[00:00.30] Apollo Saturn Launch Control.
[00:01.33] We've passed the 6-minute mark in our countdown for Apollo 11.
[00:04.93] Now 5 minutes, 52 seconds and counting.
[00:08.08] We're on time at the present time for our planned lift-off of 32 minutes past the hour.
[00:13.80] Spacecraft Test Conductor, Skip Chauvin, now has completed the status check of his personnel in the control room.
[00:19.43] All report they are Go for the mission, and this has been reported to the Test Supervisor, Bill Schick.
[00:27.67] The test supervisor now going through some status checks.
[00:30.71] Launch Operations Manager Paul Donnelly reports Go for launch.
[00:34.83] Launch Director Rocco Petrone now gives a Go.
[00:37.55] We're 5 minutes, 20 seconds and counting.
[00:40.45] Coming up shortly, that swing arm up at the spacecraft level will come back to its fully retracted position.
[00:46.67] This should occur at the 5-minute mark in the count.
[00:50.10] In the meantime the Lunar Module telemetry has been powered down.
[00:54.23] We took a good look at Eagle, and it looks good.
[00:57.00] The Spacecraft Test Conductor for the Lunar Module reported that Eagle was Go.
[01:01.88] The swing arm now coming back to its fully retracted position as our countdown continues.
[01:07.48] T minus 4 minutes, 50 seconds and counting.
[01:10.92] Skip Chauvin informing the astronauts that the swing arm now coming back.
[01:15.33] The astronauts will have a few more reports coming up in the countdown.
[01:18.98] The last business report will be from Neil Armstrong at the 45-second mark in the count
[01:24.49] when he gives the status on the final alignment of the Stabilization and Control System.
[01:29.81] We're now passing the 4-minute, 30-second mark in the countdown - still Go at this time.
[01:42.05] Four minutes, 15 seconds - the Test Supervisor now has informed Launch Vehicle Test Conductor Norm Carlson, you are Go for launch.
[01:49.68] From this time down, Carlson handles the countdown as the launch vehicle begins to build up.
[01:56.46] We're now hitting the 4-minute mark.
[01:58.13] Four minutes and counting.
[02:00.17] We are Go for Apollo 11.
[02:02.37] We'll go on an automatic sequence as starting at 3 minutes and 7 seconds.
[02:13.48] Three minutes, 45 seconds and counting.
[02:15.57] In the final abort checks between several key members of the crew here in the control center and the astronauts,
[02:23.21] Launch Operations Manager Paul Donnelly wished the crew,
[02:26.38] on the launch teams' behalf, "Good luck and Godspeed."
[02:32.94] Three minutes, 25 seconds and counting; we're still Go at this time.
[02:36.76] We'll be coming up on the automatic sequence about 10 or 15 seconds from this time.
[02:42.20] All still Go at this time.
[02:45.16] Neil Armstrong reported back when he received the good wishes:
[02:48.02] "Thank you very much. We know it will be a good flight."
[02:50.85] Firing command coming in now.
[02:52.69] We are on the automatic sequence.
[02:55.04] We're approaching the 3 minute mark in the count.
[02:57.36] T minus 3 minutes and counting.
[02:59.50] T minus 3 - we are Go with all elements of the mission at this time.
[03:04.38] We're on an automatic sequence as the master computer supervises hundreds of events occurring over these last few minutes.
[03:11.63] T minus 2 minutes, 45 seconds and counting.
[03:15.04] The members of the launch team here in the control center monitoring a number of what we call red-line values.
[03:20.74] These are tolerances we don't want to go above and below in temperatures and pressures.
[03:25.66] They're standing by to call out any deviations from our plans.
[03:29.42] Two minutes, 30 seconds and counting; we're still Go on Apollo 11 at this time.
[03:36.05] The vehicle starting to pressurize as far as the propellant tanks are concerned, and all is still Go as we monitor our status board.
[03:47.91] Two minutes, 10 seconds and counting.
[03:52.91] The target for the Apollo 11 astronauts, the Moon, at lift-off, will be at a distance of 218,096 (nautical) miles (403,914 km) away.
[04:00.86] We just passed the 2-minute mark in the countdown.
[04:03.35] T minus 1 minute, 54 seconds and counting.
[04:06.48] Our status board indicates that the oxidizer tanks in the second and third stages now have pressurized.
