NOVA; Footage of Langley Center and Apollo 1 spacecraft : To the Moon
Description:
Footage of Langley Center, the Apollo 1 spacecraft, and various machinery. Also includes footage of John Houbolt drawing a diagram on a chalkboard demonstrating Direct Descent, Earth Orbit Rendezvous, and Lunar Orbit Rendezvous. 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.
