Wednesday, January 16, 2008

man on the moon

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/Videos/StarChild/space/1st_step.mov

good quality file of the first steps on the moon! here is the transcription. we should use this in improv tonight.

AUDIO:

Neil Armstrong:
OK Houston, I'm on the porch.

Houston Mission Control:
Roger, Neil. And we're getting a picture on the TV.

Neil Armstrong:
I'm at the foot of the ladder. The LEM footpads are on the, uh, depressed in the surface about 1 or 2 inches. Going to step off the LEM now. That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.


VIDEO DESCRIPTION:
Image of LEM shadow on the moon. Neil Armstrong is decending the ladder (video from above). Quick shot of someone at Mission Control. Back to Neil Armstrong on the ladder. Video from another LEM leg of Armstrong descending to the footpad. Video of Mission Control showing people watching the descent on the ladder. Armstrong descending all the way to the surface. Close up shot of boot next to footprint on the surface.

2 comments:

Marc said...

It was my understanding that while he planned to say "One small step for a man ..." he accidentally said "One small step for man ..."

emma said...

it sounds better that way, no? i guess maybe because we know the saying that way. i'm not sure, but that makes sense because it seriously differs in every thing i read. some say a man, some say man, and a lot say [a] man.

so let's executively say it's, "One small step for man..."

!!