On July 23, the last night before splashdown, the three astronauts made a television broadcast in which Collins commented:
ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, ðə lˈæst nˈaɪt bᵻfˌoːɹ splˈæʃdaʊn, ðə θɹˈiː ˈæstɹənˌɔːts mˌeɪd ɐ tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən bɹˈɔːdkæst ɪnwˌɪtʃ kˈɑːlᵻnz kˈɑːmɛntᵻd: