July 24, 1969 / Red Planet or Bust!
Apollo 11 rides a fireball back through Earth’s atmosphere before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. Why, after forever changing the course of human history, did we stop going to the Moon, and what,...
6 Helmi 202053min
July 23, 1969 / The Dark Side of the Moon
The crew of Apollo 11 are nearly home. As they spend their last full day in space, we jump into the future to see how Neil, Buzz, and Michael’s experience on the Moon irrevocably changes their lives. ...
30 Tammi 202048min
July 22, 1969 / The Eagle and The Bear
As Apollo 11 races back home, we give you a front row seat to an epic showdown between the United States and the Soviet Union, as they use the Space Race to wage the Cold War. One thing will become ab...
23 Tammi 202047min
July 21, 1969 / Lunatics
The Lunar Module is crippled, and its ability to get off the Moon is in doubt. We also examine how the Moon has captured the human imagination from the beginning of time, first as a source of spiritua...
16 Tammi 202043min
July 19, 1969 / “Happy, Proud, and Thrilled”
As Apollo 11 undertakes a series of intricate maneuvers to get into orbit around the Moon, we look at how the Apollo astronauts and the flight controllers in Mission Control trained for the Moon, and ...
2 Tammi 202040min
July 18, 1969 / “Hungry Kids Can’t Eat Moon Rocks”
The Apollo Program was the result of hundreds of companies, tens of thousands of workers, and billions of dollars. On Apollo 11’s last day in space before reaching the Moon, we look at how America bui...
26 Joulu 201947min
July 17, 1969 / The Dream Team
During the crew’s first full day in space, we jump back in time to learn who Neil, Buzz, and Michael are, and exactly what happened in their lives to put them in the Moon’s crosshairs. It’s not nearly...
19 Joulu 201943min
