In 1961, President John F. Kennedy set a goal: landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth. This chapter examines how that task was achieved.
Covers the November 9, 1967 launch of the mighty Apollo/Saturn V unmanned space vehicle, which reached an altitude of 11,232 miles.
Follows the successful testing of the Lunar Module, the spacecraft in which man will make his first landing on the moon. Lunar Module 1--not designed to return to Earth--tumbles on through space until destroyed when entering the atmosphere of the Earth.
This voyage, manned by astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William A. Anders, was man's first trip to another celestial body, and included an orbit around the Moon on Christmas day.
On this mission, astronauts James A. McDivit, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart focus on testing the Lunar Module, the spacecraft that will land men on the Moon.
-The Eagle Has Landed. Depicts highlights of the historic first landing on the moon in July 1969, from launch through the post-recovery activities of astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins.
Man's second journey to the moon included setting up Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) for the return of scientific data and the inspection of Surveyor 3, an unmanned spacecraft that landed on the moon in 1967.
This mission changed from being a routine lunar landing to a desperate fight for survival for astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise.
Includes the early problem of docking the Command and Lunar Modules, another landing on the moon, the climbing of Cone Crater, and scenes in the NASA JSC's Lunar Receiving Laboratory.
Features exciting footage of stand-up extravehicular activity, three traverses of the lunar surface, and film taken from the Lunar Rover.
Shows the landing and the three lunar traverses in the highland region of the moon, near the crater Descartes.
his chapter shows the final lunar landing mission in the Apollo Program.
This mission on July 15, 1975 was a precedent-setting event in the sphere of international manned space flight.