913 --> 00:31:47,507 Number one window is clean but has some lint on it. 404 00:31:47,553 --> 00:31:51,592 This is no time to be listening to a "how to speak French" tape. 405 00:31:51,633 --> 00:31:53,783 I wish. It's the tape dump. 406 00:31:56,273 --> 00:31:57,865 One other thing. 407 00:31:57,913 --> 00:31:59,904 Frank's had some vomiting. 408 00:32:00,753 --> 00:32:05,144 He's resting now but he had some queasiness about 30 minutes ago. 409 00:32:07,033 --> 00:32:08,671 Flight, EECOM. 410 00:32:08,713 --> 00:32:10,943 - Go, EECOM. - We've got a... 411 00:32:14,593 --> 00:32:18,791 It can't be the flu. The crew was inoculated against it before launch. 412 00:32:18,833 --> 00:32:21,301 We don't want a sick crew going into lunar orbit. 413 00:32:21,353 --> 00:32:25,426 Borman took one second off for his last sleep period. Maybe it's that. 414 00:32:25,473 --> 00:32:28,431 - What'd he eat last? - His last meal was day two, meal C. 415 00:32:28,473 --> 00:32:33,422 Beef stew with peas and gravy, corn niblets, whole wheat bread, tea, chocolate pudding. 416 00:32:33,473 --> 00:32:36,351 If we have contaminated food, we have a serious problem. 417 00:32:36,393 --> 00:32:39,430 We can't abort the mission because of some bad pudding. 418 00:32:39,473 --> 00:32:42,909 - Let's see if he gets better. - It's not the vomiting that worries me. 419 00:32:42,953 --> 00:32:46,662 If Borman has diarrhea, that could quickly lead to dehydration. 420 00:32:46,713 --> 00:32:49,864 Frank'll kill us if we bring him back now. 421 00:32:49,913 --> 00:32:53,508 We can make a decision well before lunar orbit insertion. 422 00:32:53,553 --> 00:32:56,511 If he's still upchucking then, we'll know what to do. 423 00:32:56,553 --> 00:32:59,670 In outer space, diarrhea’s nothing to sneeze at. 424 00:33:00,873 --> 00:33:02,192 I know. 425 00:33:04,913 --> 00:33:07,632 Man, it's gonna smell bad up there. 426 00:33:28,233 --> 00:33:33,546 I just want to tell you all that the commander feels just fine. 427 00:33:33,593 --> 00:33:36,551 Very good, Apollo 8. We are happy to hear that. 428 00:33:36,593 --> 00:33:38,311 And I feel great. 429 00:33:38,353 --> 00:33:40,821 Bill Anders is our cameraman today. 430 00:33:44,113 --> 00:33:47,822 Before he tapes all of our filters 431 00:33:47,873 --> 00:33:50,831 over the TV lens where I look back at you all 432 00:33:50,873 --> 00:33:56,152 Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell has a message for a special someone. 433 00:33:56,193 --> 00:33:57,911 Happy birthday, Mother. 434 00:33:57,953 --> 00:34:00,786 Cut to Borman. Show Dad again. 435 00:34:00,833 --> 00:34:03,825 Only if he takes off that Snoopy cap. 436 00:34:05,193 --> 00:34:07,468 Boys. 437 00:34:07,513 --> 00:34:10,232 And the Earth is now 438 00:34:10,273 --> 00:34:12,264 passing through my window. 439 00:34:13,153 --> 00:34:15,462 It's about the size of the end of my thumb. 440 00:34:15,513 --> 00:34:17,310 Oh, my God. 441 00:34:20,233 --> 00:34:23,942 - The water's sort of a royal blue. - Wow, Dad's far away. 442 00:34:23,993 --> 00:34:27,030 The clouds, of course, are bright white. 443 00:34:27,073 --> 00:34:30,304 - Are they gonna show the moon? - No. Dad can't see it yet. 444 00:34:30,353 --> 00:34:32,469 It's the angle of their flight path. 445 00:34:32,513 --> 00:34:35,311 They'll show it tomorrow night when they're in orbit. 