write his recommendation is pgns, and you are cleared for takeoff. >> roger. understand. we are number one on the runway. >> 7, 6, 5, abort stage, engine arm ascent. beautiful. very smooth. very quiet ride. there is that one crater down there. 1000 feet high, 80 feet per econd vertical rise. eagle, houston, you are looking good at 2. pgns, ags, and msfn all agree. >> we are going right down to u.s. 1. >> eagle, houston, going right down the track, everything is great. >> horizontal velocity approaching 2500 feet per second. >> roger. >> some 120 miles to go on tilt in search and. >> july 21, the eagle and its two-man crew lifted off the moon perfectly and climbed slowly to rendezvous and dock with the othership, columbia. while armstrong and aldrin explored the moon, astronaut collins had kept a long and lonely vigil in the columbia. the approaching eagle was a welcome sight. later, the three men would share their reflections on this adventure with the world. >> i believe that from the early spaceflights, we demonstrated a potential to carry out this type of mission. and,