NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Ralph Baldwin, planetary scientist, part 3 of 3

1998

Ralph Baldwin, planetary scientist who popularized the theory that lunar craters were created by impact, is interviewed about his early experiences of Apollo. Baldwin explains the profound sense he got when seeing the launch of Apollo 11, and talks about his work of convincing NASA that an orbiter should be sent into polar orbit, which proved seminal to efforts to land on the lunar surface. Baldwin expresses his feelings that the theory, which he emphasizes as not originating with him, was proven right and eventually accepted, and the footage ends with b-roll of Baldwin looking at maps in a hallway.

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Series: NOVA
Program: To the Moon
Program Number: 2610
Title: Interview with Ralph Baldwin, planetary scientist, part 3 of 3
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: 0:16:21
Asset Type: Raw video
Media Type: Video
Subjects: Apollo; Astronaut; Gemini; American history; Space; Moon
Creators: WGBH Educational Foundation (Producing Organization)
Contributors: Baldwin, Ralph Belknap, 1912-2010 (Interviewee)
Rights Summary: Rights Holder: WGBH Educational Foundation
Citation: Chicago: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Ralph Baldwin, planetary scientist, part 3 of 3,” 1998, GBH Archives, accessed April 20, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_6578A0436E12488E9DD7E2388DDB38BF.; MLA: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Ralph Baldwin, planetary scientist, part 3 of 3.” 1998. GBH Archives. Web. April 20, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_6578A0436E12488E9DD7E2388DDB38BF>.; APA: NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Ralph Baldwin, planetary scientist, part 3 of 3. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_6578A0436E12488E9DD7E2388DDB38BF

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NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Ralph Baldwin, planetary scientist, part 3 of 3