NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Buzz Aldrin, engineer and astronaut, and lunar module pilot on Apollo 11, part 2 of 4

1998

Buzz Aldrin, engineer and former NASA astronaut, is interviewed about his career, and the test-pilot and astronaut corps cultures. Aldrin also explains various Apollo mission objectives, and discusses preparations for Apollo 11 and his misidentification of a rock as "biotite". The final five minutes is a segment from the interview with Jim Lovell, Frank Borman, and Bill Anders, and includes discussions of the crew's focus during training, the decision to read from Genesis on their Christmas Eve Broadcast, and the Apollo 8 spacecraft technology.

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Series: NOVA
Program: To the Moon
Program Number: 2610
Title: Interview with Buzz Aldrin, engineer and astronaut, and lunar module pilot on Apollo 11, part 2 of 4
Series Description: NOVA is a general-interest documentary series that addresses a single science issue each week. Billed as "science adventures for curious grown-ups" when it first aired in March, 1974, NOVA continues to offer an informative and entertaining approach to a challenging subject. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over.
Program Description: This remarkably crafted program covers the full range of participants in the Apollo project, from the scientists and engineers who promoted bold ideas about the nature of the Moon and how to get there, to the young geologists who chose the landing sites and helped train the crews, to the astronauts who actually went – not once or twice, but six times, each to a more demanding and interesting location on the Moon's surface. "To The Moon" includes unprecedented footage, rare interviews, and presents a magnificent overview of the history of man and the Moon. To the Moon aired as NOVA episode 2610 in 1999.
Duration: 0:27:08
Asset Type: Raw video
Media Type: Video
Subjects: Space; Gemini; Moon; Apollo; Astronaut; American history
Creators: WGBH Educational Foundation (Producing Organization)
Contributors: Aldrin, Buzz, 1930- (Interviewee)
Rights Summary: Rights Holder: WGBH Educational Foundation
Citation: Chicago: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Buzz Aldrin, engineer and astronaut, and lunar module pilot on Apollo 11, part 2 of 4,” 1998, GBH Archives, accessed April 20, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_96522E5635CC4348A188DC6E8B20CF6C.; MLA: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Buzz Aldrin, engineer and astronaut, and lunar module pilot on Apollo 11, part 2 of 4.” 1998. GBH Archives. Web. April 20, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_96522E5635CC4348A188DC6E8B20CF6C>.; APA: NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Buzz Aldrin, engineer and astronaut, and lunar module pilot on Apollo 11, part 2 of 4. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_96522E5635CC4348A188DC6E8B20CF6C

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NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Buzz Aldrin, engineer and astronaut, and lunar module pilot on Apollo 11, part 2 of 4