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S1 E101 Caught On Camera

Instructional & Educational

TV-G

22m

May 14, 2019

This episode captures Apollo’s most amazing video and audio moments caught on camera including the famous John F. Kennedy speech at Rice University where he inspires the nation to reach the moon.

Season 1, 8 Episodes

season 1 (8 episodes)

Caught On Camera,

This episode captures Apollo’s most amazing video and audio moments caught on camera including the famous John F. Kennedy speech at Rice University where he inspires the nation to reach the moon.

This episode features the important “firsts” of the Apollo program. From the first satellite launched by the Soviets called Sputnick; to the first man who flew in space named Yuri Gagarin.

Decisions Decisions,

This episode chronicles several of the major decisions that define the Apollo mission including the decision to use a lunar module that detached from the command module rather than one giant spaceship landing on the moon.

Amiable Stranger,

Three very different, uniquely talented men came together to form the crew of Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong, the skilled pilot, Buzz Aldrin, the astronaut with a Ph.D., and Mike Collins, the well-liked pilot of the command module.

Before Apollo, there was Gemini, and before Gemini, there was the Mercury program. This episode examines Mercury, the first U.S. program to put a man in space.

400,000 people worked in putting a man on the moon. This episode looks at some of the prominent, and not so prominent players who played their parts.

Fact or Fiction,

This episode examines some of the popular notions surrounding the Apollo program and discerns whether they are fact or fiction.

Was It Worth It?,

Apollo was a “central project” that is generally thought to be one of the greatest achievements in the history of mankind. Experts debate the positive and negative aspects of Apollo with an eye towards deciding: Was it worth the enormous costs?

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Countdown To Apollo

Instructional & Educational

TV-G

1 Season

22m

This documentary series chronicles the countdown to the greatest achievement in human history, the Apollo missions.

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