Apollo's final missions: The last footsteps on the moon
<p> <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Ember">Ember</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="EXPLORATIONS">EXPLORATIONS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="Eleven">Eleven</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>.</p><p><span word="SHIRLEY">SHIRLEY</span> <span word="GRIFFITH">GRIFFITH</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1969 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> -- <span word="American">American</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> -- <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="Eleven">Eleven</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>, <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="safely">safely</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="heroes">heroes</span>.</p><p><span word="Neil">Neil</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Edwin">Edwin</span> <span word="Aldrin">Aldrin</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span>. <span word="NASA">NASA</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Aeronautics">Aeronautics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> -- <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="flights">flights</span>.</p><p><span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="Twelve">Twelve</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="Eleven">Eleven</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>. <span word="Rain">Rain</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span> <span word="cleared">cleared</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>. <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span>.</p><p><span word="Thirty">Thirty</span>-<span word="six">six</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="lift">lift</span>-<span word="off">off</span>, <span word="lightning">lightning</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="Saturn">Saturn</span> <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="calmly">calmly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Saturn">Saturn</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="path">path</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>. <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="Twelve">Twelve</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>.</p><p><span word="STEVE">STEVE</span> <span word="EMBER">EMBER</span>: <span word="All">All</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="Twelve">Twelve</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="fliers">fliers</span>. <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Conrad">Conrad</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="commander">commander</span>. <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="module">module</span>. <span word="Alan">Alan</span> <span word="Bean">Bean</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="lander">lander</span>.</p>
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