July 27th, the journey was ended. They were home again. [ applause ] ahead lay three weeks of isolation, medical tests and mission debriefings. Then visits to major cities of america and abroad. The details of their unique mission would be relived and reremembered so others might learn what they had learned and that future travellers in space might build upon their experience. The rock and soil samples brought back would be examined and analyzed by scientists in many lands. They would reveal new insights in to the origin and age and the composition of the moon. And perhaps new knowledge of the earth as well. Already experiments left on the moon were sending back revealing new information. The mission was successfully completed. The eagle had landed the first men on the moon and columbia had returned them safely to the earth. Whatever mans journey tomorrow across the ocean of universe history will remind him that apollo 11 was mankinds First Encounter with a new world. Up next on Americ
Welcomed sight. Later the three men would share their reflections on this adventure with the world. I believe that from the early space flight we demonstrated potential to carry out this type of a mission and, again, it was a matter of time before this was accomplished. Its a technical triumph for this country to said what it was going to do a number of years ago and then by golly do it. The relative ease which we were able to carry out our mission which, of course, came after a very efficient and logical sequence of flights, i think this demonstrated that we were certainly on the right track when we took this commitment to go to the moon. I just see it as a beginning, a beginning of a new age. Once again the bright blue planet of earth rises over the lunar horizon. For those who had witnessed mans landing in the sea of tranquillity the moon would never again appear quite the same. [ sirens ] july 24th, dawn in the pacific. Apollo blazes across the heavens coming back to earth at 20,00
Already experiments left on the moon were sending back revealing new information. The mission was successfully completed. The eagle had landed the first men on the moon and columbia had returned them safely to the earth. Whatever mans journey tomorrow across the ocean of universe history will remind him that apollo 11 was mankinds First Encounter with a new world. Up next on American History tv the story of the construction of the hoover dam. That will be fold by a 1960 interview with Herbert Hoover who discusses his life beyond presidency. And later u. S. Army captain William Johnston on his work with the army of the republic of vietnam in the 1960s. And in about an hour a new deal promotional video from 1938 on the importance of the Mississippi River valley to the u. S. And thats all ahead on cspan 3. Heres a look at whats ahead this Labor Day Weekend on American History tv. Saturday at 6 00 p. M. Eastern the civil war and the Atlanta Campaign when the city fell to the union in septe
The u. S. Government began this construction on hoover dam in 1931. The project employed over 21,000 workers. It was completed two years ahead of schedule. In 1955 department of the interior film about the planning and the building of hoover dam. The story explains the engineering feat necessary for construction and promotes economic and recreational benefits provided by the structure. Build a dam in the wilderness and the world will beat a path to it. For many centuries, this was a lonely canyon unseen and untouched by man, scorched by a desert sun, scolded by an angry river slashing its way to the sea. Now it lies peaceful and silent except for the gentle hum of a hydroelectric power plant, the bubbling up of water, the cheerful sounds of america and the world on the move who see this pioneer multipurpose. Eclamation project man built millions come to this spot to see this engineering wonder, to hear the story of hoover dam. Ladies and gentlemen, we are standing on the powerhouse ram
Miles an hour. President richard nixon, who had talked with the astronauts by telephone while they were on the moon, was waiting aboard the recovery carrier to welcome the returning voyagers. Kfin the president later expressed the nations response to this historic mission. Some way when those two americans stepped on the moon, the people of this world were brought closer together. That it is that spirit, the spirit of apollo, that america can now help to bring to our relations with other nations. The spirit of apollo transcends geographical barriers and political differences. It can bring the people of the world together in peace. To protect against any possible lunar contamination the astronauts put on airtight special garments before coming on board the rescue ship. They transferred directly from the helicopter to a mobile quarantine van in which they would be flown back to the manned Aircraft Center in houston, texas. July 27th, the journey was ended. They were home again. Ahead lay