Apollo 11 landing from PDI to Touchdown

[@zapdunga12]

Many people do not know this but Neil and Buzz left a lot of commerative items behind on the moon and one was the official patch of the Apollo 1 crew who died in that horrible tragic fire. They were supposed to be the first crew to go to the moon. Let us never forget the bravery of Virgil I. 'GUS' Grissom who was the second man into space aboard Liberty Bell 7, and command pilot for Gemini 3. Let us not forget Edward Higgens White II who was aboard Gemini 4 and who was the first American to walk in Space. And let us not forget Roger Bruce Chaffee, naval officer, aviator and aeronautical engineer for NASA.

[@AttilatheNun-xv6kc]

Slight correction: Virgil Grissom was the second American in space, not the second man in space.

[@hubbsllc]

There's a good chance it would have been Grissom making that landing and not Armstrong. Grissom was about to be the first "three-fer" US astronaut (i.e., flying on Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo) at the time of his death.

[@sergeyshramov4774]

Я.верил.а.теперь.многое.говорит.отом.что.небыли.они.на.луне.

[@johnkean6852]

They were assassinated

[@IITianDIVYANSHBHATT]

Yeah because they wanted to carry the rock samples that's why they threw all the trash outside

[@playmaka2007]

This is perhaps the most amazing 15 minutes in all of human history. And these legends kept 100% cool through it all.

[@sphericalempirical9359]

ICE COLD

[@acebubbles5023]

Neil, Buzz, and Michael are God tier individuals

[@lukerosie6121]

Doesn’t it seem strange that the lunar module left no marks on the surface when landing using propellant?

[@charge8sr]

@@lukerosie6121 no, why

[@narajuna]

@@lukerosie6121 Yes, lots of strangeness, okay for no torch marks on regolith but should be clean of dust, thous no bootprints nearby.....

[@Aramis7]

Even though you know how it ends, I still get anxious during the descent...60 seconds....30 seconds ...5% left..contact light!. Awesome. Mankind's greatest achievement.

[@hopelessnerd6677]

Aramis7 How calm they seem. Probably wearing brown pants, just in case.

[@plixplop]

@@hopelessnerd6677 These guys are ace pilots, they really have a fundamentally different psychology that allows them to dispassionately remove themselves from the excitement of a situation and just methodically do their tasks like they have done 1,000 times in training. Straight up ice in the veins.

[@markreeter6227]

What’s most amazing to me is that nearly all of the critical technology to accomplish this was developed almost from scratch over perhaps a 12-15 year period from the mid-1950s to 1969. Absolutely incredible human organizational, technical and scientific achievement.

[@BasePuma4007]

And so many random useful things came about because of this, like velcro. They came up with the idea for velcro to keep things in place in zero G, you can't anticipate the kinds of randomly useful things that will come out of a space program like this.

[@AlanCanon2222]

And don't forget the feat of swearing more than 175,000 engineers, scientists, janitors, nurses, electricians, office managers, kitchen and metal workers to perpetual unbroken secrecy!

[@RoxusRemo]

@@AlanCanon2222 Yeah that was would be totally plausible and possible. I do hope you're being sarcastic..

[@AlanCanon2222]

@@RoxusRemo Yes, of course I was being sarcastic (I understand nowadays you can't be too careful). The moon hoaxers really piss me off. Yes, we went the f*ck to the moon, nine times, six landings!

[@deltatango5765]

@@AlanCanon2222 I feel the same way about the Moon hoaxers. The stupidity I see in their "logic" when they try to state what they consider facts is just mind numbing!

[@RodAuger]

What kind of flaming knucklehead would give a thumbs down to this video?! I never realized that so much footage of the landing was available. So thrilling and emotional!

[@OompaL0ompa]

@rod auger Indeed.emotional. Now to your question: Most of them are idiots who think the moon landing was staged.They dont even watch the video,they just leave a dislike,write a stupid comment in their own low level IQ language and then they move on.

[@bradwooldidge6979]

Flat earthers. Ignore those idiots.

[@andreabindolini7452]

This is also one of the better proof of the autenticity of the landing. There was no way that they could possibly fake 15 minutes of continuous scrolling of the lunar surface, let alone the dust that escapes in straight line as it can only do in a vacuum.

[@OriginalgEd]

@@andreabindolini7452 They could have sent up a spacecraft up to the moon with cameras and camera men to fly within a few hundred feet of the surface so they record some film of the moon and then flown back to earth and used that footage to create a fake moon landing film.

[@andreabindolini7452]

@@OriginalgEd anyone that think such an absurdity is in real need of a psychiatric treatment.

[@Firebrand55]

I sat in the front room at home, with my wife and two little girls, enthralled by the landing. I had watched/ listened to all the space programmes from the captured V2/ WAC Corporal times.It was 3.59 in the morning when England erupted with excitement. No film like First Man can possibly convey the thrill of being there, watching those historic grainy images and hearing the astonishing words from Armstrong......" Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed" David Woods has made an excellent account of that sensational, heart-thumping time in 1969, when the world paused in wonder.

[@AcogR6]

you gave us an exact address?

[@catsfive]

I was only 7 months old, but watched it. I likely filled my diaper in celebration! haha

[@RobGcraft]

When I go to the theory side of this topic of “moon landing”, the comments are edgy at best. For the “factual side of moon landing”, all these comments are calm, collected, and respectful, I find that amazing

[@spinningsquare1325]

Cause theorists are plain stupid and ignorant

[@plixplop]

Side effects of being a mouth-breather

[@amsedelm]

I never get tired of watching this. I saw it live as it happened on tv and it still gives my chills. The annotations are great. Thanks for posting.

[@Folma7]

amsedelm Same here. It never gets old. My brother & I built all the Revell models, watched all the launches and we belonged to the “Man in Space” club. It was a great time to be a kid!

