This is the complete story of NASA's Moon Missions, from Apollo 1 to Apollo 17, told for the first time using 4K and HD original footage taken by astronauts from the most iconic space voyages in history.
A NASA Arctic expedition designed to be the first Martian road trip on Earth becomes an epic two-year odyssey of human adventure and survival.
Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this documentary. Using newsreel footage, rare NASA photographs, and digitally animated re-creations, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon examines the Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972 which put astronauts on the moon.
On December 7, 1972, NASA launched Apollo 17, a lunar mission crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt. It would be the last time humans traveled beyond low Earth orbit, the last time man landed on another celestial body, and the last time man went to the moon. The Last Steps uses rare, heart-pounding footage and audio to retrace the record-setting mission.
Ten separate programs detailing the individual technological challenges and how they were overcome to reach the moon. Produced for NASA by M.I.T., they are an extraordinary detailed account of how man first left the Earth to travel to the moon and return safely home.
Eleven Progress reports produced by the Manned Spacecraft Center (later the Johnson Space Center) in Houston. They cover January 1, 1964 through July, 1969. Offering unique insights into the operations behind the Gemini and Apollo programs, they are filled with rare footage documenting the 1960's at the center.
Project Mercury flew 6 successful missions and developed the early experience that would take the U.S. to the moon.
Each of the first 10 Space Shuttle missions. For each mission, the post-mission press conference film, a compilation of video highlights, selected television transmissions, as well as additional material as available for individual missions.
A collection of rare interviews/biographies of some of the first U.S. Astronauts, in pieces produced by NASA in the 1967 time-frame. Each has a running time of 6-9 minutes. Featured are: Tom Stafford, Donn Eisele, Jim McDivitt, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Wally Schirra, Bill Anders, Jim Lovell, Frank Borman, John Young and Rusty Schweickart.
The Saturn I and IB were the first steps in developing large, clustered launch vehicles which eventually provided the power for the United States' exploration of space. Born of a U.S. Army project, the Saturns were transferred to NASA and adopted to carry man into Earth orbit. The lessons learned from the early Saturns were applied to developing the Saturn V moon rocket, and were essential vehicles on America's road to mission success.
Over the course of 199 flights, the X-15 rocket plane pushed the boundaries of aerospace with trips out to mach 6.7 and altitudes of over 350,000 feet. The extraordinary record of the X-15 has been unmatched in flight test, and remains a fascinating story of pushing experience to the edge of space.
The complete Apollo 11 moonwalk television as restored by NASA and Lowry Digital in 2009-2010. Assembled from multiple feeds and sources, each chosen as the best quality record of the EVA, it is the result of several years of search and work on the part of a team of Apollo veterans and volunteers working together to create the very best presentation possible of one of history's great moments of exploration.
In January 1986 the Space Shuttle program was hitting full stride, with 24 successful launches and a full year of missions planned. Then on January 28th the U.S. space program suffered its first flight loss of life with the disintegration of the shuttle just 73 seconds after launch.
NASA's Aeronautics and Space Reports for 1965 features 12 monthly reports (#1 through #12) that cover a wide variety of topics. Each of the reports is around 4 1/2 minutes long, with a longer recap in the December report.
NASA's Aeronautics and Space Reports for 1966 features 12 monthly reports (#13 through #24) that cover a wide variety of topics. Each of the reports is around 4 1/2 minutes long, with a longer recap in the December report.
NASA's Aeronautics and Space Reports for 1967 features 13 monthly reports (#25 through #37) that cover a wide variety of topics. Each of the reports is around 4 1/2 minutes long, with a longer recap in the December report. In 1967 a longer report was produced in October for Langley's 50th Anniversary and a special report was produced on the first flight of the Saturn V, Apollo 4.
NASA's Aeronautics and Space Reports for 1968 features 12 monthly reports (#38 through #49) that cover a wide variety of topics. Each of the reports is around 4 1/2 minutes long, with a longer recap in the December report.
A collection of rare material on the first manned Apollo mission, the accidental fire, and its aftermath.
Chronicle of the first manned Apollo mission, including complete TV transmissions and onboard film. Coming just 21 months after the tragedy of the APollo 1 fire, the mission of Apollo 7 was a groundbreaking achievement on the way to the moon. No other spacecraft, on its initial flight test, had accomplished so much and performed so flawlessly.
The December 1968 journey of the Apollo 8 crew into lunar orbit verified the essential elements of the Apollo-Saturn system, and at the same time gave man a view of the Earth that will live through the ages. For many of us, the Apollo 8 mission and broadcasts will always hold a special significance in the history of space exploration.