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The film tells the story of NASA's crewed moon missions in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of the Apollo program, with particular focus given to Apollo 11.The ten Apollo astronauts interviewed by the filmmakers tell their story, supplemented by mission footage shot by the astronauts, archival footage, and news reports about the Apollo program by the likes of television broadcasters ...
First Man is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Damien Chazelle from a screenplay by Josh Singer, based on the 2005 book by James R. Hansen.The film stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, alongside Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Christopher Abbott, and Ciarán Hinds, and follows the years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969.
The Wonder of It All is a 2007 documentary film directed by Jeffrey Roth and distributed by Quiver Distribution. [1]The film is composed of first-person interviews with seven of the 12 Apollo astronauts who walked on the Moon (Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, John Young, Charlie Duke, Eugene Cernan, and Harrison Schmitt).
Bryan Cranston as Buzz Aldrin, part of 1963's Astronaut Group 3, performs EVA during Gemini 12 in episode 1, seen as Lunar Module pilot of Apollo 11 in episode 6. [5] Robert John Burke as William Anders, Apollo 8 crew member, episode 4. Dave Foley as Alan Bean, Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 12 in episode 7. [1]
Who are the eight surviving members of humanity's greatest feat of exploration?
He did not go into space until Dec. 21, 1968, when Apollo 8 lifted off on the first crewed mission to leave Earth orbit and travel 240,000 miles (386,000 km) to the moon.
First to the Moon: The Story of Apollo 8 is a 2018 documentary film about the second crewed spaceflight mission in the United States Apollo space program, which launched on December 21, 1968. Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit, reach the Moon , orbit it, and return safely to Earth. [ 1 ]
Buzz Aldrin (/ ˈ ɔː l d r ɪ n / AWL-drin; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission, and was the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission.