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The Race to the Moon

All Episodes 1993 - 2002

  • Returning Series
  • 1994-01-01T05:00:00Z
  • 42m
  • 3h 47m (4 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • A&E Television Networks + 1 more, History Channel
  • Documentary
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took man's first steps on the moon. Roughly one billion awestruck people watched the lunar landing on television, but very few realized how close it came to disaster. THE RACE TO THE MOON combines top programming from A&E and THE HISTORY CHANNEL to deliver the ultimate 35th anniversary celebration of this world-changing event. Experience the ultimate insider's view of the Apollo space program by the man who served as NASA's primary flight director for over 30 years and examine recently declassified documents revealing NASA's plans to send men to Saturn by 1970. Take a nostalgic trip with Mike Wallace back to the early days of the space program, and return to the present-day triumphs and tragedies of one of our greatest technological achievements -- the Space Shuttle.

4 episodes

Series Premiere

2003-01-01T05:00:00Z

1x01 Race to the Moon: Failure Is Not an Option

Series Premiere

1x01 Race to the Moon: Failure Is Not an Option

  • 2003-01-01T05:00:00Z1h 30m

Retired NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz recalls the "whiz kid" atmosphere of the space program's early days and the exploits of the astronauts who took our dreams to the moon.

1999-01-01T05:00:00Z

1x02 Code Name: Project Orion

1x02 Code Name: Project Orion

  • 1999-01-01T05:00:00Z44m

Explore the grand dreams of the top-secret US space program in the 1950s. Renowned physicists like Freeman Dyson discuss visions of battleship-sized rockets and spaceships hitched to comets.

2000-01-01T05:00:00Z

1x03 Modern Marvels: Apollo 13

1x03 Modern Marvels: Apollo 13

  • 2000-01-01T05:00:00Z46m

An unexpected disaster leaves the crew of Apollo 13 lost in space. In many ways, this failed moon mission is one of NASA's finest moments.

The complete story of the shuttle, from its conception in the 1950s to its triumphant launch in 1981. Plus, an exclusive peek at the next-generation space shuttle, the futuristic X-33.

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