[04:13.49] We continue to build up pressure in all three stages here at the last minute to prepare it for lift-off.
[04:22.34] T minus 1 minute, 35 seconds on the Apollo mission, the flight to land the first men on the Moon.
[04:29.61] All indications coming in to the control center at this time indicate we are Go.
[04:34.35] One minute, 25 seconds and counting.
[04:36.85] Our status board indicates the third stage completely pressurized.
[04:40.40] Eighty-second mark has now been passed.
[04:42.77] We'll go on full internal power at the 50-second mark in the countdown.
[04:47.03] Guidance system goes on internal at 17 seconds leading up to the ignition sequence at 8.9 seconds.
[04:54.30] We're approaching the 60-second mark on the Apollo 11 mission.
[04:58.35] T minus 60 seconds and counting.
[05:00.47] We've passed T minus 60.
[05:02.81] 55 seconds and counting.
[05:06.57] Neil Armstrong just reported back: "It's been a real smooth countdown".
[05:09.49] We've passed the 50-second mark.
[05:11.42] Power transfer is complete - we're on internal power with the launch vehicle at this time.
[05:17.94] 40 seconds away from the Apollo 11 lift-off.
[05:21.97] All the second stage tanks now pressurized.
[05:24.38] 35 seconds and counting.
[05:26.08] We are still Go with Apollo 11.
[05:28.50] 30 seconds and counting.
[05:32.42] Astronauts report, "It feels good".
[05:33.96] T minus 25 seconds.
[05:39.04] Twenty seconds and counting.
[05:42.63] T minus 15 seconds, guidance is internal.
[05:46.33] 12, 11, 10, 9,
[05:50.21] ignition sequence starts,
[05:52.84] 6, 5, 4,
[05:55.18] 3, 2, 1, zero,
[05:59.31] all engine running.
[06:00.84] LIFT-OFF!
[06:01.87] We have a lift-off, 32 minutes past the hour.
[06:05.36] Lift-off on Apollo 11.
[06:10.22] Tower cleared.
[06:13.83] Neil Armstrong reporting their roll and pitch program which puts Apollo 11 on a proper heading.
[06:28.34] Plus 30 seconds.
[06:31.84] Roll's complete and the pitch is programming.
[06:42.16] One Bravo.
[06:45.42] One Bravo is a abort control mode.
[06:53.88] Altitude's 2 (nautical])miles (3.7 km).
[07:01.04] Apollo 11, Houston. You're good at 1 minute.
[07:04.09] Roger.
[07:06.64] Downrange 1 (nautical) mile (1.8 km), altitude 3, 4 (nautical) miles (7.4 km) now.
[07:13.75] Velocity 2,195 feet per second (669 m/s).
[07:33.08] We're through the region of maximum dynamic pressure now.
[07:44.70] Eight [nautical] miles (15 km) downrange, 12 (nautical) miles (22 km) high, velocity 4,000 feet per second （1,219 m/s）.
[07:51.63] Stand by for Mode One-Charlie.
[07:54.75] Mark. Mode One-Charlie.
[07:56.90] One-Charlie.
[08:00.28] Cliff Charlesworth taking a staging status.
[08:02.50] This is Houston. You are Go for staging.
[08:15.43] Inboard cut-off.
[08:16.51] Inboard engine's out.
[08:17.70] We confirm inboard cut-off.
[08:30.04] Downrange 35 （nautical） miles （65 km）, 30 （nautical） miles （56 km） high.
[08:32.76] Standing by for the outboard engine cut-down now.
[08:43.16] Staging.
[08:45.06] And ignition.
[08:54.19] 11, Houston. Thrust is Go, all engines. You're looking good.
[08:57.68] Ah, Roger. You're loud and clear, Houston.
[09:01.41] At 3 minutes; downrange, 70 （nautical） miles （130 km）; 43 （nautical） miles high （80 km）; velocity, 9,300 feet per second （2,835 m/s）.
[09:11.37] We got skirt sep.
[09:13.60] Roger. We confirm skirt sep.
[09:17.57] Tower's gone.
[09:18.50] Roger, tower.
[09:21.00] Neil Armstrong confirming both the engine skirt separation and the launch escape tower separation.
[09:26.89] Houston, be advised the visual is Go today.