446 00:34:35,353 --> 00:34:37,947 If I was a lonely traveller from some other planet... 447 00:34:37,993 --> 00:34:40,905 what would I think about the Earth from this altitude, 448 00:34:40,953 --> 00:34:43,911 whether or not I'd think it was inhabited? 449 00:34:43,953 --> 00:34:45,705 They know we're here. 450 00:34:45,753 --> 00:34:49,382 What I'm curious about is whether I'd land on the blue 451 00:34:49,433 --> 00:34:51,901 or the brown part of the Earth. 452 00:34:51,953 --> 00:34:54,308 Sure hope we'd land on the blue part. 453 00:35:06,513 --> 00:35:09,550 Houston, Apollo 8. We've got a little time here. 454 00:35:09,593 --> 00:35:14,872 I'd like to jump ahead in our flight plan and get us oriented for lunar orbit insertion. 455 00:35:14,913 --> 00:35:16,744 Roger that, Apollo 8. 456 00:35:16,793 --> 00:35:20,866 Frank, before you get started, I have a message here from Susan. 457 00:35:20,913 --> 00:35:24,826 She says, "The custard is in the oven at 350." Over. 458 00:35:26,353 --> 00:35:28,628 No comprende, Houston. Over. 459 00:35:28,673 --> 00:35:31,631 Your wife says, "The custard is in the oven." 460 00:35:35,433 --> 00:35:37,230 Roger that. 461 00:35:37,273 --> 00:35:39,264 Thank you for the message, Michael. 462 00:35:41,273 --> 00:35:42,991 Frank is doing just fine. 463 00:35:43,033 --> 00:35:46,503 I've seen a lot of women lose their husbands and become widows. 464 00:35:46,553 --> 00:35:50,068 And you know what? I think I may be next. 465 00:35:50,113 --> 00:35:54,504 - I have a feeling this is my turn. - We all share some of that feeling. 466 00:35:54,553 --> 00:35:56,225 I won't lie to you. 467 00:35:56,273 --> 00:36:00,630 Anytime we send human beings into space, the bottom line is it's a risk. 468 00:36:00,673 --> 00:36:03,426 Well, I appreciate your honesty, Chris, 469 00:36:03,473 --> 00:36:06,226 but I know what a free return trajectory is. 470 00:36:06,273 --> 00:36:09,470 Just slingshot them around the moon. Don't stop them in orbit. 471 00:36:09,513 --> 00:36:12,585 It'd be a waste to go to the moon and not go into orbit. 472 00:36:12,633 --> 00:36:15,352 - That's the mission Frank signed up for. - Frank is a pilot. 473 00:36:15,393 --> 00:36:18,430 He'd take any mission he's given. 474 00:36:18,473 --> 00:36:23,183 If you're worried about the spacecraft, I'll tell you it is working perfectly. 475 00:36:23,233 --> 00:36:24,233 So far. 476 00:36:24,273 --> 00:36:28,346 We're not staying in orbit any longer than we have to. Ten orbits, less than a day. 477 00:36:28,393 --> 00:36:33,945 Then the moment comes when the engine has to fire. What happens if it doesn't? 478 00:36:33,993 --> 00:36:37,065 We've done a course correction. It's working perfectly. 479 00:36:37,113 --> 00:36:41,709 Do you realise what will happen if you can't get those men out of lunar orbit? 480 00:36:42,513 --> 00:36:44,629 Have you thought about that? 481 00:36:44,673 --> 00:36:46,789 You'll ruin the moon forever. 482 00:36:46,833 --> 00:36:50,985 No one will look at it again without thinking of those dead astronauts. 483 00:36:51,033 --> 00:36:54,742 Valves open inside the service module. That's all that has to happen. 484 00:36:54,793 --> 00:36:57,865 The engine doesn't have to spark or ignite or light up. 485 00:36:57,913 --> 00:37:02,862 It's hypergolic. The hydrazine mixes with the nitrogen tetroxide and it has to burn. 486 00:37:02,913 --> 00:37:05,666 We open the valves, and Frank comes home. 487 00:37:07,353 --> 00:37:09,150 If you're wrong, Chris... 