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Armstrong

"The autopilotwas taking us in towards a very large crater about the size of a big...

HARRISON (VO): "The autopilot
was taking us in towards a very large crater about the size of a big football stadium with steep slopes covered with large rocks
about the size of automobiles. Not a good place to land at all. So I took over manually and flew it
like a helicopter out to the west."

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HARRISON (VO): "The autopilot was taking us in towards a very large crater
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about the size of a big football stadium
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with steep slopes covered with large rocks about the size of automobiles.
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Not a good place to land at all.
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So I took over manually and flew it like a helicopter out to the west."
Duration
21 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:40
Uploaded
Jun 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Tin Goose Films,Haviland Digital,Mark Stewart Productions Ltd,Hays Films

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Movie Summary

Dramatic, moving and deeply human, ARMSTRONG offers the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong: from his childhood in Ohio to his first steps on the Moon, and beyond.
He's off flying it himself for some reason. " - Armstrong 00:07
He's off flying it himself for some reason. "
GERRY: He was moving across the lunar surface at pretty great speed. - Armstrong 00:05
GERRY: He was moving across the lunar surface at pretty grea...
We kept hearing the fuel call-outs and that was grabbing all of our attention. - Armstrong 00:06
We kept hearing the fuel call-outs and that was grabbing all...
CONTROLLER 1: - Armstrong 00:08
CONTROLLER 1:
CONTROLLER OVER RADIO: 60 seconds. - Armstrong 00:06
CONTROLLER OVER RADIO: 60 seconds.
CONTROLLER 1: - Armstrong 00:04
CONTROLLER 1:
BUZZ ALDRIN: - Armstrong 00:15
BUZZ ALDRIN:
I heard "contact", and then it was a pregnant pause. - Armstrong 00:05
I heard "contact", and then it was a pregnant paus...
It was the same old Neil, just calmly as you can imagine - Armstrong 00:06
It was the same old Neil, just calmly as you can imagine
I don't see how he did that so calmly cos I was shouting it out. - Armstrong 00:05
I don't see how he did that so calmly cos I was shoutin...
CHARLIE D ON TAPE: We copy you down, Eagle. - Armstrong 00:11
CHARLIE D ON TAPE: We copy you down, Eagle.
HARRISON (VO): "We made it. - Armstrong 00:15
HARRISON (VO): "We made it.
I was terribly excited, it's a marvelous thing - Armstrong 00:08
I was terribly excited, it's a marvelous thing
GERRY: When Neil stepped out, that's where you could really hear a pin drop. - Armstrong 00:05
GERRY: When Neil stepped out, that's where you could re...
Because people were trying to listen to everything that was going on. - Armstrong 00:05
Because people were trying to listen to everything that was ...
Just the thought of the first step of a human being - Armstrong 00:08
Just the thought of the first step of a human being
I mean, there was no big plan for him to do anything - Armstrong 00:07
I mean, there was no big plan for him to do anything
RICK: The thing that I remember about the first step was that nobody heard - Armstrong 00:07
RICK: The thing that I remember about the first step was tha...
That's kinda what I said. "What did ya say? " - Armstrong 00:08
That's kinda what I said. "What did ya say? "
HARRISON (VO): "I thought, well, when I step off - Armstrong 00:31
HARRISON (VO): "I thought, well, when I step off