A song about the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969.
'Apollo Journey' - full video
Launch sequence (10鈥 9鈥)
Ignition (8鈥 7鈥)
Rocket firing (6鈥 5鈥)
Engines running (4鈥 3鈥)
Keep counting (2鈥 1鈥)
Down to ZERO! (We have lift-off!)
Spacecraft rising (upward鈥 upward鈥)
Separating (higher鈥 higher鈥)
Into orbit (onward鈥 onward鈥)
Round the Earth (turning鈥 turning鈥)
To the moon (onward鈥 onward鈥)
Separating (We are ready!)
Command module (turning鈥 turning鈥)
Separating (onward鈥 onward鈥)
Lunar module (falling鈥 falling鈥)
Gently does it (steady鈥 steady鈥)
Eagle landing (softly鈥 softly鈥)
Down the ladder (stepping鈥 stepping鈥)
贰虫辫濒辞谤颈苍驳鈥
Moon鈥檚 surface鈥
Flag raising鈥
Rock collecting鈥
Science testing鈥
Clock ticking鈥
Lunar module (rising鈥 rising鈥)
Engine firing (higher鈥 higher鈥)
Command module (docking鈥 docking鈥)
Homeward bound (Earthward鈥 Earthward鈥)
Atmosphere (burning鈥 burning鈥)
Nearly there! (homeward鈥 homeward鈥)
Through the clouds (falling鈥 falling鈥)
Through the air (lower鈥 lower鈥)
Parachutes (open鈥 open鈥)
To the ocean (falling鈥 falling鈥)
Splash down (floating鈥 floating鈥)
Home on Earth (Shhhhhh鈥)
Home on Earth (Shhhhhh鈥)
Home on Earth (Shhhhhh鈥)
Home on Earth (Shhhhhh鈥)
Home on Earth (Shhhhhh鈥)
(Images sourced from NASA)
Apollo Journey
'Apollo Journey' follows the familiar story of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission from launch sequence, through lift-off, command module separating, lunar module (the 鈥楨agle鈥) landing, stepping on the moon, science experiments on the lunar surface, ending with the return to Earth and splashdown. With images from NASA.
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Launch sequence (10鈥 9鈥)
Ignition (8鈥 7鈥)
Rocket firing (6鈥 5鈥)
Engines running (4鈥 3鈥)
Keep counting (2鈥 1鈥)
Down to ZERO! (We have lift-off!)
Spacecraft rising (upward鈥 upward鈥)
Separating (higher鈥 higher鈥)
Into orbit (onward鈥 onward鈥)
Round the Earth (turning鈥 turning鈥)
To the moon (onward鈥 onward鈥)
Separating (We are ready!)
Command module (turning鈥 turning鈥)
Separating (onward鈥 onward鈥)
Lunar module (falling鈥 falling鈥)
Gently does it (steady鈥 steady鈥)
Eagle landing (softly鈥 softly鈥)
Down the ladder (stepping鈥 stepping鈥)
贰虫辫濒辞谤颈苍驳鈥
Moon鈥檚 surface鈥
Flag raising鈥
Rock collecting鈥
Science testing鈥
Clock ticking鈥
Lunar module (rising鈥 rising鈥)
Engine firing (higher鈥 higher鈥)
Command module (docking鈥 docking鈥)
Homeward bound (Earthward鈥 Earthward鈥)
Atmosphere (burning鈥 burning鈥)
Nearly there! (homeward鈥 homeward鈥)
Through the clouds (falling鈥 falling鈥)
Through the air (lower鈥 lower鈥)
Parachutes (open鈥 open鈥)
To the ocean (falling鈥 falling鈥)
Splash down (floating鈥 floating鈥)
Home on Earth (Shhhhhh鈥)
Home on Earth (Shhhhhh鈥)
Home on Earth (Shhhhhh鈥)
Home on Earth (Shhhhhh鈥)
Home on Earth (Shhhhhh鈥)
'Apollo Journey' - backing track
Launch sequence (10鈥 9鈥)
Ignition (8鈥 7鈥)
Rocket firing (6鈥 5鈥)
Engines running (4鈥 3鈥)
Keep counting (2鈥 1鈥)
Down to ZERO! (We have lift-off!)
Spacecraft rising (upward鈥 upward鈥)
Separating (higher鈥 higher鈥)
Into orbit (onward鈥 onward鈥)
Round the Earth (turning鈥 turning鈥)
To the moon (onward鈥 onward鈥)
Separating (We are ready!)
Command module (turning鈥 turning鈥)
Separating (onward鈥 onward鈥)
Lunar module (falling鈥 falling鈥)
Gently does it (steady鈥 steady鈥)
Eagle landing (softly鈥 softly鈥)
Down the ladder (stepping鈥 stepping鈥)
贰虫辫濒辞谤颈苍驳鈥
Moon鈥檚 surface鈥
Flag raising鈥
Rock collecting鈥
Science testing鈥
Clock ticking鈥
Lunar module (rising鈥 rising鈥)
Engine firing (higher鈥 higher鈥)
Command module (docking鈥 docking鈥)
Homeward bound (Earthward鈥 Earthward鈥)
Atmosphere (burning鈥 burning鈥)
Nearly there! (homeward鈥 homeward鈥)
Through the clouds (falling鈥 falling鈥)
Through the air (lower鈥 lower鈥)
Parachutes (open鈥 open鈥)
To the ocean (falling鈥 falling鈥)
Splash down (floating鈥 floating鈥)
Home on Earth (Shhhhhh鈥)
Home on Earth (Shhhhhh鈥)
Home on Earth (Shhhhhh鈥)
Home on Earth (Shhhhhh鈥)
Home on Earth (Shhhhhh鈥)
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