Almost accurate. Armstrong did say “out of detent”, but Aldrin said “auto”.
“Out of ink, Otto.”
it could be “Contact light” or “shutdown” which preceded out of dentent. I listened live and I knew they were down when i heard “contact light, shutdown” I was a young space geek (now I am an old space geek)
Yes, so “technically” speaking when the probes touched the soil, they were “down”. Shutdown (engine off) put them firmly on the ground.
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Rumball over 4 years ago
Almost accurate. Armstrong did say “out of detent”, but Aldrin said “auto”.
Ida No over 4 years ago
“Out of ink, Otto.”
bbbmorrell over 4 years ago
it could be “Contact light” or “shutdown” which preceded out of dentent. I listened live and I knew they were down when i heard “contact light, shutdown” I was a young space geek (now I am an old space geek)
bbbmorrell over 4 years ago
Yes, so “technically” speaking when the probes touched the soil, they were “down”. Shutdown (engine off) put them firmly on the ground.