[09:31.42] This is Houston. Roger. Out.
[09:34.93] Yeah, they finally gave me a window to look out.
[09:42.87] 11, Houston. Your guidance has converged; you're looking good.
[09:50.39] Downrange, 140 [nautical] miles （259 km）; altitude, 62 （nautical） miles (115 km); velocity, 10,300 feet per second (3,140 m/s).
[10:00.16] 11, Houston. You are Go at 4 minutes.
[10:03.52] Roger.
[10:11.66] Apollo 11 right on the ground track.
[10:27.88] 190 (nautical) miles （352 km) downrange now, 72 (nautical) miles (133 km) high, velocity 11,000 feet per second (3,353 m/s).
[10:49.31] Tracking for quite a long period of time here with the Air Force cameras about 80 miles altitude now and more then 200 miles downrange.
[10:58.91] Booster says it's looking good at 5 minutes.
[11:02.17] 11, Houston. You are Go at 5 minutes.
[11:05.81] Roger. It'll - Apollo 11. Go.
[11:13.38] Downrange, 270 (nautical) miles (500 km); altitude, 82 (nautical) miles (152 km); velocity, 12,472 feet per second (3,801 m/s).
[11:21.28] Stand by for S-IVB to COI capability.
[11:23.89] Okay.
[11:25.65] Mark. S-IVB to COI capability.
[11:28.08] Roger.
[11:31.82] Apollo 11 could now get into orbit using the S-IVB if necessary.
[11:36.14] Sounds like you're sitting in your living room.
[11:37.68] Ah, thank you. You all are coming through beautifully, too.
[11:50.58] It is the second stage of the Saturn that is still firing and will continue to fire for about another 4 minutes now.
[11:56.57] Everyone is reporting Go here in the Control Center.
[11:59.11] We're Go at 6 minutes. Starting the gimbal motors.
[12:01.80] Roger, 11. You're Go from the ground at 6 minutes.
[12:19.84] Apollo 11, this is Houston. Level sense arm at 8 plus 17; outboard cut-off at 9 plus 11.
[12:36.21] Level sense arm is the sequence that arranges the staging between the second stage and the third stage.
[12:43.15] The fuel uncovers a sensor starting that sequence.
[12:51.98] Predicting that will be uncovered at 8 minutes, 17 seconds with outboard engine cut-off 9 minutes, 11 seconds on the second stage.
[13:00.63] Apollo 11's Go at 7 minutes.
[13:02.90] 11, this is Houston. Roger.
[13:04.77] You're Go from the ground at 7 minutes.
[13:06.67] Level sense arm at 8 plus 17; outboard cut-off at 9 plus 11.
[13:10.81] Roger.
[13:13.33] Downrange, 530 (nautical) miles (982 km); altitude, 95 (nautical) miles (176 km); velocity, 17,358 feet per second (5,291 m/s).
[13:37.27] Apollo 11 is still right down the ground track. Still Go at 7 minutes, 41 seconds.
[13:44.27] Roger. We confirmed.
[13:46.39] Inboard engines are out, on the second stage as planned.
[14:17.54] Apollo 11 Go on all sources.
[14:19.13] Houston. You are Go at 8 minutes.
[14:25.20] Roger. We got PU shift down here, too.
[14:36.37] A nice day for it. These thunderstorms downrange is about all.
[14:51.90] 11, this is Houston. You are Go for staging. Over.
[14:54.60] Understand, Go for staging. And...
[14:56.99] Stand by for Mode IV capability.
[14:59.10] Okay. Mode IV.
[15:01.16] Mark. Mode IV capability.
[15:03.39] Mode IV on Apollo 11 could get into orbit using the Service Propulsion System now.
[15:09.85] Altitude is 100 miles, downrange is 883 miles. Outboard engine cut-off.
[15:14.66] And ignition.
[15:18.70] Ignition confirmed. Thrust is Go, 11.
[15:26.26] And we have a good third stage now.
[15:39.70] Velocity is 23,128 feet per second (7,049 m/s).
[15:45.30] Downrange, 1,000 (nautical) miles (1,852 km); altitude, 101 (nautical) miles (187 km).
[16:00.65] Apollo 11, this is Houston. At 10 minutes, you are Go.
[16:05.25] Ah, roger. 11's Go.