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13 Minutes to the Moon

Ep.08 ‘We’re go for powered descent’

Duration: 41 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service News Internet

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The 13 minutes begin. Eagle is going too fast. There are communications problems. We have met the people and heard about the Apollo 11 technology, now the descent is underway. This is the full story and it is a leap into the unknown. With Kevin Fong.
Starring:
Charlie Duke
Steve Bales
Don Eyles
Courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project:
Neil Armstrong
Gene Kranz
Jay Greene
Jack Garman
Bob Carlton
Theme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music
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