When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)
A miniseries 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.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Freedom 7 · 28mMay 5, 1961, Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. pilots the Freedom 7 capsule to become the first American in space. Covering 300 miles and lasting just 15 minutes, this suborbital fligh
- 2 2. Friendship 7: John Glenn · 58mOn February 20, 1962, Astronaut John Glenn pilots the Friendship 7 and becomes the first American to orbit the Earth. Relive launch footage from Cape Canaveral, including the exhil
- 3 3. Proud Conquest: Gemini VII and VI · 29mOn December 15, 1965, NASA achieves a rendezvous in Earth orbit with two piloted spacecraft. Gemini 7, with Command Pilot Frank F. Borman II and Pilot James A. Lovell Jr., already
- 4 4. Apollo 8 Debrief · 27mOn December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 blasts into space aboard a Saturn V rocket with Mission Commander Borman, Command Module Pilot Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders. Their mi
- 5 5. The Flight of Apollo 11 · 28mApollo 11, with Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin, becomes the first mission to land humans on the Moon on July 20,
- 6 6. NASA FILM HIGHLIGHTS: Four Days of Gemini 4 · 7mA brief clip of Ed White - the first American to take a spacewalk as he exits the craft into space for the first time.
- 7 7. Michael Collins: Astronaut · 4mInterview from NASA's Archives: Michael Collins, Astronaut.
- 8 8. Joe Kosmo: Space Suit Engineer / Designer · 2mInterview from NASA's Archives: Joe Kosmo, Space Suit Engineer/Designer.
- 9 9. Mercury Training · 3mMission Clip: Mercury Training
- 10 10. Ed White's Extravehicular Activity · 3mMission Clip: Gemini 4
- 11 11. Gemini 6 and 7 Rendezvous · 2mMission Clip: Gemini 6 and 7
- 12 12. Gemini 8 Docking with Agena · 1mMission Clip: Gemini 8
- 13 13. Gemini 9 Docking Attempt · 1mMission Clip: Gemini 9
- 14 14. NASA FILM HIGHLIGHTS: Apollo 13: Houston, We've Got A Problem · 9mHighlights from the NASA film: Apollo 13: Houston, We've Got A Problem
- 15 15. Al Bean: Astronaut · 3mInterview from NASA's Archives: Al Bean, Astronaut
- 16 16. Gene Kranz: Flight Director · 5mInterview from NASA's Archives: Gene Kranz, Flight Director
- 17 17. Apollo 8: Launch & Stage Separation Sequences · 2mMission Clip: Apollo 8 Launch & Stage Separation Sequences
- 18 18. Apollo 8: Lunar & Earth Orbit · 2mMission Clip: Apollo 8 Lunar & Earth Orbit
- 19 19. Apollo 9: LM in Earth Orbit · 1mMission Clip: Apollo 9 LM in Earth Orbit
- 20 20. Apollo 11: Astronauts Return & Parade · 2mMission Clip: Apollo 11 Astronauts Return & Parade
- 21 21. Apollo 16: Rover Test Drive · 2mMission Clip: Apollo 16 Rover Test Drive
- 22 22. Apollo 17: Night Launch · 1mMission Clip: Apollo 17 Night Launch
- 23 23. NASA FILM HIGHLIGHTS: Skylab: The First 40 Days · 8mHighlights from the NASA Film: Skylab: The 40 First Days
- 24 24. Shannon Lucid: Astronaut · 3mInterview from NASA's Archives: Shannon Lucid, Astronaut
- 25 25. James Crocker: Aerospace Engineer · 2mInterview from NASA's Archives: James Crocker, Aerospace Engineer
- 26 26. Skylab Tour · 2mMission Clip: Skylab Tour
- 27 27. Skylab Zero Gravity · 2mMission Clip: Skylab Zero Gravity
- 28 28. Shuttle STS-1 Launch · 2mMission Clip: Shuttle STS-1 Launch
- 29 29. Shuttle STS-1 Landing · 1mMission Clip: Shuttle STS-1 Landing
- 30 30. Shuttle STS-31 Hubble Deployment · 1mMission Clip: Shuttle STS-31 Hubble Deployment
- 31 31. Shuttle STS-61 Hubble Repair · 1mMission Clip: Shuttle STS-61 Hubble Repair
Cast
Gary SiniseSelf - NarratorEugene CernanSelf
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