“The moment we have waited for comes. Two Americans stand alone on the unexplored plains of the Moon, surrounded by the silence of billions of years. What will they say?”
Made before the first manned Apollo mission, this film details why and how the Apollo spacecraft will get to and land on the Moon, what the astronauts will do once there, how they will return to Earth, and how NASA plans to study the samples brought back from the voyage. It explains orbits, trajectories, timing, and landing. This film also discusses the components, construction, and launching of Apollo spacecraft.
Date Released: N/A
File #: MSC-67-367
Produced By: NASA/MSC
Program Duration: 16:21
Media: 16mm Film
Reel Length: 611 ft
Audio: Optical, Variable Area
Film Stock: Ektachrome
Film Stock Edge Code Date: 1968