Audio of '69 Soviet attempt to beat US to the moon. Somebody 'out there' is listening

July 8, 7:28 PMChristian Worldview ExaminerBill Belew

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The Soviets wanted to beat the United States to the moon in 1969. Thanks to the discovery of previously unheard recordings from 1969 you can listen in. to the unfolding drama.

Here is the link.

The audio is also available from Alex Waddington, Media Relations Officer, The University of Manchester, email alex.waddington@manchester.ac.uk, Tel 0161 275 8387 or 07717 881569.

Astronomers at the University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics found the files while researching materials for the 40th anniversary of the moon landing.

The recordings cover events from July 19 through July 21, 1969.

The Luna 15 dramatically changed its orbit once the U.S. astronauts landed on the lunar surface in order to get closer to the Apollo 11 landing site.

The read drama begins on July 21 - “a rumor from a well-informed source in Moscow that this Luna is going to land this evening” — then go home to the Soviet Union with some lunar rock samples.

At 15:50 on July 21, as the astronomers listened the Luna 15 crashed into the moon’s surface.

Voices from the control room sais, “It’s landing” and “It’s going down much too fast!”

Near the end of the tape: “I say, this has really been drama of the highest order.”

Somebody else 'out there' is listening, too.