Prepare for lift-off with this landmark six-part series celebrating mankind's greatest missions!Commemorate NASA's 50th anniversary with this stunning high-definition series chronicling the inside story of the space agency's epic endeavors – from the early Mercury program and historic moon landings to the first untethered space walk…and beyond.
The missions, the people, and the triumphs of space exploration are revealed through exclusive interviews with celebrated astronauts including John Glenn, Buzz Aldrin and Charlie Duke, and newly-digitized, original mission footage from NASA's secret film vaults.
Features:
- Six complete episodes
- Five hours of bonus features including digitally restored NASA documentaries
Project Mercury: Ordinary Supermen
NASA and America's first astronauts, the Mercury Seven, are on a journey into the unknown. Six of the men ride into space, each launch taking NASA further forward in their quest to conquer space.Friends and Rivals
Nine new astronauts arrive at NASA – their mission, to launch two men into space at the same time. See some of the most famous astronauts of all-time come together in Project Gemini – Jim Lovell, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong.
Landing the Eagle
The first manned mission of the formidable Saturn V rocket takes three astronauts to within a few miles of the moon, but some believe it's a suicide mission. Supporting the Apollo 8 astronauts are the three men who have been selected to attempt the first moon landing – Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
A Home in Space
Apollo 13 puts the astronauts to the ultimate test, returning a damaged spacecraft back safely to earth. Apollo 17 sends man for the longest mission yet to the surface of the moon, but it's the last lunar mission for generations. Now, it's time for a new phase in the program. Converting an unused Saturn V rocket, NASA launches Skylab, America's first space-station.
The Shuttle – Triumph and Loss
For its first 20 years, NASA launches capsules carrying a maximum of three people. But new requirements for a bigger cargo bay prompt a breakthrough in spacecraft design. The development of the re-usable shuttle leads to a revolutionary approach to space travel. Meanwhile, the pioneers of NASA's manned programs are leading the way into the modern era of the space-age.
A New Space-Age
One of the most complex instruments ever built, the Hubble Space Telescope, is short sighted. It is discovered that human error is to blame for a defective main mirror on the orbiting telescope. NASA sends a team of astronauts to fix the problem in its greatest and highest profile mission since the Apollo era.
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