PartIGettingreadyA.B.Keys:1:July20.19692:U.S.3:descended4:thefirstperson5:step6:leap7:two-and-a-halfhour8:flag9:aphonecalled10:feat11:heavens12.world13:moment14:people15:pride16:astronauts17:module18.legacy19:demonstration20:chained21:further22:unlimitedPartIIStandingonthemoonA.Keys:1:thefifthperson2:ninehoursandtwenty-threeminutes3:gatherandphotograph4:peacefull,insignificantB.Keys:1:F2:F3:F4:TPartIIIGrandprojectsoftheageA.Keys:4,2,5,3,1,6B.Keys:1:1931,102-floorhigh,42years,itslimestonemajesty2:2009,$24billion,electrity3:$330billion,(stillcounting),4300miles,(stillcounting),automobilesociety,jobs,trade4:1994,24miles,England,theContinent5:1914,$380million,7800milesPartIVMoreaboutthetopic:WorldWars(I&II)Missing…PartVDoyouknow…?Keys:1:T2:F3:F4:F5:T6:FTapescriptPartIGettingreadyThirty-fiveyearsago,onJuly20,1969,humansfirstsetfootonanotherworld.U.S.Apollo11astronautNeilArmstrongdescendedfromalandingcraftnamed"Eagle"tobecomethefirstpersontosteponthemoon,amomentouseventheeloquentlyconsecrated."That'sonesmallstepforman,onegiantleapformankind,"Duringtheirtwo-and-a-halfhourmoonwalk,theApollocrewmenplantedtheU.S.flaginthesoilandreceivedaphonecallfromPresidentRichardNixon,whopaidtributetowhathecalledtheirimmensefeat."Becauseofwhatyouhavedone,theheavenshavebecomeapartofman'sworld.Foronepricelessmomentinthewholehistoryofman,allthepeopleonthisEartharetrulyone,oneintheirprideinwhatyouhavedone,"21.5hoursafterdescent,astronautsArmstrongandAldrinfiredtheirascentrocketsandrejoinedMichaelCollinsaboardtheorbiting"Columbia"commandmodulefortheflighthome,establishingforeverwhatMr.ArmstronghascalledApollo11'slastinglegacy."TheimportantachievementofApollowasademonstrationthathumanityisnotforeverchainedtothisplanet,andourvisionsgoratherfurtherthanthatandouropportunitiesareunlimited,"PartIIStandingonthemoonA.3.07OnFebruary4,1971,AlanShepard,commanderoftheApollo14spacemission,becamethefifthpersontowalkonthemoon.HeandfellowastronautEdgarMitchellspentninehoursandtwenty-threeminutesinspacesuitonlunarsurface.Theirmajorjobwastogatherandphotographsamplesofthematerialsonthemoon’ssurface,includingrocksandstones,totakebacktogeologistsonearth.Whenhewasaskedabouthislunarexperience,Mitchellsaid,”Whatitdidformeisreallyforcemetogetapictureoftheuniversefromatotallydifferentperspectiveandthestarttoquestionourconventionalwaysoflookingatourselves,ourplaceintheuniverse,ourplaceinlife,whatit’sallabout.”Ayearandahalfearlier,onJuly20,1969,theastronautsofApollo11hadmadethefirstlandingonthemoon.Atthattime,CommanderNeilArmstongwasthefirstpersontowalkonthemoon.Ashetookhisfirststepoutofthelunarmodule,heradioedthesewordstotheearth:”That’sonesmallstepforman;onegiantleapformankind.”InaJuly1994interviewwithawriterfortheNewYorkTimes,AlanShepardtalkedaboutlookingatearth:”Irememberbeingstruckbythefactthatitlookssopeacefulfromthatdistance,butrememberingontheotherhandalltheconfrontationgoingonalloverthatplanetandfeelingalittlesadthatpeopleonplanetEarthcouldn’tseethatsamesightbecauseobviouslyallthemilitaryandpoliticaldifferencesbecomesoinsignificantseeingitfromthedistance.”IntheinterviewwithAlanShepardthatyouwillhearontheradioprogramFreshAir,hereminisceswithTerryGrossabouthisadventureonthemoon.B.T:Whatsurprisedyoumostabouthowthesurfacethemoonlooked?A:Idon’tthinkwehadanysurprisesabouttheactualsurfaceofthemoon—aboutthebarr...
