NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Steve Bales, former NASA engineer and flight controller, part 3 of 3

1998

Steve Bales, former NASA engineer and flight controller, is interviewed about his work in NASA's mission control. Bales puts the Apollo 11 crew's actions in context, the changes in public perception after Apollo 11, and expresses his personal surprise that man's time on the moon ended so abruptly. Without Apollo, Bales says that he would have been an engineer, but says that he loved working on Apollo because of its speed.

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Series: NOVA
Program: To the Moon
Program Number: 2610
Title: Interview with Steve Bales, former NASA engineer and flight controller, 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: 0:10:08
Asset Type: Raw video
Media Type: Video
Subjects: Gemini; American history; Moon; Apollo; Space; Astronaut
Creators: WGBH Educational Foundation (Producing Organization)
Contributors: Bales, Steve, 1942- (Interviewee)
Rights Summary: Rights Holder: WGBH Educational Foundation
Citation: Chicago: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Steve Bales, former NASA engineer and flight controller, part 3 of 3,” 1998, GBH Archives, accessed December 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_846FCB964FED4D0A92190892B8908E31.; MLA: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Steve Bales, former NASA engineer and flight controller, part 3 of 3.” 1998. GBH Archives. Web. December 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_846FCB964FED4D0A92190892B8908E31>.; APA: NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Steve Bales, former NASA engineer and flight controller, part 3 of 3. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_846FCB964FED4D0A92190892B8908E31

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NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Steve Bales, former NASA engineer and flight controller, part 3 of 3