in the past. In this case, these are the words of Neil Armstrong as he set foot on the moon. I bet Jeannie Armstrong doesn’t get a wink of sleep. "I bet" is a very common way of saying "I’m sure that…" A "wink" of sleep is a short time ("To wink" is to quickly open and shut your eyes, often in order to attract or flirt with someone). On Apollo 8, we were so close….just 60 nautical miles down. A unit of measure used at sea, which equals about 1,800 meters. That’s the sea of tranquility, and your mountain is on the edge of that. The "sea of tranquility" is a well known part of the moon’s surface (Tranquility is another word for peace or calm). The "edge" of a surface is the outside border, or line. You gotta look harder. "You have got to look more seriously." Note that "have got to"---> ‘gotta’ in rapid speech. "Give me a lever long enough, and I’ll move the world." A "lever" is a bar or tool for moving something heavy or stiff. That’s what we’re doing here. This is divine inspiration. An expression for something that has been motivated by or inspired by God ("Divine intervention" is an act of God on earth). This is the actual launch vehicle that will be taking Alan Shepherd and his crew on the first leg of the Apollo 13 mission. A "vehicle" is a car, ship or other type of transportation that can carry people and products. Trips are divided into "legs," or individual parts. I’m slated to be the commander of Apollo 14. To be "slated" to do something is to be chosen and expected to do it. A "commander" is the leader or captain of a crew or group of people. People are asking why we’re continuing to fund this program now that we’ve beaten the Russians to the moon. "To fund" a project is to pay for it, often with taxpayer money. This is a reference to the fact that both the Americans and Russians wanted to be the first country to land on the moon, until the US did first in 1969. It’s a highly technical process of cranking down the window and looking for a gas station. Anything that is "highly technical" is complicated. A "process" is a key word for a series of actions that take place over time in order to accomplish something. "To crank down" a window is to lower it. He hands out the astronauts’ flight assignments, so we kick back part of our salaries to Deke. "Flight assignments" are the particular jobs or flights that each astronaut is told he will do. To "kick back" money to a person is to pay them for a favor, but this is often done in a way that is considered illegal or unethical (such as a bribe, which is payment for a favor). Jim, can I have a minute? Something has come up. A common way of saying to happen or occur. Alan Shaper’s ear infection has flared up; We’ve all been bumped up to the prime crew of Apoll
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