. >> roy tharp sat next to her in the firing room. >> we're all men and joanne was there and you knowe was a looker. you could never pull anything over on her because she would take and cut you to pieces. because technically, she was extremely competent. >> she held her own with the guys. >> she held her own. no doubt about it. >> were there some men who didn't want her in there? >> there were some men. and we would counsel our guys. but there was no doubt about it. she had the moxie of what it took to be in a position of being the only woman in the firing room for apollo 11. >> 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, liftoff. >> i got to feel the launch. the vibration of the liftoff once the shock wave hit the building. the false floor shook. my console shook. it was so slow, it just lumbers and you think, oh, it's never going to get off the ground. it just creeps and creeps. there is a little moment of horror. will this thing go? then once it's gone, okay, come on, engine. you can just burn perfectly for me. >> after the apollo 11 launch, your job was basically over. where did you watch the actual moon land