NASA's own onboard tape from inside the spacecraft — the crew talking to each other rather than to Houston. Public domain (NASA).
← A Century on the Air
16–24 July 1969
Apollo 11
One small step
Everyone remembers nine words. Almost nobody has heard the rest of it: hundreds of hours of flat, courteous, technical conversation between Houston and three men going further away than anyone had ever gone, punctuated by the twelve seconds of the 1202 alarm and the moment Aldrin starts calling out descent rates because Armstrong is too busy flying to look. We carry NASA's onboard reels — the crew talking to each other rather than to the ground — alongside the full air-to-ground tapes, and then the broadcast versions the world actually heard in 1969.
123 recordings · 5 broadcasters
Who carried it
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center103Time-Life Records12NASA onboard recorder5NBC News2NASA syndication1
Sunday, 20 July 1969
NASA's own onboard tape from inside the spacecraft — the crew talking to each other rather than to Houston. Public domain (NASA).
NASA's own onboard tape from inside the spacecraft — the crew talking to each other rather than to Houston. Public domain (NASA).
NASA's own onboard tape from inside the spacecraft — the crew talking to each other rather than to Houston. Public domain (NASA).
NASA's own onboard tape from inside the spacecraft — the crew talking to each other rather than to Houston. Public domain (NASA).
Thursday, 24 July 1969
NBC News's documentary record of the mission, issued on disc in 1969.
NBC News's documentary record of the mission, issued on disc in 1969.
Time-Life Records' twelve-part documentary of the flight, compiled from network and NASA actuality in 1969.
Time-Life Records' twelve-part documentary of the flight, compiled from network and NASA actuality in 1969.
Time-Life Records' twelve-part documentary of the flight, compiled from network and NASA actuality in 1969.
Time-Life Records' twelve-part documentary of the flight, compiled from network and NASA actuality in 1969.
Time-Life Records' twelve-part documentary of the flight, compiled from network and NASA actuality in 1969.
Time-Life Records' twelve-part documentary of the flight, compiled from network and NASA actuality in 1969.
Time-Life Records' twelve-part documentary of the flight, compiled from network and NASA actuality in 1969.
Time-Life Records' twelve-part documentary of the flight, compiled from network and NASA actuality in 1969.
Time-Life Records' twelve-part documentary of the flight, compiled from network and NASA actuality in 1969.
Time-Life Records' twelve-part documentary of the flight, compiled from network and NASA actuality in 1969.
Time-Life Records' twelve-part documentary of the flight, compiled from network and NASA actuality in 1969.
Time-Life Records' twelve-part documentary of the flight, compiled from network and NASA actuality in 1969.
Sunday, 22 July 1984
NASA's own syndicated anniversary programme, built from mission audio. Public domain (NASA).
Undated reels
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).
Continuous air-to-ground transmission tape from the Apollo 11 mission, 16–24 July 1969. The archive does not identify the mission hour on this reel. Public domain (NASA).