NOVA; Interview with Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr., astronaut, engineer, and Commander on Apollo 12, part 1 of 2 : To the Moon
Description:
Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr., astronaut, engineer, and Commander on Apollo 12 is interviewed about the predecessors to the Apollo program. Conrad describes the need for the Gemini program, and the medical worries that were alleviated after the Gemini and Mercury programs. Conrad also describes his time on the Gemini 5 and Gemini 11 missions as being cramped and very quiet. The conversation ends with a discussion of the Apollo 1 fire, followed by some more audio from Wasserburg's interview on the Lunatic Asylum. This remarkably crafted program covers the full range of participants in the Apollo project, from the scientists and engineers who promoted bold ideas about the nature of the Moon and how to get there, to the young geologists who chose the landing sites and helped train the crews, to the astronauts who actually went - not once or twice, but six times, each to a more demanding and interesting location on the Moon's surface. "To The Moon" includes unprecedented footage, rare interviews, and presents a magnificent overview of the history of man and the Moon. To the Moon aired as NOVA episode 2610 in 1999.
