J.T. Rogers – One Giant Leap excerpt

In the white light of Artemis
From the lonely mirror of her face
Men looked down upon the blue splendour of the earth
And for the first time he saw his home

In the bright light of Apollo
He looked into his brother’s eyes
And with reverence and awe
He saw himself

This is an excerpt from “One Giant Leap” written by J.T. Rogers, a special event commissioned by the New York Times to celebrate 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon-landing mission.

Recited by Apollo 11 flight surgeon Dr Bill Carpentier with Hans Zimmer’s music, a clip taken from BBC’s splendid 13 Minutes To The Moon Podcast to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo mission.