Chasing the moon, a film by Robert Stone ; producers, Daniel Aegerter, Keith Haviland, Ray Rothrock ; written, produced and directed by Robert Stone ; a Robert Stone production for American Experience in association with Arte France ; a production of WGBH Boston
Type
Label
Chasing the moon, a film by Robert Stone ; producers, Daniel Aegerter, Keith Haviland, Ray Rothrock ; written, produced and directed by Robert Stone ; a Robert Stone production for American Experience in association with Arte France ; a production of WGBH Boston
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: NR
Main title
Chasing the moon
Oclc number
1101122471
Responsibility statement
a film by Robert Stone ; producers, Daniel Aegerter, Keith Haviland, Ray Rothrock ; written, produced and directed by Robert Stone ; a Robert Stone production for American Experience in association with Arte France ; a production of WGBH Boston
Runtime
360
Series statement
American Experience
Summary
Chasing the moon reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation, upending much of the mythology surrounding the effort. The series recasts the Space Age as scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama. Utilizing overlooked and lost archival material, the film features a cast of characters who played key roles in these historic events
Table Of Contents
Disc 1: Episode/Part 1: A place beyond the sky: Cosmic quest -- Sputnik -- Wernher von Braun -- Missile program -- First man in space -- Kennedy's dilemma -- Cape Canaveral -- Media in the space race -- Ed Dwight -- Politics of space -- The mercury guys -- Kennedy's assassinationDisc 2: Episode 2/Part 2: Earthrise: Selling the space program -- Extra-vehicular activity -- Earth orbit rendezvous -- Apollo 1 -- Investigating Apollo 1 -- Saturn 5 -- Poppy Northcutt -- Apollo 8 -- Approaching the moon -- Earth rising -- The incredible year '68Disc 3: Episode 3/Part 3: Magnificent desolation: Public perception -- The Apollo 11 crew -- Cocoa Beach -- The launch -- News coverage -- Descent to the lunar surface -- Man on the moon -- Planting the flag -- Return to Earth -- World tour -- The future of space
Technique
live action
Contributor
- PBS Distribution (Firm)
- American Experience Films
- Aldrin, Buzz
- Haviland, Keith, 1958-
- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
- ARTE France
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Robert Stone Productions
- Khrushchev, Sergeĭ
- Anders, William A., William Alison, 1933-
- Collins, Michael, 1930-2021
- Dwight, Edward, Jr., 1933-
- Stone, Robert, 1958-
- Aegerter, Daniel
- Borman, Frank, 1928 March 14-
- Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977
- Rothrock, Ray A.
- Northcutt, Poppy, 1943-
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- DVD-Video discs
- Documentaires télévisés
- Vol spatial + Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Project Apollo (U.S.) -- History
- Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction
- Documentary television programs
- Conquête de l'espace
- Space race
- Astronautics and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Space flight + History -- 20th century
- Espace extra-atmosphérique -- Exploration -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Outer space -- Exploration -- History -- 20th century
- Astronautique + Politique gouvernementale -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Nonfiction television programs
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
- Aeronautics and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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- PBS Distribution (Firm)
- American Experience Films
- Aldrin, Buzz
- Haviland, Keith, 1958-
- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
- ARTE France
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Robert Stone Productions
- Khrushchev, Sergeĭ
- Anders, William A., William Alison, 1933-
- Collins, Michael, 1930-2021
- Dwight, Edward, Jr., 1933-
- Stone, Robert, 1958-
- Aegerter, Daniel
- Borman, Frank, 1928 March 14-
- Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977
- Rothrock, Ray A.
- Northcutt, Poppy, 1943-
- Genre7
- Subject17
- DVD-Video discs
- Documentaires télévisés
- Vol spatial + Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Project Apollo (U.S.) -- History
- Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction
- Documentary television programs
- Conquête de l'espace
- Space race
- Astronautics and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Space flight + History -- 20th century
- Espace extra-atmosphérique -- Exploration -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Outer space -- Exploration -- History -- 20th century
- Astronautique + Politique gouvernementale -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Nonfiction television programs
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
- Aeronautics and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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