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To the Moon and Not Back? | StarTalk


so if I don’t mean to get morbid on you

so if I don’t mean to get morbid on you but if you had died on the moon yeah

but if you had died on the moon yeah

but if you had died on the moon yeah were we ready for that here in America

were we ready for that here in America

were we ready for that here in America here on earth every president have a

here on earth every president have a

here on earth every president have a speechwriter a staff and a staff writer

speechwriter a staff and a staff writer

speechwriter a staff and a staff writer to the president would of course prepare

to the president would of course prepare

to the president would of course prepare and the event some disaster unfolded

and the event some disaster unfolded

and the event some disaster unfolded like Challenger accident and it’s not

like Challenger accident and it’s not

like Challenger accident and it’s not surprising me at all but one would do

surprising me at all but one would do

surprising me at all but one would do that but it kind of not shocks but it

that but it kind of not shocks but it

that but it kind of not shocks but it brings people into the reality so I have

brings people into the reality so I have

brings people into the reality so I have some of those words that were prepared

some of those words that were prepared

some of those words that were prepared in case Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong

in case Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong

in case Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong would be stranded on the moon still

would be stranded on the moon still

would be stranded on the moon still alive but we would know they would

alive but we would know they would

alive but we would know they would ultimately die these words were written

ultimately die these words were written

ultimately die these words were written for President Nixon and he never had to

for President Nixon and he never had to

for President Nixon and he never had to read them but they exist and they’re in

read them but they exist and they’re in

read them but they exist and they’re in his presidential archive fate has

his presidential archive fate has

his presidential archive fate has ordained that the men who went to the

ordained that the men who went to the

ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on

moon to explore in peace will stay on

moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace

the moon to rest in peace

the moon to rest in peace these brave men Neil Armstrong and Edwin

these brave men Neil Armstrong and Edwin

these brave men Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin know that there is no hope for

Aldrin know that there is no hope for

Aldrin know that there is no hope for their recovery but they also know that

their recovery but they also know that

their recovery but they also know that there is hope for mankind in their

there is hope for mankind in their

there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice these two men are laying down

sacrifice these two men are laying down

sacrifice these two men are laying down their lives and mankind’s most noble

their lives and mankind’s most noble

their lives and mankind’s most noble goal the search for truth and

goal the search for truth and

goal the search for truth and understanding that’s creepy but

understanding that’s creepy but

understanding that’s creepy but beautiful when those the guys were

beautiful when those the guys were

beautiful when those the guys were coming back

coming back

coming back they had another launch to go through to

they had another launch to go through to

they had another launch to go through to get off the moon that’s why they were

get off the moon that’s why they were

get off the moon that’s why they were talking about them again saying on the

talking about them again saying on the

talking about them again saying on the moon that rocket did not work on the

moon that rocket did not work on the

moon that rocket did not work on the moon they were stuck yeah and I think if

moon they were stuck yeah and I think if

moon they were stuck yeah and I think if if they were not successful I think we

if they were not successful I think we

if they were not successful I think we would have continued and we talked about

would have continued and we talked about

would have continued and we talked about that even with the with the shuttle

that even with the with the shuttle

that even with the with the shuttle accidents I remember after we had

accidents I remember after we had

accidents I remember after we had Challenger I became an astronaut after

Challenger I became an astronaut after

Challenger I became an astronaut after that and before the second mission we

that and before the second mission we

that and before the second mission we said all if you have an accident you

said all if you have an accident you

said all if you have an accident you know that’s gonna end the program and it

know that’s gonna end the program and it

know that’s gonna end the program and it didn’t you know we had another accident

didn’t you know we had another accident

didn’t you know we had another accident and we kept going

and we kept going

and we kept going it’s American spirit and in your

it’s American spirit and in your

it’s American spirit and in your particular case

particular case

particular case you you were on a dangerous shuttle

you you were on a dangerous shuttle

you you were on a dangerous shuttle mission we didn’t have a backup mission

mission we didn’t have a backup mission

mission we didn’t have a backup mission to save you

to save you

to save you that’s right and you did this knowing

that’s right and you did this knowing

that’s right and you did this knowing you were at risk of death it was for we

you were at risk of death it was for we

you were at risk of death it was for we the astrophysicists to fix our telescope

the astrophysicists to fix our telescope

the astrophysicists to fix our telescope so I have to assume the answer to this

so I have to assume the answer to this

so I have to assume the answer to this next question is yes but I need you on

next question is yes but I need you on

next question is yes but I need you on record to say so was it worth the risk

record to say so was it worth the risk

record to say so was it worth the risk yes absolutely you got it we got

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