Apollo 11 Crew Pre-Flight Press Conference, January 10, 1969, with Donald K. "Deke" Slayton, Paul Haney, Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins. The crew of the Lunar Module put in over 900 hours of training. The command modul? (CSM-107) will be delivered January 14, 1969. The Lunar Module (LM-5) will be delivered on the 10th or 11th. There are altitude chamber tests to be conducted. Aldrin describes the mission. During the question and answer period Slayton comments "...not sure which one will first step out...? The plan is for the first man to be on the surface 45 minutes before the second gets out.
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