History as it happened, uninterrupted: every word, every crackle, the tension and triumph. Hear how Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to reach the Moon. This is NASA’s archive recording of Capcom Charlie Duke’s communications loop from 20 July 1969. #13MinutestotheMoon
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The audio recordings of the conversations between Mission control and the Apollo eleven astronauts are instantly recognizable whenever you hear them, unmistakable as anything else other than a crew hurtling towards the moon being guided by their mission control team across the void of space.
Those voices and sounds are so familiar and yet nearly impossible to decipher without a lot of help.
But now you know exactly what you're hearing.
Here's a chance to listen again to history as it happened.
I'm Kevin Fong from the BBC World Service.
This is 13 minutes to the moon.
There were many communication channels in mission control, and what you're about to hear is CaPcoM Charlie Duke's loop.
This is the final 13 minutes of descent to the moon on July 20, 1969, exactly as he heard it that day.
Episode eleven the 13 minutes.
10% ccP, Rodge, 10%.
Love you.
Houston, we've lost them.
Tell them to go ask on.
Over.