8 Days to the Moon and Back
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- Episode
- Episode 1
- Broadcast Info
- 2019 (88 mins)
- Description
- 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds. That’s the total duration of the most important and celebrated space mission ever flown - Apollo 11 - when humans first set foot on the Moon. It was a journey that changed the way we think about our place in the universe. But we only saw a fraction of what happened; a handful of iconic stills and a few precious hours of movie footage. Now it’s time to discover the full story. Previously classified cockpit audio, recorded by the astronauts themsleves, gives a unique insight into their fears and excitement as they undertake the mission. And dramatic reconstruction brings those recordings to life - recreating the crucial scenes that were never filmed; the exhilarating launch; the first sight of the moon; the dramatic touchdown and nail-biting journey home. Original archive footage from the Apollo programme is combined with newly shot film and cinematic CGI to create the ultimate documentary of the ultimate human adventure.
- Genre
- History; Science; Technology; Space Exploration
How to cite this record
The Open University, "8 Days to the Moon and Back". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/233692 (Accessed 10 Jan 2025)