NASA Plays Audio 'Time Capsule' of Historic Apollo 11 Mission

July 14, 2009

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
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James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-130

NASA PLAYS AUDIO "TIME CAPSULE" OF HISTORIC APOLLO 11 MISSION

HOUSTON -- NASA will provide a unique audio "time capsule" in
observance of the 40th anniversary of the first human landing on the
moon. Audio from the entire Apollo 11 mission will be replayed and
streamed on the Internet at exactly the same time and date it was
broadcast in 1969.

The audio retrospective will begin at 6:32 a.m. CDT Thursday, July
16,
two hours before the spacecraft launched. The audio will continue
through splashdown of the mission at 11:51 a.m. CDT Friday, July 24,
and recovery of the crew shortly afterward. The Web stream will
feature the communications between the astronauts and ground teams,
and commentary from Mission Control at NASA's Johnson Space Center in
Houston.

To listen to the replay, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/apollo11_radio

For historical information about Apollo 11, visit:

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo11

NASA's Apollo 40th anniversary Web site provides easy access to
various agency resources and multimedia about the program and the
history of human spaceflight, including a gallery of Apollo
multimedia features. The site is online at:

http://www.nasa.gov/apollo40th

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