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Apollo Documentary | On this edition of Manned Space we look back on President John F Kennedy's bold commitment in 1961 to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth and the flights of the first four crewed Apollo missions which were the prelude to Apollo 11 - the flight that saw that audacious goal achieved.
In the aftermath of the Soviet Union's launch of Sputniks 1 & 2 and just weeks after Alan Shepard became the first American to fly in space, President John F Kennedy made the bold commitment to fly a manned mission to the Moon. The result of that commitment was the creation of Project Mercury - America's first space program which had as its goal of putting a man safely into space and returning him home.
Ultimately, Project Apollo was conceived to develop the hardware and techniques needed to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth. Four manned flights of the Apollo program preceded the flight of Apollo 11 - the flight that saw Kennedy's goal attained. On this edition of Manned Space we take a detailed. fast paced look at those first four missions. From the first test flight of the Apollo Command Module in Earth orbit by Apollo 7 to the flight of the Lunar Module around the Moon by the crew of Apollo 10, this video examines the work of the astronauts in space and the thousands of people on the ground who made the first lunar landing possible.
The First Apollo Missions | Apollo Program Missions | Apollo Project | Apollo Space Missions | The Apollo Program | Moon Landing Program | NASA Apollo Program
On this edition of Manned Space we look back on President John F Kennedy's bold commitment in 1961 to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth and the flights of the first four crewed Apollo missions which were the prelude to Apollo 11 - the flight that saw that audacious goal achieved.
In the aftermath of the Soviet Union's launch of Sputniks 1 & 2 and just weeks after Alan Shepard became the first American to fly in space, President John F Kennedy made the bold commitment to fly a manned mission to the Moon. The result of that commitment was the creation of Project Mercury - America's first space program which had as its goal of putting a man safely into space and returning him home.
Ultimately, Project Apollo was conceived to develop the hardware and techniques needed to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth. Four manned flights of the Apollo program preceded the flight of Apollo 11 - the flight that saw Kennedy's goal attained. On this edition of Manned Space we take a detailed. fast paced look at those first four missions. From the first test flight of the Apollo Command Module in Earth orbit by Apollo 7 to the flight of the Lunar Module around the Moon by the crew of Apollo 10, this video examines the work of the astronauts in space and the thousands of people on the ground who made the first lunar landing possible.
The First Apollo Missions | Apollo Program Missions | Apollo Project | Apollo Space Missions | The Apollo Program | Moon Landing Program | NASA Apollo Program
The First Apollo Missions | Apollo Program Missions | Apollo Project | Apollo Space Missions | The Apollo Program | Moon Landing Program | NASA Apollo Program
Thanks to the folks who created the Apollo Flight Journal website (https://history.nasa.gov/afj/) and the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal website (https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/) for gathering together a great collection of video and audio archives from the Apollo missions. Thank you too to Kipp Teague and his website http://apolloarchive.com/ for his work archiving video and audio footage of the Apollo missions. Also, thanks to honeysucklecreek.net for the slow scan television images.
PHOTO & FOOTAGE CREDITS: National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
MUSIC CREDITS: Flowing Energy by Keys of Moon ( • Flowing Energy - Inspiring Epic Music [FRE... )