Nova. Apollo's daring mission /

NOVA: Apollo's Daring Mission. Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon. The U.S. space program suffered a bitter setback when Apollo 1 ended in a deadly fire during a pre-launch run-through. In disarray, and threatened by the prosp...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	DeNooyer, Rushmore (Producer), Norton, Sue (Producer), Wolfinger, Kirk (Director)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2018.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Apollo 8 (Spacecraft) United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration. United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space flight to the moon. Vol vers la Lune. Space flight to the moon documentary film. Documentary television programs Documentary television programs. Documentary films. Documentaires télévisés. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	NOVA: Apollo's Daring Mission. Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon. The U.S. space program suffered a bitter setback when Apollo 1 ended in a deadly fire during a pre-launch run-through. In disarray, and threatened by the prospect of a Soviet Union victory in the space race, NASA decided upon a radical and risky change of plan: turn Apollo 8 from an earth-orbit mission into a daring sprint to the moon while relying on untried new technologies. Fifty years after the historic mission, the Apollo 8 astronauts and engineers recount the feats of engineering that paved the way to the moon.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed March 28, 2019).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (53 minutes)
Playing Time:	00:52:46
Production Credits:	Directed by Kirk Wolfinger.