Counting down to Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) - the first of two burns to slow down Apollo 11 just enough to be captured by the moon's gravity.
This is Apollo Control at 75 hours, 26 minutes. We're 15 minutes away from loss of signal. Apollo 11 is 9,066 miles from the Moon, velocity 6,511 feet per second. We're 23 minutes away from the LOI burn...Flight Director Cliff Charlesworth polling flight controllers for the GO/NO-GO status for LOI now.
75:30:46 (CAPCOM): 11, this is Houston. You are GO for LOI. Over.
75:30:53 (Aldrin): Roger, GO for LOI.
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