Read the excerpts from Team Moon and the NASA article. And only now—a solid, panic-stricken, gut-wrenching, heart-palpitating te
n minutes by clock but feeling like an eternity later—did it sink in for John Coursen, Tom Kelly, and a lot of the other Grumman folks who had poured years of their lives into building the lunar module: Their baby was on the moon. Let the cheering begin! When the lunar module lands at 4:18 p.m. EDT, only 30 seconds of fuel remain. Armstrong radios "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Mission control erupts in celebration as the tension breaks, and a controller tells the crew "You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue, we're breathing again." How are the perspectives presented in the excerpts similar? They show the disappointment and fear mission control workers feel when the lunar module develops problems. They show the huge investment of time and energy mission control workers dedicated to the lunar module. They show how mission control workers view the lunar module as if it is the workers’ very own child. They show the relief and excitement mission control workers feel when the lunar module lands on the moon.
