The story of the United States' space program, from its beginnings in 1961 to the final moon mission in 1972.
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Air Date: 1998-04-05
NASA responds to John F. Kennedy's challenge of landing a man on the moon with a group of new astronauts for the Gemi...
Air Date: 1998-04-05
The tragic death of Apollo's first three astronauts during a pre-launch test haunts the spacecraft's designers, as th...
Air Date: 1998-04-12
A documentary film crew follows the final preparations for the first manned Apollo launch. Now behind schedule due to...
Air Date: 1998-04-12
NASA takes its boldest and most controversial step—an attempt to fly men around the moon and back for the first time ...
Air Date: 1998-04-19
Engineers at Grumman Aviation work with NASA and the Apollo 9 astronauts to design, build, and finally test-fly the w...
Air Date: 1998-04-19
The glare of the public eye, conflicts among the crew, disastrous simulations, and a series of harrowing last-minute ...
Air Date: 1998-04-26
From the perspective of Astronaut Alan Bean, see how he made an unexpected journey to the moon and his friendship wit...
Air Date: 1998-04-26
As the life-threatening consequences of the Apollo 13 accident escalate in real time, so do the tensions among the NA...
Air Date: 1998-05-03
America's first man in space, Alan Shepard, is grounded with an inner ear disorder. A thankless new desk job starts t...
Air Date: 1998-05-03
Geology guru Lee Silver helps Dave Scott and his Apollo 15 crew unravel the moon's mysterious origins by teaching the...
Air Date: 1998-05-10
A group of young military wives struggle with their new “jobs” handling both the national spotlight and a demanding h...
Air Date: 1998-05-10
The bittersweet end of the Apollo program—and the final manned journey to another planet—is juxtaposed with a light-h...