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Apollo: The Forgotten Films

And it was saying to us, "you're asking meBut as the cameras reveal, Flight director gene...

And it was saying to us, "you're asking me
to do more than I can do." Narrator:
But as the cameras reveal, Flight director gene kranz
isn't ready to give up

Full Transcript

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And it was saying to us,
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"you're asking me to do more than I can do."
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Narrator: But as the cameras reveal,
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Flight director gene kranz isn't ready to give up.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:48
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Arrow International Post Production,Arrow Media,Clean Cut Productions,Science Channel

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Movie Summary

It will tell the complete story of this most audacious of missions, with footage not seen anywhere else. The archives reveal the incredible lengths an army of engineers, scientists and astronauts.
Duke: The tension was rising in mission control - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:06
Duke: The tension was rising in mission control
We're go. Same type, we're go. - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:05
We're go. Same type, we're go.
We're getting close to touchdown - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:12
We're getting close to touchdown
Narrator: Remastered film footage reveals - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:07
Narrator: Remastered film footage reveals
[ film projector whirring ] - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:20
[ film projector whirring ]
In an airless, low-gravity environment. - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:04
In an airless, low-gravity environment.
Once the astronauts master steering - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:06
Once the astronauts master steering
You could orient it by little push rockets - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:07
You could orient it by little push rockets
We'd get down to 20 seconds and take off again. - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:04
We'd get down to 20 seconds and take off again.
Narrator: As neil armstrong is about to discover. - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:05
Narrator: As neil armstrong is about to discover.
Cameras capture armstrong grappling for control. - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:04
Cameras capture armstrong grappling for control.
This time, ejecting isn't an option. - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:04
This time, ejecting isn't an option.
Narrator: Less than 1,000 feet above the moon, - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:10
Narrator: Less than 1,000 feet above the moon,
Schmitt: When neil finally looked out the window - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:09
Schmitt: When neil finally looked out the window
Narrator: But that means piloting eagle manually. - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:06
Narrator: But that means piloting eagle manually.
Schmitt: He over-flew that crater - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:05
Schmitt: He over-flew that crater
But in doing so, of course, used up more fuel. - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:04
But in doing so, of course, used up more fuel.
Armstrong: 300 feet down, 3 1/2, 47 forward. - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:05
Armstrong: 300 feet down, 3 1/2, 47 forward.
There was a limited amount of it on board. - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:04
There was a limited amount of it on board.
Narrator: Charlie duke starts counting down - Apollo: The Forgotten Films 00:06
Narrator: Charlie duke starts counting down