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." What information is presented in both excerpts?
It should be noted that the theme was developed in the story by A. Although Tobe is safe, Serafin is overcome with grief as he remembers his brother Valerio.
