The Dish. DVD - In , the world wanted to see the Moon Walk televised, and it all depended on a 1,ton satellite dish located in a sheep-farming area of Australia.
Show more In , the world wanted to see the Moon Walk televised, and it all depended on a 1,ton satellite dish located in a sheep-farming area of Australia.
When the dish experiences technical difficulties at a crucial time, it's up to NASA scientists - and the locals - to fix it. Based on a true story and starring Sam Neill and Patrick Warburton. First Man. This recent feature film focuses on Neil Armstrong and the 10 years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission. Starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy. First on the Moon. For All Mankind. A documentary that was originally showcased during the 20th anniversary of Apollo 11 in , it has been edited to include more recent material and strives to convey the feeling of being on board an Apollo mission.
Moon Mission. What viewers saw on TV in may have looked effortless, but the behind-the-scenes story involved a lot of effort and a bit of luck. In 11 episodes, the Show more What viewers saw on TV in may have looked effortless, but the behind-the-scenes story involved a lot of effort and a bit of luck.
This is the History Channel's dramatic take on Apollo Picturing Apollo Kennedy challenged the nation to claim a leadership role in space and land a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. Soviet leaders hailed these feats as a triumph of Communism. On May 25, , he urged the nation to make that commitment.
He appealed to the spirit of adventure, to patriotic pride, and to the cause of freedom. America responded with one of the greatest mobilizations of resources and manpower in U. Eight years later, on July 20, , two American astronauts walked on the Moon.
It was a stunning achievement that boosted American confidence and prestige at home and around the world. This exhibit focuses on the elements that combined to achieve that success: the grand vision and hard science—the imagination and engineering—the poetry and power that characterized so much of the Kennedy Presidency.
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Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. It was a feat for the ages. The non-stop campaign of testing and launches was also a race against time—specifically to honor slain president John F. After World War II drew to a close in the midth century, a new conflict began. Beginning in the late s, space On July 20, , American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped off the lunar landing module Eagle, and became the first human to walk on the surface of the moon.
Nearly , miles from Earth, Armstrong spoke these words to more than a billion people listening at home: "That's The Eagle The event was the culmination of a technological race started by President John F.
Kennedy in with the goal of beating The moment is etched in the collective memory of an entire generation—the blurry black-and-white image of Neil Armstrong descending the stairs of the Apollo 11 lunar module on July 20, to become the first human being to step foot on the moon. Every epic moment in modern history inevitably spawns a tangled web of conspiracy theories, and the Apollo moon landings are no exception.
From the moment astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the lunar surface on July 21, , some believed it was all an On May 25, , the new American president, John F. Live TV. This Day In History.
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