[@RussellRoesner]

amsedelm how is this in real time??

[@amsedelm]

The news had the audio live as it happened with a visual simulation. If that's what you mean.

[@johnmorrison9758]

@@Folma7 this viusal was never shown live. It was recorded on film and shown much later. All we got at the time was the audio. This was a film camera and not a tv camera.

[@JJ-yg1sf]

I just want to know how can be live in 70 years ago according to technology.

[@LisaBowers]

Charlie Duke: "Roger, _Twan..._ Tranquility. We copy you on the ground. You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again. Thanks a lot." I can only imagine the relief and elation that Duke felt when he heard Armstrong say, "The Eagle has landed." I'd get tongue-tied, too!

[@Eddie42023]

At least they acknowledge the flub. Can't fault him for it, but it shouldn't be denied either.

[@mrkeogh]

Only Duke, Armstrong and Aldrin knew the name "Tranquility Base" would be used. Duke was told so he wouldn't be taken by surprise but the tension, relief and emotion must have been unbelievable!

[@AlanCanon2222]

In theater we say, "He forgot to act." Any actor can do it (I know I have). Imagine being CAPCOM sitting there contemplating the magnitude of what you yourself have just helped humanity accomplish, and then a second later remembering that it's still happening and you're front and center. These people were the best of the best, but no human being could be unmoved by what was happening, and this recording is proof. I was too young to remember this moment in history (only 8 months old), but watching these videos as I have done my entire life never fails to give me chills. WE know that everyone who went to the moon came back alive, but they didn't know it, not a bit of it.

[@unbearable9770]

Three wives also began breathing again.

[@Bnio]

On CBS’s live coverage with Walter Cronkite and Wally Schirra, Schirra lets out a great exhale when he hears “Engine stop.” He knows then that they made it.

[@jggallow01]

This is one of the most fascinating and true-to-life presentations on the moon landing you'll ever see. Wonderfully put together and highly informative. Armstrong always said he never really understood why the actual moon walk was the most challenging and decorated part of the mission. he instead said it was the landing of the LEM on the moon - something they were never able to fully simulate or practice. It was all or nothing for Apollo 11, and Armstrong said himself, he believed chances of success was 50/50 at best. Amazing stuff. Riveting. Thank you for posting.

[@leonetto6021]

Lunar liftoff is even more amazing...what if the button did nothing ??? Too bad is not very documented;)

[@biblehistoryscience3530]

They’re two of the bravest and most valiant men in human history.

[@mrcurly1147]

bible history science - I sense a great deal of inner conflict/confusion.

[@biblehistoryscience3530]

Mr Curly, sorry to hear that. I hope you get over it soon.

[@mrcurly1147]

In your name I mean. You have the bible and science in your name!!! Which is it?

[@biblehistoryscience3530]

Mr Curly, Claims that one needs to choose between faith in God and adherence to science because they’re in conflict is a recent novelty. If you believe the Philosophy of Religion and Philosophy of Science are mutually exclusive in some way, then perhaps you don’t understand them well enough because they’re not. Basically speaking, science concerns discoveries in the physical universe, religion the spiritual universe. You may choose to become an adherent of either or both disciplines, but whatever you choose it’s necessary to study demarcation or else you’ll certainly cross the line and mix the two. Many atheists make that mistake when they choose science and reject religion because they believe the one has falsified the other, what some people refer to as “scientism” which is ironically a religious cult. In fact, it’s as impossible to falsify the religion using the scientific method as it is to verify the scientific method using the scientific method. The books of the Bible contain sacred, revealed eternal truths and requires God’s assistance to even begin to understand. On the other hand, scientific research papers contain facts, hypotheses and theories which are so transient that some things that are now claimed to be nearly indisputable would have been laughed at a generation ago and will be laughed at a generation from now (which is as it should be).

[@erickaminski1472]

AND LYING TOO. MICHAEL COLLINS SUPPOSEDLY ORBITING THE MOON DID NOT SEE STARS ? THAT'S WHAT HE SAID AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER RETURNING? WHAT KIND OF BULL SHIT IS THIS ? WHEN HE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOON ( DARK SAIDE ) HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE STARS FROM CSM FOR THE SUN WAS NOT AN OBSTRUCTION TO THE INTENSITY OF STAR LIGHT. UNLESS HE WAS IN EARTH ORBIT AND NEVER GOT CLOSE TO THE MOON. ephemetherson

[@dks13827]

I was in college at that time. Apollo was the greatest thing I have ever seen. The photos of the guys walking on the moon were really special. Until Apollo 11 got back to earth and we saw the photos, we had no idea what it would look like, astronauts standing on the surface. ( The television of the moonwalk was just not real high quality. On later missions it was really good. )

[@tonygriffin_]

One of the greatest achievements in human history. Excellent video and commentary. Thanks.

[@spacedout5692]

That's why it's a NATIONAL HOLIDAY !

[@hoserfella]

THE greatest.

[@jlcontarino]

It's incredible that the pulled this off!! The radio is noisy, the computer is primitive by today's standards, communications are often disrupted ... and yet, these incredible astronauts figure it out by the seat of their pants. Really gave me a new appreciation for what they were able to accomplish!

[@srinitaaigaura]

Notice how the moon's cratered and featureless surface makes the perspective very confusing -- since the craters come in all sizes, no matter your altitude, there always seems to be craters of the same size. As a result, you get the feeling you're going at low altitude at slow speed in an airplane all the time, even though you are actually miles above the surface and slowing down from about 3500 mph. It is really difficult to get a sense of distance and altitude since there is no atmospheric haze or any earth like features for reference. And to add to this, they manually manuevered the lunar module away from a crater field and landed with 30 sec of fuel to spare. That's badass!

