Phase 1: Launch

Neil Armstrong (CDR)

Roger. We got a roll program.

Neil Armstrong (CDR)

Roll's complete and the pitch is programed.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Apollo 11, Houston. You're good at 1 minute.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Stand by for mode 1 Charlie.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Apollo 11, this is Houston. You are GO for staging.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

We confirm inboard cut-off.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

11, Houston. Thrust is GO, all engines. You're looking good.

Neil Armstrong (CDR)

Roger. You're loud and clear, Houston.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Roger. We confirm. Skirt SEP.

Neil Armstrong (CDR)

Houston, be advised the visual is GO today.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

This is Houston. Roger. Out.

Neil Armstrong (CDR)

Yes. They finally gave me a window to look out.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

11, Houston. Your guidance has converged; you're looking good.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

11, Houston. YOU are GO at 4 minutes.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

11, Houston. You are GO at 5 minutes.

Neil Armstrong (CDR)

Roger. It'll—Apollo 11. Go.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Stand by the S-IVB to COI capability.

Neil Armstrong (CDR)

You sure sound clear down there, Bruce. Sounds like you're sitting in your living room.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Oh, thank you. You all are coming through beautifully, too.

Neil Armstrong (CDR)

We're doing 6 minutes. Starting the gimbal motors.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Roger, 11. You're GO from the ground at 6 minutes.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Apollo 11, this is Houston. Level sense arm at 8 plus 17; outboard cut-off at 9 plus 11.

Neil Armstrong (CDR)

Apollo 11's GO at 7 minutes.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

11, this is Houston. Roger. You're GO from the ground at 7 minutes. Level sense arm at 8 plus 17; outboard cut-off at 9 plus 11.

Neil Armstrong (CDR)

AGS just got the mixture ratio shift.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Roger. We got PU shift down here, too.

Neil Armstrong (CDR)

Well, it looks like a nice day for it. These thunderstorms down range is about all.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

11, this is Houston. You are GO for staging. Over.

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Neil Armstrong (CDR)

Understand, GO for staging. And —

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Stand by for mode IV capability.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Ignition confirmed; thrust is GO, 11.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Apollo 11, this is Houston. At 10 minutes, you are GO.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Apollo 11, this is Houston. Predicted cut-off at 11 plus 42. Over.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Apollo 11, this is Houston. You are GO at 11.

Michael Collins (CMP)

SECO. We are showing 101.4 by 103.6.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Roger. Shutdown. We copy 101.4 by 103.6.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Apollo 11, this is Houston. You are confirmed GO for orbit.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Apollo 11, this is Houston. The booster is safe.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Apollo 11, this is Houston. The booster has been configured for orbital coast. Both spacecraft are looking good. Over.

Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM)

Apollo 11, this is Houston. Vanguard LOS at 15 35; AOS Canaries at 16 30. Over.