488 00:37:10,033 --> 00:37:12,024 I won't even have his body to bury. 489 00:37:18,193 --> 00:37:19,512 Apollo 8, this is Houston. 490 00:37:19,993 --> 00:37:23,383 Stand by for go on lunar orbit insertion. 491 00:37:23,433 --> 00:37:27,949 A loss of signal is expected in 37 seconds. 492 00:37:27,993 --> 00:37:31,383 Roger, Houston. We're standing by for that go. 493 00:39:07,153 --> 00:39:09,383 "To whom it may concern. 494 00:39:09,433 --> 00:39:12,425 "In the event that Apollo 8 does not return from the moon 495 00:39:12,473 --> 00:39:17,945 "I have prepared the following statement to accompany the official NASA press release. 496 00:39:17,993 --> 00:39:21,463 "'Frank Borman was everything a man was supposed to be. 497 00:39:21,513 --> 00:39:23,504 "'He was a caring husband, 498 00:39:23,553 --> 00:39:25,430 "'a loving father, 499 00:39:25,473 --> 00:39:27,145 "'a career pilot, 500 00:39:27,193 --> 00:39:28,945 "'and a dedicated astronaut. 501 00:39:30,153 --> 00:39:32,906 "'He did not fly for the glory or thrill. 502 00:39:32,953 --> 00:39:37,105 "'He flew for the achievement found in a job well-done 503 00:39:37,153 --> 00:39:39,747 "'and because his country needed him. 504 00:39:39,793 --> 00:39:45,151 "'That the moon took his life and his friends Jim Lovell and Bill Anders saddens us 505 00:39:45,193 --> 00:39:47,946 "'and makes this world a lesser place. 506 00:39:47,993 --> 00:39:52,305 "'lt is better that he is gone now, for he could not have lived with the knowledge 507 00:39:52,353 --> 00:39:56,949 "'that the mission that was his command had failed so tragically. "' 508 00:41:21,873 --> 00:41:24,182 Oh, my God. 509 00:41:41,033 --> 00:41:43,024 Wow, that's pretty. 510 00:41:54,473 --> 00:41:58,227 Are you getting any of this? Hurry up. Get a picture of it. 511 00:41:58,273 --> 00:42:00,662 Hey, that picture's not scheduled. 512 00:42:03,273 --> 00:42:05,628 Have you got it? 513 00:42:05,673 --> 00:42:08,824 - Take several of them now. - OK, where's that other camera? 514 00:42:08,873 --> 00:42:11,626 - You got that other camera? - Calm down, Lovell. 515 00:42:11,673 --> 00:42:16,667 - Get the film... take your time. - Give this one to me... let me take one. 516 00:42:26,553 --> 00:42:29,590 Oh, darn. I'm out of film. 517 00:42:33,113 --> 00:42:34,512 You got it? 518 00:42:35,833 --> 00:42:38,506 It'll come up again. 519 00:42:39,913 --> 00:42:43,189 All right, Anders. Let's get some film in these cameras. 520 00:42:46,593 --> 00:42:49,187 Apollo 8, Houston. Do you copy? 521 00:42:54,433 --> 00:42:57,425 8, this is Houston. Do you copy? 522 00:43:01,233 --> 00:43:03,303 Houston, this is Apollo 8. 523 00:43:03,353 --> 00:43:06,425 We are now in lunar orbit. 524 00:43:33,833 --> 00:43:36,984 What does the old moon look like from 60 miles? 525 00:43:37,033 --> 00:43:38,512 OK, Houston, 526 00:43:38,553 --> 00:43:40,669 the moon is essentially Grey, 527 00:43:40,713 --> 00:43:41,907 no colour. 528 00:43:41,953 --> 00:43:45,343 Looks like plaster of Paris. 529 00:43:45,393 --> 00:43:49,784 Or a beach, a sort of greyish beach sand. 530 00:43:50,753 --> 00:43:53,665 We're seeing a lot of detail right now. 531 00:43:55,513 --> 00:43:58,789 I think the moon is a different thing to each one of us. 532 00:43:58,833 --> 00:44:01,984 I know my own impression is that it's a... 533 00:44:02,033 --> 00:44:05,389 a vast, lonely, 534 00:44:05,433 --> 00:44:08,664 forbidding-type existence... 