“Ok, Houston. The Moon is essentially gray.” – Commander James Lovell
This was an incredibly busy and important quarter for Project Apollo, as it included two historic missions as well as the preparation for a sequence of historic missions to come over the next six months. This quarterly report begins with Apollo 7 (the first manned Apollo flight), recapping the mission objectives and the problems encountered during the flight. We also get detailed coverage of Apollo 8—the first manned Apollo spacecraft to fly to the Moon, a mission objective that was not decided upon until after NASA reviewed data from the Apollo 7 mission. This film next documents the continuing preparation of other projects related to spacecraft development, construction, and testing for Apollo 9 through Apollo 11. The report ends with an update on the development and testing of hardware for the Apollo Applications Program.
Date Released: 1969
File #: MSC-69-499
Produced By: NASA/MSC
Program Duration: 17:57
Media: 16mm Film
Reel Length: 676 ft
Audio: Optical, Variable Area
Film Stock: Ektachrome
Film Stock Edge Code Date: 1968