the next leg of the space race was a series of sprints. we launched the saturn 5 essentially every two months. reporter: each mission got the astronauts a little closer to their ultimate goal. apollo 9 launching march 3rd, 1969 with three astronauts the first test of a lunar module in space. apollo 10 in 1969 moved within 50,000 feet of the lunar surface. that would be a dress rehearsal for apollo 11 commanded by neil armstrong. what will your plans be in the unlikely event that the module does not come up to the surface? we ve chosen not to think about that at the present time. reporter: the other two crew members were command module
each one bringing the astronauts closer to the goal. apollo 9 was the first to test the lunar module in space. apollo 10 launched in may 1969 had young and cernan flying within 50,000 feet of the lunar surface. that would be a dress rehearsal for the lunar landing of apollo 11, commanded by neil armstrong. what will your plans be in the extremely unlikely event that the lunar module does not come up off the lunar surface? that s an unpleasant thing to think about. we ve chosen not to think about that at the present time. the other two crew members were command module pilots michael collins and edwin buzz aldrin, who would walk on the moon with armstrong. there was a lot of gossip back and forth, buzz, how it ended up neil armstrong was the first man. you were supposed to be, right?
each one bringing the astronauts closer to the goal. apollo 9 was the first to test the lunar module in space. apollo 10 launched in may 1969 had young and cernan flying within 50,000 feet of the lunar surface. that would be a dress rehearsal for the lunar landing of apollo 11, commanded by neil armstrong. what will your plans be in the extremely unlikely event that the lunar module does not come up off the lunar surface? that s an unpleasant thing to think about. we ve chosen not to think about that at the present time. the other two crew members were command module pilots michael collins and edwin buzz aldrin, who would walk on the moon with armstrong. there was a lot of gossip back and forth, it ended up neil armstrong was the first man. you were supposed to be, right?
each one bringing the astronauts closer to the goal. apollo 9 was the first to test the lunar module in space. apollo 10 launched in may 1969 had young and cernan flying within 50,000 feet of the lunar surface. that would be a dress rehearsal for the lunar landing of apollo 11, commanded by neil armstrong. what will your plans be in the extremely unlikely event that the lunar module does not come up off the lunar surface? that s an unpleasant thing to think about. we ve chosen not to think about that at the present time. the other two crew members were command module pilots michael collins and edwin buzz aldrin, who would walk on the moon with armstrong. there was a lot of gossip back and forth, buzz, how it ended up neil armstrong was the first man. you were supposed to be, right?
not long after neil armstrong made his giant leap for mankind, if we can put a on the moon why and we build a decent umbrella or stop gum from sticking to our shoes. it viewed apollo as the ultimate human achievement up to that point. or will it be for all time. i have been asked how does it feel to make the first step on the moon. i knew when i made the sfips it was mine. nobody could take it away from me. he almost gave it up. he did almost everything an astronaut could do even buzzing the moon on apollo 10. never set foot on the moon