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Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 112 min.
Season Runtime: 336 min.
Status: Ended
Certification: NR

Chasing the Moon (2019)

Season 1 (July 8, 2019, midnight)

An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon. This documentary pulls back the curtain on the familiar narrative of the moonshot, revealing a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama.


Genres: Documentary, History
poster

Chasing the Moon (2019)

Season 1 (July 8, 2019, midnight)

An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon. This documentary pulls back the curtain on the familiar narrative of the moonshot, revealing a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama.

Genres: Documentary, History

Keywords: tmdb.moon, tmdb.soviet-union, tmdb.u-s-air-force, tmdb.john-f-kennedy, tmdb.moon-landing, tmdb.space, tmdb.astronaut + 32 more, tmdb.space-race, tmdb.timeline, tmdb.1960s, tmdb.apollo-program, tmdb.lunar-mission, tmdb.apollo, tmdb.buzz-aldrin, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.apollo-program, imdb.soviet-space-program, imdb.cold-war, imdb.moon, imdb.u-s-space-program, tmdb.american-experience, tmdb.space-exploration, tmdb.usa-history, tmdb.history-and-legacy, tmdb.human-history, tmdb.american-history, tmdb.explorator-pioneer, awards.emmy-award-nominated, tmdb.interview, tmdb.archive-footage, tmdb.found-footage, tmdb.old-footage, tmdb.expert-opinion, tmdb.history-of-mankind, tmdb.documentary, tmdb.testimony, tmdb.historical-documentary, tmdb.historical

Network: PBS

Country: United States
Languages: English

82
?
IMDb
8.6
/817/
Trakt
77
/18/
TMDb
83
/9/
Letterboxd
3.8
/298/
Robert Stone
Robert Stone
Director
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
Frank Borman
Frank Borman
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin
Sergei Khrushchev
Sergei Khrushchev

July 8, 2019, midnight 0.0

S1E1 - A Place Beyond the Sky

On 4 October 1957, Soviet scientists launched Sputnik 1 - a beach ball-sized, radio-transmitting aluminium alloy sphere - into orbit. The satellite caused a sensation. Amid Cold War tensions, the Soviet Union’s accomplishment signalled a dramatic technological advantage and American felt it had little choice but to join the Space Race.
July 9, 2019, midnight 0.0

S1E2 - Earthrise

What exactly was it going to take for America to beat the Soviets to the moon? Cold War tensions persisted, as rumours circulated that the Soviets were preparing to send an unmanned spacecraft to the moon. Nasa quickly developed the Gemini program, sending astronauts into orbit around the Earth to practice critical manoeuvres for the eventual trip to the moon.
July 10, 2019, midnight 0.0

S1E3 - Magnificent Desolation

After the immediate celebration of 1968’s successful Apollo 8 mission, underlying questions about the space programme emerged with new intensity as politicized young Americans challenged the nation’s priorities. Nasa pushed brashly forward.
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 112 min.
Season Runtime: 336 min.
Released: July 8, 2019
Last Air Date: July 10, 2019, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR

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