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From: richter@kepler.sw.mcc.com (Charlie Richter)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Re: Apollo 11 program alarms
Keywords: trivia
Message-ID: <2659@kepler.sw.mcc.com>
Date: 19 Jul 89 20:59:37 GMT
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> In that CBS special it appeared that Armstrong made that decision. He
> said something to the effect, "Hang tight, we're going" and just kep
> going when the program alarm came up.

Among recently published books, both Aldrin's MEN FROM EARTH and
Harry Hurt III's FOR ALL MANKIND describe the events surrounding
the 1202 and 1201 alarms.  Both books claim that Bales, as GUIDO,
made the decision to ignore the alarms.  (I don't believe that
Collins deals with this topic in either of his books, but I could
be wrong about that.)
-- 
Charlie Richter   MCC   Austin, Texas
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