Moments in American History - The Moon Landing · American Historical Society
Excerpts from the live broadcast from the moon and of the NASA control room during the first moon landing of July 20, 1969.
Buzz, this is Houston. F/2 and 1/160th second...
... for shadow photography on the sequence camera.
Okay.
I'm at the foot of the ladder. The LM footpads are only depressed...
... in the surface about 1 or 2 inches, although the surface appears to be...
... very, very fine grained, as you get close to it. It's almost like a powder...
Okay. I'm going to step off the LM now.
That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.
Yes, the surface is fine and powdery. I can kick it up loosely with my toe.
It does adhere in fine layers, like powdered charcoal to the...
... sole and sides of my boots. I only go in a small fraction of an inch but...
... I can see the footprints of my boots and the treads in the fine, sandy particles...
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