535 00:44:08,713 --> 00:44:10,510 or expanse of nothing. 536 00:44:11,353 --> 00:44:13,947 And it certainly would not appear to be 537 00:44:13,993 --> 00:44:17,190 a very inviting place to live or work. 538 00:44:18,393 --> 00:44:21,544 Jim, what have you thought most about? 539 00:44:21,593 --> 00:44:25,188 Well, Frank, my thoughts are very similar. 540 00:44:25,233 --> 00:44:30,023 The vast loneliness of the moon up here is awe-inspiring 541 00:44:30,073 --> 00:44:33,702 and it makes you realise just what you have back there on Earth. 542 00:44:33,753 --> 00:44:38,065 The Earth from here is a grand oasis from the big vastness of space. 543 00:44:39,473 --> 00:44:42,863 The sky up here is also rather forbidding. 544 00:44:44,433 --> 00:44:48,187 An expanse of blackness with no stars visible when... 545 00:44:49,433 --> 00:44:52,470 we're flying over the moon in daylight. 546 00:44:52,513 --> 00:44:57,303 We understand, Apollo 8. We have a magnificent picture here. 547 00:45:03,913 --> 00:45:06,871 For all the people back on Earth, 548 00:45:06,913 --> 00:45:11,270 the crew of Apollo 8 has a message we would like to send to you. 549 00:45:14,233 --> 00:45:18,988 "In the beginning, God created the heaven and the Earth, 550 00:45:19,033 --> 00:45:22,662 "and the Earth was without form and void, 551 00:45:22,713 --> 00:45:26,262 "and darkness was upon the face of the deep. 552 00:45:26,313 --> 00:45:30,192 "And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters 553 00:45:30,233 --> 00:45:34,112 "and God said, 'Let there be light.' 554 00:45:35,353 --> 00:45:37,423 "And there was light. 555 00:45:37,473 --> 00:45:39,589 "And God saw the light 556 00:45:39,633 --> 00:45:41,828 "and that it was good, 557 00:45:41,873 --> 00:45:45,070 "and God divided the light from the darkness. 558 00:45:56,873 --> 00:45:58,784 "And God called the light 'day' 559 00:45:58,833 --> 00:46:00,983 "and the darkness he called 'night.' 560 00:46:01,033 --> 00:46:04,184 "And the evening and the morning were the first day. 561 00:46:05,673 --> 00:46:07,106 "And God said, 562 00:46:07,153 --> 00:46:10,111 "'Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters 563 00:46:10,153 --> 00:46:13,111 "'and let it divide the waters from the waters. ' 564 00:46:13,153 --> 00:46:14,950 "And it was so. 565 00:46:16,153 --> 00:46:19,384 "And God called the firmament heaven. 566 00:46:20,313 --> 00:46:23,510 "And the evening and the morning were the second day. 567 00:46:31,433 --> 00:46:36,746 "And God said, 'Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place 568 00:46:36,793 --> 00:46:39,546 "'and let the dry land appear, ' and it was so. 569 00:46:40,673 --> 00:46:43,665 "And God called the dry land earth. 570 00:46:44,833 --> 00:46:48,985 "And the gathering together of the waters, called He seas. 571 00:46:49,033 --> 00:46:51,228 "And God saw that it was good." 572 00:46:54,713 --> 00:46:57,022 And from the crew of Apollo 8, 573 00:46:58,073 --> 00:47:00,029 we close with good night, 574 00:47:01,073 --> 00:47:02,870 good luck, 575 00:47:04,113 --> 00:47:06,069 a merry Christmas 576 00:47:07,113 --> 00:47:09,104 and God bless all of you. 577 00:47:10,233 --> 00:47:13,145 All of you on the good Earth. 578 00:47:19,153 --> 00:47:20,745 Apollo 8, Houston. 