[@bigginsd1]

srinitaaigaura I’ve noticed that before. You think they still must be at significant altitude just before they touch down, due to all the small craters that on Earth would have smoothed over through weathering. Another thing I’ve heard Apollo Astronauts say is they found it very difficult to judge distances when on moonwalks or in the rover. This was due to the horizon being so much closer because the Moon is so much smaller than the Earth. There’s all these subtle cues that you’re conditioned to use when navigating the world.

[@Nikolai_The_Crazed]

If KSP has taught me anything, it's that your shadow is your friend. It's not exact, but it sure helps give you an idea of how high up you are.

[@TopGunMan]

I was thinking "woah, the craters are self-similar. Fractal..."

[@codypolar6593]

@srintaaigaura Because it's fake.

[@nicholasgroth2514]

I believe that was actually part of the criteria for landing windows, was a requirement for the sun to be near the horizon rather than directly above so that shadows on the landscape would be more pronounced to help with the landing.

[@schell0118]

The greatest of all human achievements. Fabulous!

[@RSTI191]

Watched this live when I was a kid. Watching this now in 2018, still makes the hair on my arm stand up- "Houston Tranquility base here, the Eagle has landed"....

[@TimAlcoser]

If you haven't seen First Man yet, that will give you lots of chills too!

[@hyperluminalreality1]

I just hope that the audio was edited. How did Houston respond so fast when it takes light (and radio waves) 1 1/2 seconds to get to the moon? 14:33 There definitely was not three seconds between "Tranquility Base here, The Eagle has landed" and "roger Tranquility, we copy you on the ground". What's up with that?

[@PetahSchwetah]

@@hyperluminalreality1 the audio was recorded on the ground (Earth). Therefore no delay since it is recorded from our perspective.

[@BurkeBurnettSAG-AFTRA]

This never gets old. Amazing.

[@astrotalkuk]

This is excellent David. The on-screen comments, particularly the countdown clock - really adds to the drama of Apollo 11. Perhaps 20th century's most spectacular technological achievement. Very informative for those who may have seen it live and those who did not.

[@johnkean6852]

Soap opera

[@pac401]

THE greatest man made achievement of my lifetime. It's riveting every time I watch it.

[@mickharryharris6866]

how brave were those guys back in 69 .amazing.

[@erickaminski1472]

HOW BAD OF THECHNOLOGY WAS BACK THEN. NONE OF IT COULD SET MAN ON THE MOON. ephemetherson

[@beyondluxury9088]

not as brave as Caitlyn Jenner

[@erickaminski1472]

@@beyondluxury9088 THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT ! ephemetherson

[@codypolar6593]

Brave as any other Hollywood actors, I guess

[@erickaminski1472]

@@codypolar6593 A STAGE ACTOR IS ALWAYS BRAZEN ! ephemetherson

[@quinsey8655]

Incredible listening to the video and hearing the depth of reliance the different people involved have on one another! The endless process of decisions being made: a process of each team member contributing through making judgement calls on their department and passing their reading on the situation up the line. It’s beautiful to hearing this here. While technological developments now make our lives much safer, I can’t help but to think that we are losing things along the way, especially our ability to make decisions and the strengths that go with it like being able to stand up and speak to the judgement calls that we make. This video is a joy to see. Thank you, everyone, who had a part in making this excellent celebration of those wonderful Apollo years!

[@thekidwhodraws]

Absolutely marvelous video, thank you very much

[@victorlange4073]

This is a lovely, respectful and skillful enhancement. Thanks so much.

[@olancreel1491]

I watched this live when I was 17. I like to replay it about once a month to raise the chill-bumps again. (hey, I'm pickin' up some dust)

[@owenboyd3224]

I was 16 and three quarters :) I watched it in Hertford, England at my sister's house. I rode off on my Lambretta scooter in the morning, sun shining, no helmet, cos you didn't have to then and of course at that age I was immortal.

[@bandfromtheband9445]

I was 8 years old, and I felt awesome, just to be witnessing it!

[@codypolar6593]

I was about 20 when I woke up to the fact that man can't reach the moon alive.

[@IcarusNadir]

@@codypolar6593 correction, you were 20 when you gave up all of logic and reasoning that was left in your pitiful life.

[@jedistreaming4006]

Oh!!! Shut up, it was easy to deceive folks in 1969 because there was no high tech in those day's and ya got fooled easily, my grandpa saw this in 69 and even he said to me years later before he passed, that broadcast didn't smelled good to me, a lot of things didn't make sense to me, grandpa said. And he was an ex airforce pilot.

[@ZoeTheCat]

Thanks for the upload! I will NEVER get tired of this ride. It's really nice to follow along with the official Apollo 11 Journal. It is very difficult to hear what Armstrong is saying at times. After Armstrong see's what the LPD is showing (Probably the huge Boulder field between Crater West & Little West Crater), he decides to take it to manual and fly-over it. This is why Buzz nonchalantly notes later that "Uhhh you're pegged on Horizontal Velocity" :-) Always cracks me up how cool these guys were. Armstrong decides to take control at roughly 11:40 here (P66) Aldrin: 700 feet, 21 (feet per second) down, 33 degrees. Armstrong (onboard): Pretty rocky area. Aldrin: 600 feet, down at 19. Armstrong: I'm going to... I believe 12:30 in this video (Top Left) reveals the LPD from 11:40 (Welcome to Little West Crater ;-)...Uhhh, no thanks! As I say, follow along in the journal. You can pick up a lot more detail and expert analysis. Thanks again! There is also a very fine side by side comparison with the LRO imagery. KZbin search (Apollo 11 Descent and LRO Imagery). Hoaxters can't explain that one ;-)

[@parsecpres]

While most of the kids my age wanted to be an astronaut ....not me........I wanted to be on one of the consoles in Mission Control. I was 9 at the A11 Landing. Recently, listening to the MC Loops, I'm sure I would have loved to have been there. What a bunch of great talent and the drive to get it done.....safely. Would love to spend an afternoon (and on into the late night when tongues are loosened) with the whole group of Mission Controllers and 15 cases of ice cold beer. Now, that's my idea of a hell of a good time. I offer a profound thanks to you, AFJ, whoever you may be, for letting us be in the jump seat....................... for the greatest flight deck ride of all time.

