Apollo 18
There's just a lot
at stake here, you know?
We're talkin' nation
versus nation,
and the race is still on.
There's lots to discover
out there, man.
I guess the call came in
on a Friday.
Nate and I were
at Ben's for a barbecue.
Um... Just a few beers,
you know, maybe more than a few.
With Ben's cooking,
you definitely need a few.
Nate took the call.
It was Milton,
and Milton said
but it was classified,
DOD, top secret.
Asked, you know,
"Are you OK with that?"
And he was like,
"Are you kidding me?"
I come from a family
of military pilots.
Duty can sometimes
outbalance a private life.
Make choices,
keep moving forward.
NASA already has something
like 800 pounds of rocks.
So why we need more, I don't know, but,
hey, if it means a trip to the moon...
Placing cameras. We got these
Westinghouses all over the place.
Well, I think the way it's being
explained is they're using
a Saturn V to launch
a classified DOD payload, uh,
which is meant to be very large,
very heavy, and, uh...
...apparently unmanned.
Apparently.
Placing these
high-frequency transmitters.
Part of some early warning
antimissile defense system
against the Soviet Union.
These PSD5s are kind of like
high-tech radar scanners,
they should pick up and track
anything we can't.
Gotta keep a little eye
on the Russians, there.
Would've been nice
to tell my wife.
Laura had been by my side
the whole time, and, uh...
...she thinks I'm off doing a training
exercise with the Japanese space agency.
Ryan, my boy, would've been nice to tell
him his old man's goin' to the moon.
I would've loved to have
brought him a souvenir.
Maybe a moon rock.
I don't know. Maybe one day.
Ban was always first in class,
and I was always right at his heels.
Yeah, I'll admit, I'm a little jealous
that he'll be moon-walkin' with Nate
while I'll be all by my
lonesome, piloting the orbiter.
My job is, essentially, to make
sure I bring us home safely.
Look, let's face it, these
missions are result-oriented,
and, uh, we can't afford
to fail here, now can we?
Things can go wrong,
things do go wrong, it happens,
but you just gotta push
that out of your mind.
It's just not an option.
I'm proud to do it
for these guys.
And I'm proud to do it
for my country.
T- minus
ten, nine, eight, seven,
six, five, four, three...
...two, one.
Apollo 18, you're looking good.
Christmas lights.
- Bring any Christmas lights, Ben?
- Nope, not me.
You ever see anything
like that before?
No, sir.
It's amazing.
Earth in all her glory.
That's a good-lookin' boy.
You sure he's yours?
Watch it. He's a good kid.
He's got big shoes to fill now.
Big ol' moon boots.
So, Nate, you wait all this time
to put your foot on the moon,
and you get to be number 13.
How you feel about that?
You gonna be OK
with staying behind, John?
Oh, you know, it'd be nice
to have some alone time.
It's gettin' crowded in here.
I'll keep a light on for you,
boys. Don't stay out too late now.
See you in
a couple of days, partner.
Roger that.
See you in a couple days.
Houston, this is Freedom
preparing to undock Liberty. Over.
OK, 18, you're
go for undock in four minutes.
John, is the tunnel vented?
Roger that. Tunnel is vented.
OK, Liberty,
we're ready to send you
an updated state vector and REFSMMAT.
Roger, Houston. We're pooling
data. Computer is all yours.
Wish you were
comin' with us, John.
Now, you boys
be careful down there.
You, too, buddy.
Got a good visual on you.
OK, 18, you are go for landing.
We're go for the moon!
Fourteen hundred feet.
Forty-four down, lookin' good.
Down to a thousand feet.
We're right on profile.
Fifty-four LPD. Dropping off
Seven hundred feet.
Down 20. Looking good.
Mission Elapsed Time: four days,
six hours, 33 minutes.
Roger.
Leveling off Take her down.
- Gonna have to land long.
- Where?
Over that next crater.
Twelve o'clock.
Next to the rim.
It's a pretty rocky area. Mark it.
Four hundred and 30 feet.
Down 15, 25 forward.
Houston, we have
a program alarm. Twelve-oh-one.
You are go
on the twelve-oh-one, Liberty.
Roger. Go twelve-oh-one.
Liberty,
position vector mark one-eight.
Watch those suppression boosters.
You wanna think
about revisiting that approach?
Negative, we'll miss our window.
Those boulders are some big mothers.
Sub boosters
on my three, two, one, mark.
- Liberty status?
- We're comin' in too fast.
Liberty, you stabilize.
Liberty to Houston,
range is long. Going manual.
- Contact light.
- Standby for T1 stay/no stay.
- Engine arm off.
- Stay for T1, Liberty.
Houston,
you give that man a cigar.
From up here,
that looked very pretty.
Excellent touchdown.
Oh, are you talkin' to me or Nate?
Well, I'm talking
to you both, Ben.
December 25th, 1974.
four days, nine hours,
Commander Nathan Walker.
DOD Mission Report One-A.
We're day one of our two-day mission.
Prepping for EVA-One and payload setup.
This is Thomas Young
at Apollo Mission Control.
In addition to the Mauer
- this mission will mark...
- Looks like five reels,
- 10,000 feet Kodachrome.
- The RCA module
data acquisition cameras
inside the lunar module
record all facets of the mission.
Houston, we are
prepped for EVA-One.
Copy, Liberty.
You are go for cabin depress.
Button up good, boys. We don't
want anyone catching cold.
Roger that.
Can you check me over?
It'd help if you
were a little smaller.
- Check my PLSS.
- Yup.
Houston...
...we're taking our first steps
on the south pole.
I prepared a speech, but no one
but us would hear it anyway.
No words can describe
how it feels to be here.
Rock formations everywhere.
The sun is low, on the horizon.
it's amazing.
Freedom, do you read?
...do you read?
Freedom reads you loud
and clear, Liberty. Over.
Yeah, yeah. Perfect.
You call that a salute?
OK, let me get a shot of you
with the LM in the background.
That looks like a Navy salute to me.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
I gotta get this.
Promised Laura and Ryan
I'd spend Christmas with them.
This is all goin' back
to the Department of Defense.
No one's ever gonna...
Completing Westinghouse setup.
Sounds good, Nate.
Standing by.
Motion sensor is tracking
you perfectly, Nate.
Captain Video says first round
is on him when you get back.
I'm checking
the payload in the MESA unit.
Sh*t!
What was that?
Houston, can you track
that power flux?
I'd like to get a fix
on the interference.
Roger, Nate. Looks like you're
ready to proceed to location one
- and initiate setup procedures.
- Copy. We're on our way.
Will you take a look at that?
It makes you think, doesn't it?
Damn, it's dusty.
I'm leaving the camera up here
so you can get a better view, Tommy.
And for your information,
we're about three hours
and 20 minutes...
it's hard to believe the sun never
shines in some of these places. Ever.
Careful, now, fellas.
You drop into any of those craters,
you'll get cold in a hurry.
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