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When We Left Earth : The NASA Missions (2008)
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions or NASA's Greatest Missions: When We Left Earth in the UK is a Discovery Channel HD documentary miniseries consisting of six episodes documenting American human spaceflight, spanning from the first Mercury flights through the Gemini program to the Apollo moon landings, the Space Shuttle, and the construction of the International Space Station. It was created in association with NASA to commemorate the agency's fiftieth anniversary in 2008. It first aired on June 8, 2008, and concluded on June 22. Each airing consisted of two hour-long episodes.
The miniseries was released on DVD on July 10, 2008, and was released on Blu-ray disc on August 12.
The third episode, "Landing the Eagle", was re-aired on July 20, 2009 for the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. It featured improved images from the moonwalk.
Genres:
Documentary,
History
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imdb.tv-mini-series,
imdb.outer-space,
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imdb.archive-footage,
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Watch Providers: Philo
Production companies: Dangerous Films,
Discovery
Country: United States
Languages:
English
Network: Discovery
Runtime: 2154 min.
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Released: June 8, 2008
Last Air Date: June 22, 2008, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Parental Guide: 8+