[@Apollo11ApolloFlightJournal]

Neal Montgomery Many thanks for your good words. For your information, I'm David Woods, a Scot who was just bowled over by the whole Apollo story. I created the Apollo Flight Journal (AFJ) as a companion to the astounding Apollo Lunar Surface Journal. I also wrote a book on Apollo packed with stories with a more technical leaning - How Apollo Flew to the Moon, now in its second edition.

[@pgauthi67]

Apollo 11 - Apollo Flight Journal I loved your book and have read it 4 times. Thanks for teaching me so much and in such an interesting way.

[@ApolloWasReal]

Me too. One of the highlights of my personal interest in Apollo was meeting Gene Kranz in person about 10 years ago. While everybody was mobbing the astronauts (including Neil Armstrong), I noticed Kranz standing almost entirely by himself. I went over, introduced myself and had a great conversation.

[@colinmontgomery5492]

Hi, Neal!

[@anridapu]

ApolloWasReal Wow, chatting with the legendary Mr Kranz must have been something else! 👍

[@markallen9129]

This video is awesome. Being born in 1960, I grew up watching launches (on tv) and it was all so cool. Then in my 30's I started reading books about Apollo, and then KZbin came along, and over time I became completely fascinated with the engineering and the people that produced mankind's greatest achievement. If anyone else is interested, MOON MACHINES is the best series I've found (and I've seen A LOT of them) about the science and engineering.

[@otanguma]

Check out "13 Minutes to the Moon" podcast. It is insane! Just finished hearing again recently.

[@hpneurotoxichydroshock2075]

Yeah I remember but it' was fake now that i come too see 55 years later because if we do the math The Apollo 11 could not have reached the moon in four days and come back after eight days Orion estimated for 2022 will take 4 to 6 weeks to complete the mission☝️

[@ThePulmentinum]

I'm here for the mandatory view on every july 20th.

[@robmccluskey6906]

welcome back :) see you in 2020 x

[@nysockexchange2204]

@@robmccluskey6906 Holy cow you timed that down to the minute! You must have set a notification alarm in your command module uhh I mean your iPhone.

[@drcrisp7455]

Apart from “That!s one small step” etc. “Houston eh. Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” Has got to be the most iconic line out of the entire Apollo Program. Oh and there is “Houston we have a problem”. This is like a movie 😂

[@MeerkatADV]

We have a problem was never said.

[@technoquant]

What a moment in human history. I loved watching it in 1969 and I love it now. Thanks for posting and having just great textual information.

[@johnmurphy8001]

49 years tomorrow and it still thrills me to the bone.

[@politicalpuyck]

Well done, and a slight but significant improvement over your previous touchdown video. I can't tell you how much I (and many of us) appreciate the work that you put into this. It's a rhapsody to American technological achievement and the human spirit. Uplifts the spirit every time I watch it unfold.

[@Mark-ok8ss]

Just Wonderful to watch and think about all the people who applied themselves to a positive goal that was greater than their own self. Really good to watch.

[@LindaStevensBZ]

Thanks for taking the time to create this vid. It never ceases to amaze, what those guys did.

[@AlexO-sx6ff]

It's amazing isn't it? We need to start doing that again.

[@fernleystephens2436]

If and when we do go back to the moon it won't be done using fifty year old technology that's for sure.

[@mackwood2164]

... with slide rules no less.

[@Ken4Pyro]

Sir, I hate to disagree with anyone. However, you've erred in that Columbus did not burn his ships, that action was by Hernán Cortés, and it wasn't for any of the projection you've made, it was to make a second mutiny a pointless exercise. At this point in history the concept of "Burning Your Ships" is quite the opposite of your point. In the case of Cortés it told his men that the decision over what they were doing was finished, and that there was no turning back. As to your comment about Columbus journeys being "effortless" I believe that's either poor understanding of what took place, or exaggerated hyperbole.

[@theonewiththeeyeoftruth884]

ᚱᛰUᛠӖᚱ ᚦᗩӖϻᛰᚤ They just dismantled the rockets. Getting 250,000 miles through a vacuum environment is a little different from getting a couple thousand miles over ocean with breathable air.

[@subaruairbag]

"We're breathing again... thanks a lot" what absolute studs

[@CapnChapster]

Still incredible. I watched it aged five. A superlative feat of engineering, willpower and teamwork.

[@christianege4989]

Just watched it in cinema in the great "Apollo 11" documentation. Looks even better on a huge screen with surround sound.

[@LisaBowers]

I was heartbroken that it didn't come to a theater near me. _But,_ my husband bought me the Blu-ray. It was absolutely stunning! It is now my all-time favorite documentary!! It was great on our big screen TV, but I _really, really_ wish I could've seen it (and heard it) in IMAX with surround sound. I bet you felt like you were blasting out of your chair! 🚀

[@mattyjohnsson257]

Teamwork at its finest.

[@gravity_gaming8684]

For me,this has been one of the most amazing things I've ever heard of and I have so much admiration for what those men did

[@erickaminski1472]

I HAVE NO MORE ADMIRATION FOR THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY LIED TO THE WHOLE WORLD ABOUT LANDING ON THE MOON. ephemetherson

[@scifimillerguy9162]

I still have a 45rpm record of this audio, that I've kept all these decades. Seeing this 16mm film with annotations is incredible. Thanks for all the hard work.

[@jmjtoob]

I had a floppy thin 45 record that came inside of National Geographic (I believe). No longer have it, but I listened to it many dozens of times when I got it.

[@Debonair.Aristocrat]

Oh, man. I remember those records.

[@RSTI191]

No matter how many times I watch this, I still get chills through my arms and legs when I hear "30 seconds"...

[@jimgurucactus]

Thanks a lot for publishing this video. The annotations really helped clarify several aspects of the communication that would have been lost on me without them!

[@jaym48]

...it never gets old....does it

[@EdWeibe]

one the greatest accompishments of mankind.

[@cheddar2648]

+Ed Weibe THE GREATEST YET

[@eulixprinter8824]

The greatest to date. Nothing else comes even close. Nothing..

[@spacedout5692]

That's why it's a NATIONAL HOLIDAY !

[@suekennedy8917]

Not really. Star Trek had better costumes.

[@eherman9780]

An eternal right of passage for all of mankind. Thank you NASA!

[@Camop-iz9kt]

I love Charlies Duke's southern accent as CAPCOM.

[@tomjohnson7529]

That's General Charles Duke, LMP Apollo 16

[@jameshoran8]

NASA couldn't have chosen two more qualified men to do what needed to be done.

[@f86fman]

Let's not forget Collins.

[@walkingphotos]

Three..

[@creativologist1813]

Collins probably had the hardest job. Floating in space confined in that capsule for almost a week.

[@valentinotera3244]

Three. Let's not forget Collins, the man who bring back safetely to home everybody.

[@guywithahoodie7859]

Don't forget Collins

[@richardblankenship5481]

The single greatest moment in all of human history.

[@zenom9333]

Alongside all other apollo missions

[@sefron6207]

@@zenom9333 this is what all the other apollo missions led up to, they were great. But this was th greatest.

[@mmontan8719]

Ya it was a good Hollywood production for sure

[@richardblankenship5481]

@@mmontan8719 Voting for Biden, nes pa?

[@sefron6207]

@@mmontan8719 lmao. You're one of them I see

[@erac5855]

Anyone complaining/alleging this is scripted need only listen to how many times Capcom and Eagle “stepped” on each other’s transmissions due to the time delay between the Earth and Moon and vice versa. They were trying to transmit and receive so much pertinent info that it became almost impossible not to talk over each other. Happy 54th!

[@ejud2001]

There needs to be a "love" button for this one. Nice job! Cleared up a LOT of stuff for me.

[@professorcalculus5315]

Watching this you can just sense the intensity of Armstrong’s concentration until he gets the bird down, beautifully flown Neil, and beautifully programmed to the AGS developers.

[@arasek101]

@professorcalcullus5315 A co można wyczuć patrząc na załogę Apollo 11 na konferencji po lądowaniu?

[@Shmoozo55]

Hearing the words Armstrong spoke just after they landed brought back all the feelings I'd had a child when we watched this as it happened. Wow. Powerful memories.

[@bandfromtheband9445]

It was an incredible moment in time! It united THE ENTIRE WORLD! (I can't speak for the then, USSR, but they must have been totally envious!)

[@philgiglio9656]

@@bandfromtheband9445...know from asking...but they were paying close attention in Vietnam too.

[@erickaminski1472]

I REMEBER THAT, TOO AND SAW IT ON TV AND I THOUGHT OF GREATNESS OF THESE PEOPLE. TODAY I SEE THIS AS a GREAT HOAX. PURE BULL SHIT DONE TO THE WHOLE WORLD. ephemetherson

[@carlkinder8201]

@@erickaminski1472 nothing says "credible argument" like screaming random nonsense in all caps on the internet...

[@butterballin3686]

@@erickaminski1472 How does it feel to have a wasteful life being an annoying internet troll?

[@markyounger1240]

It's nice to hear intelligent people making great accomplishments. I miss those days.

[@maciek1831]

I just love that you are responding to every question, giving detailed answer every time. Such a passioned channel

[@Apollo11ApolloFlightJournal]

Thank you. A friend calls me 'the great explainer'! Can't think why. :-) But I enjoy sharing some of the stuff I've learned over the years about Apollo. As long as a question is asked civilly, I'm happy to answer if I can and as best as I can.

[@rossbabcock3790]

I remember watching this with my family in front of our crappy B&W TV. The excitement is still there.....

[@Agarwaen]

you might have seen this on tv, but not during the actual landing.

[@satelloidmike]

This is just the most exciting video ever! Never get tired of watching this!

[@erickaminski1472]

I NEVER GET TIRED OF TELLING PEOPLE THAT THIS WAS JUST A FANTASTIC HOAX. ephemetherson

[@davidcopson5800]

@@erickaminski1472 You don't say!

[@ct92404]

@@erickaminski1472 Go shove your tin foil hat up your ass.

[@TomTimeTraveler]

As years pass by, these moon landings become ever more incredible. A tribute to all who made it possible. Thank you!

[@erickaminski1472]

AS YEARS PASS THE MOON LANDINGS LOOK MORE LIKE AN ILLUSION. ephemetherson

[@jedistreaming4006]

Are you serious bro? As years go by, the more unconvincing it looks, people got fooled in 69 because it was easy to get fooled, in 2019, is hard to fool this generation with all of this high technology we have. Grow up fool.

[@erickaminski1472]

@@jedistreaming4006 I DON'T GET FOOLED BY NASA OR MUCH MORE BY YOU ! ephemetherson

[@jedistreaming4006]

@@erickaminski1472 it wasn't ment towards you, I know you don't believe this illusion by NASA.

