Chasing The Moon
2019
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This series reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation, upending much of the conventional mythology surrounding the effort. The series recasts the Space Age as a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama. Utilizing a visual feast of previously overlooked and lost archival material — much of which has never before been seen by the public — the film features a diverse cast of characters who played key roles in these historic events. Among those included are astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Frank Borman and Bill Anders; Sergei Khrushchev, son of the former Soviet premier and a leading Soviet rocket engineer; Poppy Northcutt, a 25-year old “mathematics whiz” who gained worldwide attention as the first woman to serve in the all-male bastion of NASA’s Mission Control; and Ed Dwight, the Air Force pilot selected by the Kennedy administration to train as America’s first black astronaut.
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Imprint:
PBS, 2019.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (341 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by PBS in 2019.In English
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
BRN:
426864
Electronic access:
Access eFilm - A Kanopy streaming videohttps://www.kanopy.com/node/5841015/external-image - Cover Image