55 years ago, three men embarked on a journey that would change history for ever . . .
Powered by 1960s technology and relying on the most rudimentary computing power, NASA somehow landed two of those men successfully on the moon. As well being the most audacious scientific feat of all time, it was a mission that required almost superhuman bravery on the part of its three astronauts.
This book reproduces the transcript of their private conversations (what they said to each other rather than their communication with Mission Control). It is a human document that still resonates – the record of three smart, funny men as they hurtle into the vast emptiness of space.
The conversations were captured by a small onboard reel-to-reel tape recorder and later transcribed by NASA. Kept confidential until the late 1970s, they offer an unprecedented, intimate glimpse into Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins’s groundbreaking lunar mission.
From author Jonathan Scott . . .
"The transcripts hit you in a number of ways. On one level their conversations help you grasp the magnitude of what they did, the real-time challenges they were facing and how these were overcome.
The original transcript will be accompanied by detailed annotations from Jonathan that explain the scientific intricacies, give background context, and explain how the conversations fit within the different phases of the mission.
A sample of the conversation in the transcript . . .
Armstrong: Isn’t that something?
Collins: Goddamn, that’s pretty! This is unreal. I’d forgotten.
Armstrong: Get a picture of that.
Collins: Ooh, sure, I will. I’ve lost a Hasselblad. Has anybody seen a Hasselblad floating by? It couldn’t have gone very far, big son of a gun like that.
Armstrong: Now, what do we have is that all the … ?
Collins: You had the switch on inside. Oh yeah. Okay. Automatic light control features.
Collins: Well, that pisses me off! Hasselblad gone. Find that mother before she or I ends the [garble]. Everybody look for a floating Hasselblad. I see a pen floating loose down here, too. Is anybody missing a ballpoint pen?
Aldrin: Got mine. Is it ballpoint, or is it?
Collins: Yes, ballpoint. Here it is. I mean felt tip.
Collins: Much embarrassed to say they’ve lost a Hasselblad. I seem to be prone to that.
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55 years ago, three men embarked on a journey that would change history for ever . . .
Powered by 1960s technology and relying on the most rudimentary computing power, NASA somehow landed two of those men successfully on the moon. As well being the most audacious scientific feat of all time, it was a mission that required almost superhuman bravery on the part of its three astronauts.
This book reproduces the transcript of their private conversations (what they said to each other rather than their communication with Mission Control). It is a human document that still resonates – the record of three smart, funny men as they hurtle into the vast emptiness of space.
The conversations were captured by a small onboard reel-to-reel tape recorder and later transcribed by NASA. Kept confidential until the late 1970s, they offer an unprecedented, intimate glimpse into Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins’s groundbreaking lunar mission.
From author Jonathan Scott . . .
"The transcripts hit you in a number of ways. On one level their conversations help you grasp the magnitude of what they did, the real-time challenges they were facing and how these were overcome.
The original transcript will be accompanied by detailed annotations from Jonathan that explain the scientific intricacies, give background context, and explain how the conversations fit within the different phases of the mission.
A sample of the conversation in the transcript . . .
Armstrong: Isn’t that something?
Collins: Goddamn, that’s pretty! This is unreal. I’d forgotten.
Armstrong: Get a picture of that.
Collins: Ooh, sure, I will. I’ve lost a Hasselblad. Has anybody seen a Hasselblad floating by? It couldn’t have gone very far, big son of a gun like that.
Armstrong: Now, what do we have is that all the … ?
Collins: You had the switch on inside. Oh yeah. Okay. Automatic light control features.
Collins: Well, that pisses me off! Hasselblad gone. Find that mother before she or I ends the [garble]. Everybody look for a floating Hasselblad. I see a pen floating loose down here, too. Is anybody missing a ballpoint pen?
Aldrin: Got mine. Is it ballpoint, or is it?
Collins: Yes, ballpoint. Here it is. I mean felt tip.
Collins: Much embarrassed to say they’ve lost a Hasselblad. I seem to be prone to that.