[@rohanmercer6821]

@Erik Kaminski, goddamn you’ve spent a lot of time bullshitting in the comments. Just stfu already. Millions of people will remember Neil Armstrong for centuries to come. I doubt very many people will remember you.

[@anonymous_bacon2383]

They must have some real good engines in that LEM to accommodate the weight of their balls of steel

[@allgood6760]

Awesome.. I saw Buzz Aldrin speak for an hour here in NZ in 2010 about his experiences ON the Moon.. thanks from NZ 👍🇳🇿

[@Mike-01234]

Neil Armstrong's landing was the real feat the first time anyone landed a craft outside of Earth. The walking was easy compared to manually controlling the LEM down on the moon. So many things could have gone wrong but everything worked out in the end.

[@Agarwaen]

he didn't do much controlling really. the LM was fly by wire and he was just able to add some external input to the mostly computer controlled descent.

[@StevePemberton2]

@@Agarwaen That was only true in P64 mode down to about 600 feet. Below that they switched to P66 mode at which point the commander was in manual control and he flew it in for the landing. Autothrottle was the only thing that the computer was controlling at that point, the commander had full control of the attitude and thus the direction of the spacecraft. There is also a misconception that Neil Armstrong was the only one who manually landed, actually all six of the commanders did.

[@johnkean6852]

And you know this because?

[@Habibi46611]

Immer wenn ich die Konzentration habe, solche Videos zu sehen, pocht mein Herz, als wäre ich im Landemodul. Die Informationen zu diesem Video passen perfekt dazu. David, herzlichen Dank.

[@Shmoozo55]

I've watched this a few times now with years in between each watching. I still get choked up as the Eagle touches down and just afterwards we hear Armstrong say those immortal words.

[@nguyendailam6703]

I prefer the Flight Director's loop just for Gene Krantz's line "KEEP THE CHATTER DOWN IN THIS ROOM" as you can hear everybody celebrating in the background!

[@marmac2768]

I was 11 years old in Auburndale, Florida watching this one our old Zenith b&w TV. Just a few days before, I had stood in our front yard and watched the Saturn V blasting through the clouds on the way to the moon. What a great experience and I'll never get over it. The most amazing thing is to listen to the calm in everyone's voice. It was only later did the public learn how close they came to having to abort the mission because they were getting low on fuel.

[@marmac2768]

@hater gater I'm going to disagree because the moon is not level and clean as most places on Earth would be. In fact, the reason they were running low on fuel was because Neil saw that the designated landing area was strewn with boulders and rocks and would have been unsuitable for landing. Remember, the Eagle had to use the descent stage as a platform for the take off. If Neil had set one of the landing struts on a large boulder and had it tilt too much, they would have been in trouble. So, the further he takes it down range and not finding a suitable clean and clear place, the more chances in running out of fuel and being forced to land in an area that he has already deemed unsuitable for landing. It's really amazing that this same situation didn't happen more times than this one.

[@AlasdairGR]

Neil: *laser focused* Buzz: “Wow this feels different than the simulator!” 🤣🤣

[@terranrepublic7023]

In every group, you need a joker to lighten the mood, I believe that's how they portrayed him in First Man too

[@rlovell383]

I wasn't born until 1982 and I envy those that got to see this as it happened. The most amazing thing human kind has ever done. I get tears after they land.

[@dks13827]

It was quite incredible and the whole world watched it !!!!!!

[@mikereed8181]

And then when you look into these things all shit breaks through they never landed on the moon in that contraption iam surprised it got off the ground, you can't go to the moon if your faking going half way to the moon its the video NASA didn't want you to see

[@mikeosullivan3699]

You did an absolutely excellent job in this video. Thank you!

[@The-Carpenter]

I was nine years old when my family was glued to our radio in India to listen to the news of this momentous occasion. Little did i realise that all these years later I would be listening to their radio chatter. Can't explain the feeling.

[@mazinman3]

This video gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. So magnificent.

[@wimkuijpers1342]

6:14 Using directional antennas and then the LEM makes a slow yaw around. You can hear the signal becomes more weaker and weaker. If this all was a hoax, man than they really had a great eye for detail.

[@Apollo11ApolloFlightJournal]

You can hear the signal rise and fall as Earth passes through its pattern of radiation nodes, a very typical phenomena.

[@lollol-co6ly]

imagine the difficulty to fake the moon landing lol. way too many details to be covered, faking it was literally more harder than really put effort on landing on the moon. those conspiracy theorists was just know nothing about moon landing.

[@Vikezupa]

Thanks for annotating. I’ve watched this video many times. One of my favorites.

[@NuGanjaTron]

Wow, never has this monumental footage been so meticulously dissected! The detail is staggering! Many thanks for this.

[@AmericanWorker1127]

just a incredible feat of engineering and bravery. gives me chills listening to this and hearing how well planned everything was

[@StormadoMan]

What a great and hugely significant piece of film.. Literally, awesome..

[@beastdrummer555]

I was flipping through this and a conspiracy video about how the moon landing was fake. And it is just nothing but angry people over there. I love reading these comments. I love sharing the excitement about one of humanities greatest achievements with you all!

[@joevignolor4u949]

Hoaxers are angry because they can't accept that other people were smarter than they are and that their inferior intellect makes it so they can't figure out how the moon landings were done. So they assume the landings must have been faked.

[@beastdrummer555]

Joe Vignolo I am also unable to grasp the fact that we as humanity were able to do this. But isn’t that what makes this achievement so great?

[@joevignolor4u949]

Yes, but don't sell yourself short. Spend some time reading about it and you will start to figure it out.

[@mikeess2521]

@@Ben-tt7us Im sorry, I meant to say: On Apollo 11, the heavy duty heat shield of the command module prevents any supply from the service module. I.e. no explanation given how the network of pipes bypass the solid heatshield, looping into the side of command module. The heatshield has to be completely solid : plumbing holes in the heatshield would render it inaffective , and cause the module to burn up.

