The lunar module, the Lunar Landing craft, in earth orbit once. Before we would commit man to a Lunar Landing, there were still a number of things to be worked out. This was the mission of apollo 10. In the words of its commander, tom stafford, to sort out all the unknowns and pave the way for a Lunar Landing. It was a veteran crew. Spacecraft commander tom stafford had flown on gemini six and nine. Learner module pilot eugene cernan, the lunar module pilot, had flown with stafford on gemini nine. John young had been on gemini three and gemini 10. They would face problems on apollo 10, problems that would be solved for apollo 11. Most will be minor. But they would be solved. Stafford, young, cernan. They brought to their mission enthusiasm, dedication, responsibility, even amazement. And through the means of Color Television, they took us with them as they played their part in mans greatest adventure. We are go for a mission to the moon at this time. Tom stafford reports they are go. C
Ready. Man had orbited the moon once. Man had test flown the lunar module, the Lunar Landing craft in earth orbit once. But before we would commit man to a Lunar Landing, there were still a number of things to be worked out. This was the mission of apollo ten, in words of its commander Thomas Stafford, to sort out all the unknowns and pave the way for a Lunar Landing. It was a veteran crew spacecraft der omas stafford had flown on germany six and nine lunar module pil gene cernan had flown with stafford on germany nine. John young had been on germany three and germany ten. They would face problems on apollo ten, problems that would solved for apollo 11. Most be minor, but they would be solved. And Stafford Young, cernan, they brought to their mission enthusiast awesome dedication, responsibility, even amazement and through the means of Color Television. They took us with them as they played their part in mans greatest adventure. We are go for a mission to the moon at this time. Tom sta
Ready. Man had orbited the moon once. Had test flown the lunar module, the Lunar Landing craft in eth once. But before we wouomn to a Lunar Landing, there were still a number of things to be worked out. This the mission of apollo ten, in the words of its commander Thomas Stafford, to sort out all the unknowns and pave the way for a Lunar Landing. It w a veteran crew spacecraft commander Thomas Stafford had flown on germany six and nine lunar module pilot gene cernan had flown with stafford on germany nine. John youngeen on germany three and germany ten. They would face problems on apollo ten, problems that would be solved for apollo 11. Most be minor, but they would be solv stafford cernan, they brought to their mission dedication, responsibility, even amazemen tr television. They took us with them as they ed tir part in mans greatest adventure. Were go for a mission to the moon at this time. Tom stafford reports. Are go were coming up in the 22nd mark t minus 20 seconds and counting 1
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The rapid pace of preparations for the first Moon landing continued in April 1969. The successful Apollo 9 mission in March cleared the way for Apollo 10 to