Moon landing bombshell: Apollo boss reveals NASA ‘secret’ 50 years on

“And I think that was the secret to Apollo. 

“Without it, it just wouldn’t have happened, I don’t think we would have got to the Moon.” 

The firm also features Armstrong’s memoirs, voiced by Harrison Ford, which give an insight into how the tragedy affected the legendary astronaut. 

He says: “Some very traumatic times, I think you’re more likely to accept the loss of a friend in flight. 

“It was really hard to lose them in a ground test. 

“That was an inditement of ourselves.”