The Apollo missions were a series of space flights that culminates in the first human landing on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Around 650 million viewers worldwide witnessed Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin take their steps onto its surface for this momentous occasion. After departing Columbia, the astronauts entered Eagle and conducted three…
The Apollo Program led by NASA saw twelve Americans land on the Moon from 1969 to 1972, paving the way for human exploration of space for decades to come. This patch commemorated this momentous mission as well as reflecting its vision for human exploration. The image depicting an eagle holding an olive branch symbolized their…
Apollo 9 had two primary objectives. First was to test command module and lunar module rendezvous, docking and reentry functions in Earth orbit. To this end, several SPS engine firings took place along with tracking landmarks, experiments and photography tasks performed by its crew. Armstrong kept a cloth bag of LM parts hidden for decades…
Director Todd Douglas Miller crafts an engaging, inspiring film from newly discovered 65mm footage. From Walter Cronkite’s newscast oratory and frowning chain-smoking technicians in Mission Control – to massive crawler transporter hauling the Saturn V rocket from Cape Canaveral launch pad all the way back home – his picture is both grand in scale and…
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s historic landing of Earth’s natural satellite on July 20, 1969 was a triumphant achievement for America at the end of an eventful decade that had seen both revolution and warfare. The astronauts embarked upon their 2-and-a-half hour moonwalk, where they conducted experiments, photographed their surroundings, and set up an American…
Project Apollo was NASA’s second major effort to reach the Moon. Its primary objective was to land an astronaut crewed on its surface. Before that could happen, several key advances had to be made first – and Gemini provided training for these advancements, including showing astronauts could endure long space flights. Apollo 1 Apollo 1,…
The Apollo program was an initiative of NASA that saw humans land on the Moon for the first time. Twelve astronauts made this historic journey; six walked its surface. President John F. Kennedy issued a challenge in 1961 for the nation to put a man on the Moon by the end of this decade. Through…
An extensive space program requires considerable finances. Solar panels, dialysis treatment systems and security systems were all created due to or inspired by Apollo missions. This manuscript provides a high-fidelity reconstruction of Project Apollo costs, including annual cost data and program-by-program cost breakdowns. Furthermore, inflation adjustments based on two NASA cost reporting indices have also…
Miller uses a mix of broadcast TV footage, home movies and never-before-heard NASA audio recordings to examine all missions within the Apollo Space Program – winning him an Emmy award in 2011. By forgoing traditional talking heads or Voice-Of-God commentary he adds more context and makes each moment feel more than just about Aldrin, Armstrong…
