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Armstrong

You see, Murphy's Law says bad things happenat the worst possible time. And in this...

You see, Murphy's Law says bad things happen
at the worst possible time. And in this case,
we were out of radio contact." We got down to about 13% propellant and decided we have to get off of the Agena

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You see, Murphy's Law says bad things happen at the worst possible time.
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And in this case, we were out of radio contact."
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We got down to about 13% propellant
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and decided we have to get off of the Agena.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
54
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:31
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.
And when we pulled off the Agena, we found out the problem - Armstrong 00:06
And when we pulled off the Agena, we found out the problem
DAVE: - Armstrong 00:08
DAVE:
NEIL: After checking the spacecraft, there's something, uh... - Armstrong 00:06
NEIL: After checking the spacecraft, there's something,...
They were spinning at maybe a revolution per second - Armstrong 00:10
They were spinning at maybe a revolution per second
CONTROLLER 1: - Armstrong 00:10
CONTROLLER 1:
Mission control did not know what was happening - Armstrong 00:10
Mission control did not know what was happening
She wasn't happy about that, and she went over to mission control - Armstrong 00:06
She wasn't happy about that, and she went over to missi...
I would not have want to been the one to tell her that - Armstrong 00:05
I would not have want to been the one to tell her that
We got down to no other options and Neil finally said, "We got to activate the RCS. " - Armstrong 00:12
We got down to no other options and Neil finally said, "...
GERRY: Once you activate that system, that's your last gasp. - Armstrong 00:04
GERRY: Once you activate that system, that's your last ...
If you lose it, you can't get back into the atmosphere. - Armstrong 00:04
If you lose it, you can't get back into the atmosphere.
He probably deduced that this is all I can do is try this, and see if it' II work. - Armstrong 00:06
He probably deduced that this is all I can do is try this, a...
DAVE: He had to reach up to an overhead panel to get a hold of switches. - Armstrong 00:05
DAVE: He had to reach up to an overhead panel to get a hold ...
That's amazing physiologically, that in this high-speed roll - Armstrong 00:08
That's amazing physiologically, that in this high-speed...
GERRY: At that time, they could see on telemetry - Armstrong 00:07
GERRY: At that time, they could see on telemetry
So almost immediately, we knew we were gonna have to get 'em down quickly. - Armstrong 00:05
So almost immediately, we knew we were gonna have to get �...
CONTROLLER 1: - Armstrong 00:06
CONTROLLER 1:
HARRISON (VO): "We took great pride in landing close to the aircraft carrier - Armstrong 00:22
HARRISON (VO): "We took great pride in landing close to...
FRANK: Some of the people were second-guessing Neil about his performance. - Armstrong 00:05
FRANK: Some of the people were second-guessing Neil about hi...
It upped my view of Neil at that point. You knew he had the right stuff. - Armstrong 00:06
It upped my view of Neil at that point. You knew he had the ...