apollo project

An illustrated retrospective of the Apollo missions, which peaked in 1969 with the historic moon landing, looking at the people and technology involved in the program of lunar exploration.

Discusses the United States space program Apollo and the flight and exploration of the moon.

Describes the background, planning, accomplishment, and aftermath of Apollo 11, the first manned mission to land on the moon.

Provides a history of the space project to study the moon.

While on a field trip to the National Air and Space Museum, Tommy imagines himself as Neil Armstrong, who was the Mission Commander aboard Apollo 11 and the first man to set foot on the moon.

Chronicles the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, exploring his fame and examining American hero worship.

Describes how a group of men and women accomplished the feat of landing men on the moon and returning them to earth.

Chronicles the treacherous Apollo 13 mission, during which three U.S. astronauts fought to survive for four days after an oxygen tank exploded on their spacecraft.

Describes the flight of the "Eagle" to the moon and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's walk on the surface.

Recounts the events related to the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission and how the crew and mission control handled the in-flight crisis.