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Armstrong

That's what we were looking forin the first place for using test pilots

That's what we were looking for
in the first place for using test pilots

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That's what we were looking for in the first place for using test pilots.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:07
Uploaded
Jun 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Tin Goose Films,Haviland Digital,Mark Stewart Productions Ltd,Hays Films

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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.
A guy that was used to putting his life on the line every time he flew. - Armstrong 00:05
A guy that was used to putting his life on the line every ti...
There's no point in talking about it, they either do or you don't. - Armstrong 00:04
There's no point in talking about it, they either do or...
The spacecraft you're gonna ride on is, to a certain extent, untried. - Armstrong 00:05
The spacecraft you're gonna ride on is, to a certain ex...
Do you approach it with any apprehension as compared to the Gemini - Armstrong 00:06
Do you approach it with any apprehension as compared to the ...
So I think I'm looking forward to the flight with a great deal of anticipation. - Armstrong 00:06
So I think I'm looking forward to the flight with a gre...
REPORTER: It was all over in one stunned, horrifying second. - Armstrong 00:05
REPORTER: It was all over in one stunned, horrifying second.
At T minus ten minutes in a simulated countdown - Armstrong 00:09
At T minus ten minutes in a simulated countdown
Horrified engineers watched the burst of flames and smoke envelop - Armstrong 00:06
Horrified engineers watched the burst of flames and smoke en...
It didn't last very long either. Only lasted about ten or 15 seconds. - Armstrong 00:05
It didn't last very long either. Only lasted about ten ...
It was a very depressing sight. - Armstrong 00:04
It was a very depressing sight.
Everything was burned and gray and melted. It was a disaster. - Armstrong 00:05
Everything was burned and gray and melted. It was a disaster...
CHRISTOPHER: The management were running, running to get to the moon. - Armstrong 00:06
CHRISTOPHER: The management were running, running to get to ...
And I think they were willing to take some chances - Armstrong 00:11
And I think they were willing to take some chances
I suppose you're much more likely to accept the loss of a friend in flight - Armstrong 00:12
I suppose you're much more likely to accept the loss of...
FRANK: There was never any commotion about it like there would be today. - Armstrong 00:05
FRANK: There was never any commotion about it like there wou...
CHRISTOPHER: It took the fire to rebuild the vehicle. - Armstrong 00:04
CHRISTOPHER: It took the fire to rebuild the vehicle.
Without it, it just wouldn't have happened. I don't think we'd have gotten to the moon. - Armstrong 00:05
Without it, it just wouldn't have happened. I don'...
GERRY: The Apollo missions came close enough together - Armstrong 00:09
GERRY: The Apollo missions came close enough together
Then, when 11 came along, it all seemed different. - Armstrong 00:05
Then, when 11 came along, it all seemed different.
You know, "This time we are really gonna go land. " - Armstrong 00:04
You know, "This time we are really gonna go land. "...