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NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with William "Bill" Anders, US Air Force Major general, engineer, astronaut, and Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 8, part 3 of 3
Part of To the Moon Interviews.
1998
Bill Anders, engineer, former NASA astronaut on Apollo 8, and retired US Air Force Major General, is interviewed about Apollo 8. Anders describes his feelings while looking at the Earth from the moon, as well as the intense photography regime that accompanied the mission and his inability to sleep. The mission also yielded some scientific information, but not as much as later expeditions. Although there were dangers to space flight, which were highlighted by the Apollo 1 fire, Anders did not feel it was any more dangerous than other missions, although his wife was worried because of their five children and lack of insurance. Anders ends with explanations of why he did not go on Apollo 13, what might have led to the explosion on Apollo 13, and what might have happened had the Apollo 13 crises taken place during Apollo 8.
- Series
- NOVA
- Program
- To the Moon
- Program Number
2610
- Title
Interview with William "Bill" Anders, US Air Force Major general, engineer, astronaut, and Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 8, 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
0:24:18
- Asset Type
Raw video
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Apollo
- Astronaut
- Moon
- Space
- Gemini
- American history
- Creators
- WGBH Educational Foundation (Producing Organization)
- Contributors
- Anders, William, 1933- (Interviewee)
- Rights Summary
Rights Holder: WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with William "Bill" Anders, US Air Force Major general, engineer, astronaut, and Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 8, part 3 of 3,” 1998, GBH Archives, accessed April 18, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A22E132700C34CAA90003C9EB5CF605B.
- MLA: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with William "Bill" Anders, US Air Force Major general, engineer, astronaut, and Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 8, part 3 of 3.” 1998. GBH Archives. Web. April 18, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A22E132700C34CAA90003C9EB5CF605B>.
- APA: NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with William "Bill" Anders, US Air Force Major general, engineer, astronaut, and Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 8, part 3 of 3. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A22E132700C34CAA90003C9EB5CF605B