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NOVA; To the Moon; Footage of Langley Center and Apollo 1 spacecraft

Part of To the Moon Interviews.

1998

Footage of Langley Center, the Apollo 1 spacecraft, and various machinery. Also includes footage of John Houbolt drawing a diagram on a chalkboard demonstrating Direct Descent, Earth Orbit Rendezvous, and Lunar Orbit Rendezvous.


License Clip
Series
NOVA
Program
To the Moon
Program Number

2610

Title

Footage of Langley Center and Apollo 1 spacecraft

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

0:21:53

Asset Type

Raw video

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Astronaut
Moon
Apollo
Space
Gemini
American history
Creators
WGBH Educational Foundation (Producing Organization)
Contributors
Houbolt, John Cornelius, 1919-2014 (Interviewee)
Rights Summary

Rights Holder: WGBH Educational Foundation

Citation
Chicago: “NOVA; To the Moon; Footage of Langley Center and Apollo 1 spacecraft,” 1998, GBH Archives, accessed December 7, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F27DEE91434544DDBE0915D76634D96F.
MLA: “NOVA; To the Moon; Footage of Langley Center and Apollo 1 spacecraft.” 1998. GBH Archives. Web. December 7, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F27DEE91434544DDBE0915D76634D96F>.
APA: NOVA; To the Moon; Footage of Langley Center and Apollo 1 spacecraft. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F27DEE91434544DDBE0915D76634D96F
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