In May of nineteen forty-three, Louie Zamperini and his crew left their base in Hawaii to begin a rescue operation.

VOA: special.2011.05.04

The government built the Florida base shortly after the discovery of Soviet missiles about three hundred kilometers away, on the island of Cuba.

VOA: special.2009.06.30

Listeners on Earth heard the countdown from Tranquility Base: "Three,two,one .

VOA: special.2009.07.15