Ep.02 Kids in control
13 Minutes to the Moon
The Importance of Simulation in Apollo 11
For Apollo 11, these intense practice runs began three months ahead of the landing. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin would be in a lunar module simulator. The flight director and controllers were tracking their virtual progress towards the lunar surface. John Aaron remembers how grueling the simulations could be.
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