Introduction

The final stage of the first mission to land humans on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin call out 1202, which has flashed up as a row of numbers. They're not sure what it means, but they know it spells trouble. Back in Houston all eyes fall on Steve Bales who is responsible for deciding whether or not the landing can still proceed. Here's some 26 year old kid sitting here at a console who could stop the lunar mission. We choose to go to the moon.