Putting on the Dish Page #3

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You right?

Sorry, mate.

Still not flat enough.

I'll give it a tweak.

Drop it a couple of clicks.

Probably on NASA settings.

We're of the radio physics

department, not mugs at this game.

He asked me if we have

a dress standard.

That's hard to believe.

Wish he'd gone home with the

others. What's his problem?

He's just feeling the pressure.

The pressure.

He's got to learn to relax.

I'll tell you a little secret.

He's not the only one.

We got word from Houston.

It's go for launch.

Now the party can start.

Come on in.

Pick up the phone, and I yell

"Yeah, what?"

- You know who it was?

- The science minister.

Another devil on horseback?

- They've got families.

- It's extraordinary.

- I wouldn't let Don go to the moon.

- I understand.

How do you reckon they

go to the...

up there?

- I suppose they hold on.

- Four days?

- They're expecting the dance.

- It's a ball.

They don't eat meals, just pills.

You can't hold on for 4 days.

One of these would block

them up for a week.

All is still go as we

monitor our status board.

How's it looking?

It's full of liquid hydrogen.

- Can they fix that?

- No, that's go for launch.

Oh, hydrogen.

- About the prime minister.

- He'll be here on Monday.

- Would they lunch?

- In Melbourne.

Man on the moon, eh?

Yep, and we're a part of it, Dad.

But we're slap bang

in the middle of it.

There could be an announcement.

It's not official yet...

Bob's got the nomination

for Parkes.

- We're not telling anyone.

- What?

Bob's got the nomination

for Parkes.

Congratulations on

the nomination.

Bob, the nomination, well done.

May!

Dad, they're talking about Parkes.

Crikey!

The signal from the radio

telescope at Parkes...

will come over the postmaster

general's video system.

We building a new

antenna in Australia.

- Who's that?

- Wilson Hunter.

Bigwig from NASA.

Dad looked after him. He's

the scientific representative.

That's what it's all about.

Sucking up the bigwigs.

No, that's not it.

All indications to the control

center indicate we are go.

Our board indicates the

third stage pressurized.

Tminus 60 and counting.

The passed Tminus 60.

55 seconds and counting.

All still go at this time.

Neil Armstrong replied

when receiving good wishes:

''Thank you. We know it

will be a good flight.

Good luck and Godspeed.

40 seconds to Apollo 11 liftoff.

All second stage tanks

pressurized.

35 seconds and counting.

We're still go with Apollo 11.

30 seconds and counting.

Astronauts reported,

"Feels good."

Tminus 25 seconds.

20 seconds and counting.

Guidance is internal.

Guidance is internal.

Yep, guidance is internal.

- Ignition sequence starts.

- Ignition sequence starts.

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