[@fernleystephens2436]

Mike Ess. May I suggest How Apollo Flew to the Moon be W. David Woods. Check it out on Amazon. The book explains everything in great detail, highly recommend.

[@arduinobanzi8348]

What a wonderful set of words.."the three generations that spanned history from horse and buggy....to galaxies with no end in sight" Thanks to very brave, very clever, and a very focused country, for that small moment of time as all this world held its breath. We are privileged to lived through that moment. Thank you USA from UK.

[@Habibi46611]

@Arduino Banzi Good comment. thx from Germany

[@eherman9780]

Thank you UK for being together with us in so many ways. Dear friends.

[@ZenZaBill]

You travel 1/4 of a million miles to a destination you've never been to -- *that nobody has ever been to* - and you land with 30 seconds of fuel in the tank. Maybe less.

[@Apollo11ApolloFlightJournal]

Probably more. The lander experienced excessive slosh in its propellant tanks which is thought to have triggered the low-level light early. When they landed, they had 20 seconds remaining in their count to the 'Bingo' call. That count had been planned to give them 20 seconds remaining at the call, using the more conservative measurement system on the spacecraft. That means they had about 40 seconds by their early call and likely had a lot more had the slosh not occurred.

[@codis9091]

plus the communication had zero delay! ZERO!!!! also there was no visible aurora on earth from that mission, no visible auroras on earth in any footage

[@ZenZaBill]

@@codis9091 If you recall seeing on old black & white TVs of the time, there WAS about a 2.5 sec delay in comm's. Plus, you would not see aurora on Earth from the Moon.

[@alantmac]

As a boy, I listened to the decent live via a car radio while camping in a provincial park in Ontario. Thank you for posting this. I simply can't explain why I get emotional watching this extraordinary achievement, some fifty years later.

[@suganmn]

Can you imagine going into the unknown risking your life, just to be back and a bunch of idiots tell you the whole thing is faked.

[@dylanfisher6042]

Couldn't agree more, and to think how common this occurs with other engineering marvels and scientific breakthroughs. One can only simply ignore these folk. "Do not argue with a fool. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience."

[@TopsyPlay]

Especially Russian patriots consider all flights fake

[@lukerosie6121]

I’ve done a ton of research into this. It seems impossible to fake but there are some seriously sketchy details including how this thing landed without leaving a mark on the surface, and who was controlling the camera left on the moon when they launched from the moon back home? E.T perhaps??

[@suganmn]

@@lukerosie6121 The rover filmed the ascend. Not sure if you’re trolling but clearly you didn’t research enough.

[@lukerosie6121]

@@suganmn right okay and who controlled the pan and zoom of camera in real time? Also you forgot to address how something can land on a dusty surface and leave no marks whatsoever, then when a human steps on the same surface he leaves a big footprint. I’ve done plenty of research thanks. Maybe you should take your head out of your ass. Herd mentality springs to mind here

[@starguy2718]

They touched down, with 20 seconds of fuel, to spare...piece of cake. Excellent flying; definitely had the "right stuff".

[@willoughbykrenzteinburg]

They had more than 20 seconds of fuel left. It is still "down to the wire", but what is actually the case is that mission protocol would have forced an abort of the landing had they used another 20 seconds of fuel. It's not like the engine would have stalled out at that 20 second mark. What would have happened had they used 20 more seconds of fuel is they would have started the abort sequence which would have required burning more fuel in the descent stage and ultimately firing the ascent module up - with a full tank of fuel and aborting the landing to get back into orbit and rendezvous with the command module and come home. There was no real danger of "running out of gas". It never would have gotten to that point (per planning anyway).

[@Apollo11ApolloFlightJournal]

Further to Willoughby Kretzeinburg's explanation, it was determined after the flight that excessive sloshing of propellant had likely triggered the low-level sensor early. It seems likely that they had much more propellant available to them than was indicated by the Bingo countdown.

[@joevignolor4u949]

True. As I recall baffles were added into the propellant tanks on the LM for Apollo 12 to prevent the propellants from sloshing around.

[@Apollo11ApolloFlightJournal]

Joe Vignolo, the baffles that were retrofitted to Apollo 12 (think ship in a bottle) proved not to be very effective and that mission's descent also had excessive slosh. The result was a lot of RCS firing during the descent which Pete Conrad commented upon.

[@KrikkitWarlord]

@butchtropic Not just for sloshing - they had two inside the LOX tanks, one focussed on the top (for surface effects and sloshing/harmonics) and another at the bottom of the tank where the drains were, to make sure that any turbopump failures could be diagnosed after the fact, and to monitor swirling at the inlets. It was also used to help diagnose the POGO issue, which was solved by the secondary valves at the tank rather than the turbopump end of the drain tube.

[@steveneppler5301]

I'm lost in praise over this video... Just a wonderful effort at explaining what actually happened on the ride down to the surface that day. Thank you!

[@bradwooldidge6979]

It is absolutely stunning that they pulled this off the first time! Armstrong himself said that their chance of landing on the moon was 50%, and their chance of getting home alive was 80%! Incredible engineering achievement!

[@boatingforbeginners7949]

Mankind's greatest achievement - Mindblowingly Awesome!

[@waldopepper1]

gheesh!..watching this had me nervous and it was 52 years ago! Absolutely amazing to watch a historic event in human history. Great job with the video, thank you.

[@DanKon75]

Holly shit! My heart was racing watching this!

[@marmac2768]

The most amazing thing is to listen to the calm in everyone's voice. It was only later did the public learn how close they came to having to abort the mission because they were getting low on fuel.