579 00:47:21,233 --> 00:47:22,233 Go ahead, Houston. 580 00:47:22,273 --> 00:47:26,551 We've reviewed all your systems, and you are go for TEI. 581 00:47:26,593 --> 00:47:29,391 That's good news. Apollo 8 is go. 582 00:47:29,433 --> 00:47:33,392 Everything looks good going over the hill. Good luck, guys. 583 00:47:33,433 --> 00:47:36,231 Roger, Houston. Thank you. 584 00:47:47,513 --> 00:47:51,267 After ten revolutions around the moon, one task will remain for the crew 585 00:47:51,313 --> 00:47:53,383 upon which their lives depend - 586 00:47:53,433 --> 00:47:55,264 the firing of the engine. 587 00:47:55,313 --> 00:47:58,111 The crucial four-minute burn of the SPS engine 588 00:47:58,153 --> 00:48:02,112 to begin astronauts Borman, Lovell and Anders on their long voyage home 589 00:48:02,153 --> 00:48:05,031 takes place here on the far side of the moon. 590 00:48:05,073 --> 00:48:08,429 Out of sight but certainly not out of the minds of Mission Control 591 00:48:08,473 --> 00:48:10,111 and all of us here. 592 00:48:10,153 --> 00:48:12,064 We will not know Apollo 8's status 593 00:48:12,113 --> 00:48:16,152 until the spacecraft comes from around the far side of the moon 594 00:48:16,193 --> 00:48:19,629 and acquisition of signal is achieved. 595 00:48:19,673 --> 00:48:23,586 If the astronaut radio voices' telemetry data 596 00:48:23,633 --> 00:48:26,750 comes later than 38 minutes after loss of signal 597 00:48:26,793 --> 00:48:30,581 it means quite simply that the engine did not get a good burn 598 00:48:30,633 --> 00:48:34,023 and Apollo 8 is still in orbit around the moon. 599 00:48:34,073 --> 00:48:36,143 The SPS engine must fire. 600 00:48:36,193 --> 00:48:40,630 There is no backup, there is no contingency, in case of its failure. 601 00:48:41,753 --> 00:48:44,142 All we can do is wait. 602 00:49:48,153 --> 00:49:50,667 Houston, Apollo 8. 603 00:49:50,713 --> 00:49:54,501 Please be advised, there is a Santa Claus. 604 00:49:54,553 --> 00:49:56,111 Thank you, Apollo 8. 605 00:49:56,153 --> 00:49:58,269 You'd be the best to know. 606 00:50:19,913 --> 00:50:21,312 Apollo 8, Houston. 607 00:50:21,353 --> 00:50:22,911 Go ahead, Houston. 608 00:50:22,953 --> 00:50:26,389 You received some congratulatory telegrams in the past few hours. 609 00:50:26,433 --> 00:50:29,505 If you don't mind, I'd like to read a couple to you. 610 00:50:29,553 --> 00:50:31,384 That sounds good. Go ahead. 611 00:50:31,433 --> 00:50:34,072 Here's one that reads, 612 00:50:34,113 --> 00:50:38,026 "Congratulations on one of the greatest achievements made by man. 613 00:50:38,073 --> 00:50:41,543 "You have turned into reality the dream of Robert Goddard." 614 00:50:42,953 --> 00:50:46,912 It's signed "Charles Lindbergh and Ann Morrow Lindbergh." 615 00:50:48,593 --> 00:50:53,986 This one is addressed to Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders. 616 00:50:54,033 --> 00:50:56,149 "Good luck and Godspeed." 617 00:50:56,193 --> 00:50:58,582 And it's from Lyndon Baines Johnson. 618 00:51:00,273 --> 00:51:03,345 And you got one from a Mrs Valerie Pringle. 619 00:51:03,393 --> 00:51:06,385 I'm sure that's not a name any of you recognise. 620 00:51:06,433 --> 00:51:11,382 It's just a telegram that one of the public affairs officials at NASA picked out. 621 00:51:12,433 --> 00:51:14,424 Mrs Pringle writes, very simply... 622 00:51:15,953 --> 00:51:18,308 "You saved 1968."