[@brabanthallen]

Excellent video. I appreciate all your research in making this video. Adding the notations of explanation at the appropriate time is a great educational tool for those interested in learning about the details of the mission. I have always had great admiration for these men. Collins, Aldrin, and Armstrong were chosen not only for their skills, but also for their character traits as well, each one performing the job they were born to perform. Armstrong had nerves of steel when the 1201 and 1202 alarms went off. Even with the knowledge of about 20 seconds of propellant left, he had the focus to either land immediately or abort. He made a good choice!

[@thierry9592]

they're the best of the best. i highly recommend reading "The right stuff" by Tom Wolfe

[@gnagyusa]

13:52 - caption says "garbled". Armstrong is saying "faint shadow". He can make out the shadow cast by the LM on the surface, despite the dust.

[@deinklopapier809]

Thank You Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins!!! This was GREAT!!! God bless America!!!

[@erickaminski1472]

THREE LIARS ! ephemetherson

[@davidcopson5800]

@@erickaminski1472 Hey Eric, I'll give you 1 out of 10 for persistence, and minus 15 for content.

[@erickaminski1472]

@@davidcopson5800 YOU WANT CONTENT ? WHERE ARE THE TRACKS ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5-TlJdmba-HqKs ephemetherson

[@erickaminski1472]

@@davidcopson5800 I SEE WAGON TRACKS IN BONANZA. BUT NOT HERE: apolloanomalies.com/missing_tracks.htm ephemetherson

[@samsignorelli]

For all these years I thought Armstrong was the speaker...never realized it was Aldrin doing callouts while Neil flew the LM.

[@aornunesdearaujo8507]

I was 21 years old in July 1969 and an employee of the American Embassy in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilians watched with interest that flight which did succeed. Some time later I got (other employees must have gotten too) a pin with the symbol of the Apollo 11 Mission, which I put on a frame, and now it is decorating a walll of my apartment. Now I will turn 67 next 19th and still enthusiastic of space missions. Some people don't believe man reached the moon, but do they believe when they see a big Boeing 747 flying over their heads? Oh, yes, I am a Brazilian citizen and live in Rio de Janeiro. Aôr Nunes. Rio, June 12, 2015.

[@AnyBodyWannaPeanut]

This was an excellent video! The companion notes really helped with information about what was happening and kept me on the edge of my seat! Thank you and keep up the good work!

[@brassysounds]

Just breathtaking! Thank you!

[@erickaminski1472]

JUST A HOAX. YOU CAN BREATHE LIGHTLY NOW. ephemetherson

[@brassysounds]

Old. Boring. Wrong. Stupid.

[@erickaminski1472]

@@brassysounds WHERE THE FUCK DO YOU SEE THE TRACKS ? apolloanomalies.com/missing_tracks.htm ephemetherson

[@brassysounds]

@@erickaminski1472 Still boring....

[@jq5596]

Wonderful !!! The Anatomy of the Key Moment of the 20th Century. Excellently detailed. Many thanks. I never tire of watching this, and every time my heart finishes up in my mouth. Plus the professional attitude of all involved was impeccable and inspirational.

[@Raykibb1]

I grew up on Tang, collecting my Astronaut cards, which were like baseball cards. It was great to be a child of the sixties as we were lucky to see so many great achievements by mankind.

[@davidbutler1857]

How calm these guys are..... wowza

[@mr.oconnor1423]

Armstrong's heart rate reached 160 beats per minute during the landing. Amazing that he was able to improvise due to the need to overfly the intended landing site and got the spacecraft safely down. Buzz was a huge help, of course.

[@samsignorelli]

Well...remember that they were all test pilots (with the exception of Harrison Schmitt)...you don't survive long in that job if you freak out when something goes wrong.

[@realitycheque6529]

Training = calm under pressure. Like rehearsing for a gig. Do it enough and it becomes ingrained in muscle memory.

[@erickaminski1472]

CALM BECAUSE IT WAS DONE IN A STUDIO. ephemetherson

[@erickaminski1472]

@@mr.oconnor1423 IT REACHED 160 BEATS PER MINUTE BECAUSE HE WAS AWARE OF THE PUKEY SHIT HE WAS PULLING ON THE WHOLE WORLD. ephemetherson

[@gabrielbauer5595]

"5% fuel left. You are doing great" hear that? it is iron balls sound

[@LindaStevensBZ]

I'll bet all the guys at Grumman were the most nervous lot of any.

[@GumballAstronaut7206]

Yeah bunch a guys were holding their Breaths!

[@BOHICA_]

Today's Aspergers nerds.

[@MarsFKA]

LindaStevensBZ I have an excellent book called "Moon Lander", written by the late Thomas Kelly, who was in charge of the Lunar Module programme at Grumman. It lays out the entire project, from first scribbles on the back of an envelope (figuratively speaking) to the moon landings. Grumman did something unprecedented: they designed and built a true spaceship from the ground up and what a long and rocky road it was. I recommend the book.

[@nelsonmelamund1225]

Nervous until docking with the CM. I have thought about this, from the "First stage guys" through the "heat shield team", the program had a progressive "sigh of relief" as each cardinal activity occurred.

[@erikbakker1531]

@@nelsonmelamund1225 and don't forget the parachutes!

[@LU8HRW]

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing. Today, 49 years of that heroic action

[@erickaminski1472]

AND 49 YEARS of SILENCE ON THE MOON AND FROM THE MOON. BECAUSE THERE WAS NOBODY THERE AND EVEN TODAY NASA DON'T KNOW HOW TO GO THERE. ephemetherson

[@mode1charlie170]

Im glad there wasn't any dramatic music added...I might have taken a heart attack.....great job neil, buzz and charlie....

[@mentalizatelo]

Doesn't matters how many times you've watch it, it always gets to you.